More discussion, after all there was no fat chance to get it fixed in the Cape Verdes so we decided to proceed and shut the raw water intake

With all that done it was time to relax in the cockpit. My mind however had different plans and was constantly going through lists

He explains he will keep our boat registration documents and that before moving on to another island we need to come here to get a clearance

That’s when we came to full realisation of our mistake. We should have made landfall on the most Eastern island of the archipelago, Sal.

Logbook extract for the sailing trip from Canary Islands, Spain to Mindelo, São Vicente, Cape Verde  849 nautical miles in 152 hours

We kept the two sails poled for a short while and until after sunset when the wind decided to pick up more than we felt comfortable with