Daily updates (and photos!) from our passage from Ponta Delgada on São Miguel in the Azores to Cascais in Portugal.
Tag: passage making
Goodbye Azores!
Well, a last check of the forecast tonight has confirmed that the weather looks good for a departure tomorrow. We’ll be leaving the dock first thing in the morning. Light winds are forecast for the day tomorrow, and we may be motoring a lot as we work our way north and east. Sometime before noon Continue Reading
Going the rest of the way
Another big passage ahead of us.
Making our Mark
Don’t anger the sailing gods!
Atlantic Crossing: Week 1
Week 1 of our passage from St. Martin to the Azores
Atlantic Crossing: Week 2
May 12th to 18th of our passage to Horta
Atlantic Crossing: Week 3
Week 3 of our passage from the Caribbean to the Azores
Our last night in the Caribbean!
It’s time to set sail!
Departure Update, May 1st
Weather delays…
Time for a New Adventure!
It rained heavily for most of last night, bringing a morning of grey skies and cooler temperatures. I know this is just a passing weather system (it was a sweltering 32 degrees just two days ago), but I can’t help but get that ‘end of summer’ feeling – cooler weather, fewer people in the bars Continue Reading