Distance travelled in the past 24 hours 145 NM, distance to Horta, Azores 1524 NM. We spent most of yesterday motor sailing south to reach an latitude of 31 degrees north to try to avoid the bad weather further north, and consequently had a relaxed and steady day. At 6pm it was time for Peter …
Distance covered in the past 24 hours 151 NM, distance to Horta, Azores 1585 NM. We continue to meander in seemingly random directions in our attempts to avoid the bad weather to our North East. The picture taken from the ‘Windy’ forecasting app shows the strong winds in yellow and red to the east of …
Distance covered in last 24 hours 142 NM, distance to Horta, Azores 1678 NM The last 24 hours have been a day of compete contrast. Yesterday wind and seas were easing to the point where we had to give up on sailing and switch on the engine in the early afternoon. By then it was …
Distance covered in the past 24 hours 145 NM, distance to Horta, Azores 1747 NM. Conditions have settled a lot! We are now sailing beautifully in relatively calm seas and 10-12 knots of wind. It’s sunny and we’re all feeling very positive. The light conditions have been perfect for Helen our Hydrovane, steering via wind …
Distance covered in the past 24 hours 149 NM, distance to Horta, Azores 1786 NM. We were a bit spooked yesterday with a forecast showing we were headed towards some strong adverse winds. After a group discussion and some further input from Kai, our meteorologist, we decided to alter course and head towards Bermuda to …
Distance covered in the past 24 hours 156NM We have had a pretty good day and night sailing in conditions that were blustery by day, became much calmer overnight but picked up again this morning. Peter took the opportunity to teach us the basics of Astro navigation using our sextant to take a noon sight. …
Still lively conditions, so we are sailing all the way! Slightly calmer seas today, but it is still hard to stay upright and every handhold is needed! 154 miles covered in last 24 hours. last night’s highlight was seeing an amazing shooting star in a clear and starry sky. Today Peter is threatening to teach …
The first 24 hours have been lively. 20 knot winds and seas up to 2 metres that we have been making upwind progress against. We have done well – 148 nautical miles at speeds up to 8 knots. At this rate the trip will be about 17 days, though I suspect that is optimistic! The …
This is it! The days of preparation are over, and we set sail today. After a busy day yesterday, Peter, Jon and I enjoyed a good restaurant meal with a couple of beers before an early night. Up early this morning to make the boat ship shape, and we will cast off in just a …
Best of times… worst of times! Our stay in Antigua has not gone entirely to plan, and I’m writing this whilst we are in the boatyard in Jolly harbour, when we should already be at least as far as St Barts, if not St Martin. First the good times… We reached Antigua after a lovely …