All pictures shown where taken on the last
Atlantic crossing 20004

LEG 3 Canary Islands to Antigua 
    Nov 16 - Dec 18  2006    2950 miles, 33 days,  $ 2.950  us

Are you ready to spent a long time at sea and cross the Atlantic Ocean?
The Ar Seiz Avel will be, she'll be tugging on her lines impatiently and so will be the crew ! Twenty seven hundred miles of deep blue water will lie ahead of us. That is a very very long way. The fresh  food lockers will be loaded to the brim. This should be a great tradewind voyage and with the wind predominantly blowing out of the North East, we should enjoy plenty of downwind sailing. "Yes" we are planning to fly our colorful spinnaker for many days. This means we have to hand steer the boat, this is the best practice one could ask for. Further your steering skills surrounded by large waves. Plenty off time on this voyages to learn plotting, dead reckoning, the noonsight with the sextant and off course offshore sail handling, weather routing, watch keeping etc. Enjoy beautiful nights under a starry sky that spans the full horizon, see the moonrise, enjoy being "alone" [tethered off course] in the cockpit while the rest of the crew is sleeping. By the end of this voyage you can be assured to know weather Offshore sailing is for you!...."love it, hate it, or you can live without it". Needles to say you will have gained plenty of new offshore sailing skills and will be a more confident sailor after this experience. Antigua will look great on the horizon. On the South side of the Island we will turn the corner and plot a course for the traditional and beautiful English harbour.

"Cheers sailor we made it...we crossed the Atlantic...good on Ye"

Las Palmas Gran Canaria, 2700 miles of open ocean, Tradewind sailing, Plenty of offshore time, English harbour in Antigua

All pictures shown where taken on the last
Atlantic crossing 2004