Crossing the Atlantic has been number one on my bucket list for at least 5 years now. I had a handful opportunities to do so but at the end a important part always was missing. Which was a payment to do so. In the sailing / yachting world there are a lot of "jobs" to get and a lot of them are unpaid and I was just not willing to work and not getting payed.
Since my main occupation is sailing, I assume I build the knowledge and skill to be payed for what I do. Never the less, this year I was able to sail on a luxurious sailing vessel across the Atlantic and getting payed - A Dream fulfilled!
Right now I am sitting in the bridge, doing a anchor watch and writing this blog entry. It took us 13 days, with a average speed of around 8 knots to cross the Atlantic. In the whole time we did not use our engine - which I find a mayor achievement. The wind was all the time in our favor I guess. Steady winds blew us west, with hot sunny days and the occasional squalls in between.
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Since the first time I sailed on the Atlantic, I kept the fascination for these waves that only can be seen on big oceans. You can see them coming from a far, rolling towards you, with sometimes tremendous heights and just gliding over them - more or less elegantly :-D. It is always a problem to take photos of waves but in this one I hope you can feel the hight.
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The deck is wet after a heavy rain shower. Great opportunity to get some photos in :)
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And again a wave photo. This time in black and white. I still like to play with photography and creativity and waves do give a lot of opportunity to make things different again.
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Since my watch was form 4 to 8 a.m. as well as p.m, I saw each sunrise and each sunset of the whole voyage. Therefore I do have a lot of photos taken in that time. Overall I took over 1400 photos of crew, boat and nature in that 13 days. Here is one of the scenery.
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Good morning sunshine. The sun is in the back of the boat. This means it is sunrise time. Lush 21 degrees with a lovely breeze. How can a morning start more relaxed than this?
p.s. Not having to deal with covid for 2 weeks was just great. Sure it was a topic here and there but nothing really to worry about. Wonderful!
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Camera Sony a6000 Lense Sony selp 18-105 Focal length usually between 18 and 75 Aperture F4 ISO 100 Exposure time variable Panorama? yes - 3 (all of the photos are panorama shots) Location Atlantic Download this photos? Yes: for private use - No: for commercial use! Who am I, What do I do http://bit.ly/2tDEhpP My Youtube ricPicks @ YoutubePlease visit my webpage ricpicks.de for more photos and content.
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