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Cadiz, with a « C » like carnival.

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It's after an ideal sail day that we arrive in Cadiz, coming from Barbate. What is an ideal sailing ? I skip sailing details like "tuned on clause-hauled for a grade 3 NNW wind...". Simply put, it is some wind blowing in the right direction, favorable currents, some sun, a quiet sea... We had all of that. The whole trip has been done under sails. And Liane has broken all its speed records, with a 6.7 knots height. For non sailors, this is fast for a travel sailboat. Pretty fast. It is with smiling faces that we arrived in Puerto America in Cadiz that evening of the 6 of february. And there, surprise. The town is partying with music, costumes, party favors, it is all there, " It's carnival !" . That we let you discover in pictures. Here we are calling at Cadiz, for the duration of french winter school holidays. A perfect day at sea. Off Cap Trafalgar. But for today, it is entente cordiale onboard Liane. ...