Her first port of call is expected to be either in the Canary Islands or Madeira.

BBC: Teenager Dekker 'sets sail' on world record bid

It is hoped a trainee probation officer's work placement in Madeira will develop links between the islands.

BBC: Maurilia Veloso

The settlement of Madeira and the exploitation of the Guinea coast brought vast profits, but his obsession with the Castilian dominated Canary Islands and his interventions in Morocco were ruinous.

ECONOMIST: Historical biography