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12 May 2019 – Passage from the Azores to Gosport, Day 6

By Richard. Posted on May 12th, 2019 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, Ocean passages.

45:40N 13:50W We have covered 175nm in the last 24 hours and are over 850 miles from the Azores with 375nm to run to the Ushant Traffic ...

11 May 2019 – Passage from the Azores to Gosport, Day 5

By Richard. Posted on May 11th, 2019 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, Ocean passages.

44:36N 17:14W We continue to make good progress towards the South West Approaches, covering over 175nm in the last 24 hours. We now have...

6 May 2019 – Transatlantic Part 1 review – and some Azorean delights

By Richard. Posted on May 6th, 2019 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, Ocean passages, Portugal.

38:31.8N 028:37.6W Faial at dawn We arrived in Horta, the main town on the island of Faial in the Azores, mid-morning on Thursday 2 May ...

2 May 2019 – Arrival at Horta, Azores

By Richard. Posted on May 3rd, 2019 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, Ocean passages.

38:31.8N 28:37.56W We motored for much of yesterday, but the wind eventually filled in from the south east after sunset and a few hours ...

1 May 2019 – on passage to the Azores, Day 19

By Richard. Posted on May 1st, 2019 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, Ocean passages.

36:56N 31:21.5W Despite some variable winds, we have made good progress in the last 24 hours and are now just 160 miles from Horta. Curr...

28 April 2019 – on passage to the Azores, Day 16

By Richard. Posted on April 28th, 2019 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, Ocean passages.

32:14.8N 037:15.5W The splendid downwind sailing of yesterday morning has not lasted, although we carried the remnants of the breeze thr...

27 April 2019 – on passage to the Azores, Day 15

By Richard. Posted on April 27th, 2019 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, Ocean passages.

31:11N 39:08W Yesterday afternoon the wind died off and we started to experiment with some unusual sail combinations in an effort to kee...

24 April 2019 – on passage to the Azores

By Richard. Posted on April 24th, 2019 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, Ocean passages.

28:51.6N 45:21.2W We have sailed just 132 miles in the last 24 hours and are now 1117 miles from Punta Delgada. The weather continues t...

20 April 2019 – on passage to the Azores

By Richard. Posted on April 20th, 2019 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, Ocean passages.

Strong winds and rough seas for much of yesterday and overnight slowed our progress as we decided to focus on reducing stress on the boat...

14 April 2019 – on passage to the Azores

By Richard. Posted on April 14th, 2019 in North Atlantic 2017 – 2019, Ocean passages.

19:09.5N 61:37W Sailed from Jolly Harbour later afternoon into a fresh Easterly. We cleared the north west corner of Barbuda before midn...

13 April 2019 – Return to Antigua and off to the Azores

By Richard. Posted on April 13th, 2019 in Caribbean – Leeward Islands, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

17:04.2N 61:53.1W I returned to Antigua and Escapade on 27 March, a month to the day since returning to England. Our time at home went q...

12 March 2019 – Jolly Harbour and back to Blighty

By Richard. Posted on March 17th, 2019 in Caribbean – Leeward Islands, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

On 22 February, we moved a few miles east to anchor between Rabbit and Red Head islands. There are some mooring buoys to the north, off ...

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