13/05/07-12/07/07 Valencia, Spain - America's Cup - 401nm, 2188nm Total

Watched the Louis Vuitton Cup from on the water, but then a broken windlass and a new job enabled us to afford to park in the marina and watch the big screens for the main event. Bit of a break in Ibiza and Denia in between racing as Valencia as a place is not high on our recommended list of places to visit!

ETNZ base in Valencia marina

Watching on the big screens in the cup village

On the way out to race

Every morning they get cheered out to the race and back again

First to finish by miles

Winning again!

Traffic jam to get back into the marina after racing

Under escort after racing

It got pretty rough out there considering there wasn't much wind!

Oh I think that might be another win - the camera didn't seem to work too well when they lost!

Yes you've guessed it!

The Woolshed where there was another big screen to watch the action

Or up in the China Team bar where ETNZ supporters were in majority

Then the wrong team won!

14/04/07-12/05/07 Lagos, Portugal to Valencia Spain - 770nm, 1787nm Total

Back from buying house in NZ to get to the Americas Cup. Visited Cadiz, Sotogrande, Benalmadena, Cartagena, Alicante, Calpe, Moraira, Ibiza and Valencia all in Spain. Joe Hatcher came out to help us down from Lagos to Cartagena.


Company on a quiet day...

Arrival in Ibiza after an "overnighter"...

Swimming in Ibiza

Me being "arty" with underwater camera

And no we couldn't catch any of the fish!

Celebrating arrival in Moraira, Spain

Dawn, Joe and "silent" friend in Cartagena

View of Gibraltar harbour from half way up the rock

Chilled out monkey on Gibraltar

Gibraltar from sea as we go towards Sotogrande

We just had to visit Tio Pepe sherry bodega in Jerez near Cadiz

Tio Pepe means "Uncle Joe" in spanish so we're told

03/09/06-25/10/06 Plymouth, UK to Lagos, Portugal - 1017nm

Visited Bayona (Spain), Oporto, Aveiro, Figuera Da Foz, Peniche, Cascais, Sines and Lagos in Portugal. Crew were myself, Dawn and for the crossing to Oporto Paul March and Joe Hatcher. Not many photos am afraid....
Dawn near Lagos town beach

Fireworks for festival in Lagos