Azores - Madeira - Lanzarote
14 days, 8 islands, 1200 nm
This full-on 2 week passage offers a unique blend of discovering 8 distinctive Atlantic islands and adventurous ocean passage making. You will:
- get a feel and taste of 8 unique islands,
- disconnect from land as you know it, being fully immersed in the natural beauty of ocean life,
- experience navigating short (daytime only) coastal passages and multi day ocean passages,
- improve your navigation and enhance your skipper skills and competences while being in charge as skipper,
- run the boat as a team while working in a watch system,
- improve on sail trim and learn how to handle the code zero and asymmetrical spinnaker
- create an unforgettable memory.​
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Start in Ponta Delgada, São Miguel Azores on Saturday July 27, click here for the day to day program,
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Finish in Arrecife, Lanzarote on Saturday August 9,
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Sailing experience and basic physical fitness required,
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Boat will be our fast and comfortable Salona 45 "Miles Ahead", click here for full info,
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You will have to participate in the watch system and all duties (cooking a.o) on board,
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Boat language is English (I also speak Dutch and German),
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You need to enjoy living and working in a diverse group of like minded people.
WEEK 1: PONTA DELGADA TO SANTA MARIA
​The first leg, 7 days of exploring the Azores, starts in Ponta Delgada, the capital of the island São Miguel. After a 90 nm nightsail we will arrive in Angra do Heroismo, the historic capital of Terceira. A 50 nm passage will get us to the small marina of Velas on Sao Jorge. From there we will sail to Horta on Faial, home of the legendary sailors bar "Peter's Cafe Sport". After sailing around the majestic volcano of Pico will arrive in Lajes on the south shore of the Island, home of the once flourishing whaling industry. A full 175 nm, 24 hour passage to the most Easterly island Santa Maria will conclude the first week, having covered approximately 360 nm.
WEEK 2: SANTA MARIA TO LANZAROTE
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Following a day rest in Santa Maria the next destination will be Funchal, the capital of Madeira. As we are sailing out of the Azores-high the wind will increase and become prodimantily Northerly, allowing us to cover the 475 nm in less than 3 days. Funchal is one of my favourite stopovers. It's charming, buzzing and laid back. We have a full day off; I will rent a car allowing us to explore the island and hike a 4 hour mountain trail. With the northerly wind increasing in speed the final leg, 320 nm to the capital of Lanzarote, Arrecife, can be a spectular fast one; downwind ocean sailing at its best. When time allows we will add a stop at the least known but prettiest of all Canarian islands: Isla Graciosa, north of Lanzarote before heading "home" to Arrecife, having covered another 795 nm.
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