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Author: Lauren Zike
Connecting with the Community in Lisboa
The past two days have been a whirlwind of activities in Lisbon, Portugal all focused on inspiring the epilepsy community while educating the general public. […]
Community Connections Event: Porto
Yesterday afternoon Sail For Epilepsy and the Portuguese League Against Epilepsy (LPCE) hosted a 2 hour event at Douro Marina, across from the city of […]
One More Step: 207 Nautical Miles to Go
For many years I have been plotting my One More Step Challenge, to sail the oceans of the world. I am 207nm from Porto, the […]
Epilepsy Stigma: Ignorance, Prejudice, Discrimination
In my life with epilepsy it has been rare that I have experienced discrimination about my disease. I suffered my head accident which caused my […]
Challenges of being a Captain
Much of my offshore sailing experience has been short-handed, that is, sailing solo or with one other crew member. My other boat, Cepheus, is a […]
The First 24h to Porto
We disembarked from Ponta Delgada at 10am local time with a destination of Porto, Portugal. We had known for several days that the forecast for […]
Weather & Routing to Porto, Portugal
With the pause in Ponta Delgada, the weather forecast has improved and should allow Sail For Epilepsy to sail to Porto, Portugal this week. Phil […]
Weather Routing to Lisbon
Phil shows the current forecast for the next few days. He’s looking at early next week to continue the voyage to mainland Portugal.
Presentation at Okeanos Research Centre
On Wednesday June 15th, Phil was invited to give an epilepsy awareness and education presentation at the Okeanos Research Centre, which is part of the […]