Atlantic Circuit
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Exploring Faial
May 29, 2021 After we had gotten most of all jobs we needed to do after the crossing we set out to explore the island Faial. We really like the Azores in general, amazing nature, very good food and we were quite lucky with the weather on our stay. A lot of the food you buy in stores on the islands are also produced here; dairy products, meat and fruit and vegetables. Which is really nice! The people are also really friendly and a lot of pretty buildings. Really, really recommend that you not just “pass by” the Azores. We rented a car together with Emma and Roger from Sanuti…
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Back on land after 26 days at sea
May 26-28, 2021 So, after we had finally arrived to Horta on Faial, one of the islands in the Azores. But before we were allowed ashore we had to take a PCR test for covid-19 and get the result. We arrived in the evening and when we were satisfied with the anchoring we went to sleep. Being just the two of us across the Atlantic means quite limited sleep, so it was nice to have a full night sleep. During the Atlantic crossing towards the Azores we did 6-hour shifts. We have tried some different night shifts throughout and we have concluded that 6 hour shift during the night works…
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Atlantic Crossing West -> East – Part Three
Part One and Two of the Atlantic Crossing West to East towards the Azores can be found under this two links: Part One and Part Two. Day 17 – may 16, 2021 Distance last 24 hrs: 54 nm Total Distance: 1708 nm Engine hours last 24 hrs: 3,6 hours Approx heading: 110 Breakfast: Oatmeal with applesauce Lunch: Knorr-pasta Dinner: Carbonara Sunrise/Sunset (UTC): 7:49/21:52 Water temperature (Celsius): 20 After drifting through a night with heavy showers and no wind (our autopilot drive unit had given up and we didn’t want to handsteer in the rain all night) we set sail as soon as the sun rose. The wind had picked up and…
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Atlantic Crossing West to East – Part Two
Part One of the Atlantic Crossing West to East towards the Azores can be found under this LINK. Day 8 – may 7, 2021 Distance last 24 hrs: 64 nm Total Distance: 799 nm Engine hours last 24 hrs: 2,7 hours Approx heading: 045 Breakfast: Youghurt with musli Lunch: Poke Bowl Dinner: Carbonara leftovers Sunrise/Sunset (UTC): 9:10/22:41 Water temperature (Celsius): 23 After drifting the entire night because the engine made strange vibrations, we started the day with testing the engine. The vibrations were gone and the engine was running smoothly again. It was probably something stuck in the propeller that had gotten loose during the night. We didn’t run the engine very…
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Atlantic Crossing West-> East – Part One
Our time in the Caribbean had come to an end and it was time for us to start the Atlantic Crossing, west to east, back to Europe. Day 1 – April 30, 2021 Distance last 24 hrs: 0nm Total Distance: 0nm Engine hours last 24 hrs: 0 hours Approx heading: 000 Breakfast: – Lunch: Spagetti Bolognese (pre-prepared) Dinner: Pasta with creamy chicken sauce (pre-prepared) Sunrise/Sunset (UTC): 9:41/22:34 Water temperature (Celsius): 27 We left Simpson Bay at the 10:30 bridge opening together with Sanuti. We first sailed west around Sint Maarten and passed Anguilla on the west side. It was a chill, sunny day and we focused on getting into the rhythm of the…
