Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Day 43: Oct 13 - log of sail in Azores

Sailed the Azores for 6 days and saw the delivery crew off for Portugal yesterday. It should take them 10 days to sail to Lisbon.

Weather has been beautiful - lows of 67 degrees and highs of 74 degrees and sunny with nice breezes of 7 to 14 knots.

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Day 36: Oct 6th - landfall sighting

11:52 hours and delivery team just reported sighting Corvo. http://www.destinazores.com/en/index.php?region_id=10

We will be flying there tomorrow to sail with the delivery team for 3 days and explore the Azore Archipelago.

Day 31: Oct 1st - 11 days into Atlantic crossing

Steady sailing, 5 to 10 foot swells, and cold at night with lows dipping into the low 30s.

Monday, September 21, 2009

Day 19 to 21: Sept 21st Crossing the Atlantic

Met with delivery crew and finished provisioning for 14 to 21 day sail across Atlantic from Halifax to Azores. Crew reported that they sailed to Halifax the first day and purchased an extra jib sail and topped off water. Weather reports have been sunny and pleasant last three days, lows of 49 and highs of 72 degrees. Steady and sustained winds between 5 and 15 knots with gusts to 20 knots. Seas relatively calm at 1 meter, building to 5 meters as wind persists and we get further out to sea.

Friday, September 18, 2009

Day 18: Sept 18th - Provition the boat for sail across Atlantic

Preparing to sail to the Azores - the Distance is 3020 kilometers or 1876 miles or 1630 nautical miles. We expect is will take 14 to 21 days to make this crossing.

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Day 16 and 17: Sept 16th and Sept 17th Bar Harbor to West Isles, NB, Canada

Sailed 192 KM (119 miles) with stop overs in John's Port and Manchas Bay

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Day 13, 14, and 15: Sept 13th to the 15th - Rest at Bar Harbor

Checked into the hotel on the 12th - having maintenance done on the bildge pump and the roller furler.