Monday, December 1, we departed Marina Rubicon and sailed overnight to the island of Gran Canaria, 99 nautical miles southwest of Lanzarote. With winds NE at 15 knots, we sailed across the channel on a broad reach. Unfortunately the wind waves and swells were counter to each other in the channel, causing the sail to be uncomfortable.
While on Gran Canaria, we stayed at the marina in the heart of the city of Las Palmas. Las Palmas, located at the northeastern tip of Gran Canaria, was the largest city in the Canaries and one of two capitals in the Canary Islands, a shared status it held with the city of Santa Cruz on Tenerife. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria was the capital of the eastern province; Santa Cruz de Tenerife was the capital of the western province. |
