Atlantic crossings

[anonymous-user]

I’d never quite appreciated just how many private/leisure crossings there are at any one time. Right now there are probably 50 or so boats of various size all making the same crossing via the “easy” route from Cape Verde to the Caribbean. Looks fun, v.jealous...

[dvs_dave]

Interesting. I’d imagine the bulk of that traffic is luxury yachts being repositioned with crew only from Europe to the Caribbean during the low season/out of hurricane season. Ready to pickup the action for their owners/charters over the next few months.

[clarkey]

We have a friend who is rowing it at the moment, sounds like hard work to me!!! https://www.taliskerwhiskyatlanticchallenge.com

[Simpo Two]

clarkey said:

We have a friend who is rowing it at the moment, sounds like hard work to me!!! https://www.taliskerwhiskyatlanticchallenge.com

Wow.

I'll choose 'Atlantic Rower' then, moored up in the Canarys

Atlantic Rower shows up on Marinetraffic.com but a few others I tried don't. Different transponders I guess.

[rossb]

rorc transatlantic race starts tomorrow from lanzarote - 29 racing yachts from 33 foot double-handed jpk (which won last time overall on handicap - great effort - especially double-handed) to 100 foot monster Commache - which will have about 19 crew.

who would not want to be racing off to Caribbean tomorrow?! Fair winds to all that are racing

[robwilk]

I think there is an organised event just happened where a large amount of smaller boats sail over in a flotilla together for safety.

https://www.worldcruising.com/arc/event.aspx

Seems Im a month to late!

[Trevatanus]

I did an eastbound crossing on a P&O Liner back in 2009.
Have to say, I was very glad to see land when we arrived at Madeira, was not seasick, or rough seas, just something unnerving after not seeing land for so many days.
God knows how people do it for weeks / months etc.

[Mave]

clarkey said:

We have a friend who is rowing it at the moment, sounds like hard work to me!!! https://www.taliskerwhiskyatlanticchallenge.com

I have a friend did that last year, she spent Christmas day making about 2 knts!

[anonymous-user]

robwilk said:

I think there is an organised event just happened where a large amount of smaller boats sail over in a flotilla together for safety.

https://www.worldcruising.com/arc/event.aspx

Seems Im a month to late!

That looks awesome, definitely on my bucket list!

[DJFish]

clarkey said:

We have a friend who is rowing it at the moment, sounds like hard work to me!!! https://www.taliskerwhiskyatlanticchallenge.com

Chap at work is also doing this, Team Tropical Blue Wave.
Incredible challenge…

[Simpo Two]

Suddenly the whole world is rowing across the Atlantic it seems. Well except Djokovic that is.

[Elderly]

clarkey said:

We have a friend who is rowing it at the moment, sounds like hard work to me!!! https://www.taliskerwhiskyatlanticchallenge.com

Likewise - one of the pairs, but I think he’s mad .

[ecsrobin]

rossb said:

rorc transatlantic race starts tomorrow from lanzarote - 29 racing yachts from 33 foot double-handed jpk (which won last time overall on handicap - great effort - especially double-handed) to 100 foot monster Commache - which will have about 19 crew.

who would not want to be racing off to Caribbean tomorrow?! Fair winds to all that are racing

A friend is on the 80ft trimaran Ultim Emotion 2. Not jealous at all!

[gazzarose]

My boss did the ARC race a couple of years ago on a friends Oyster 82. He was out of phone signal for jay over 2weeks, with only the occasional email via sat link. They struggled with wind a few times, and spent a lot of time motoring, but he really enjoyed it. I've only ever been out of sight of land for a couple of hours, and that's bad enough!

[rossb]

ecsrobin said:

A friend is on the 80ft trimaran Ultim Emotion 2. Not jealous at all!

had a go on leyton tri a few months ago - 33 knots - your mate will be there in no time on a big tri did Caribbean 600 on a volvo 2 years ago - tomorrow prepping boat for frostbite series at Hamble- how other half live! also got yaris gr - proper sailors car😁

[ecsrobin]

rossb said:

had a go on leyton tri a few months ago - 33 knots - your mate will be there in no time on a big tri did Caribbean 600 on a volvo 2 years ago - tomorrow prepping boat for frostbite series at Hamble- how other half live! also got yaris gr - proper sailors car??

Will keep an eye out at the marina good to have a pair there. Don’t think we’re on the water much before the spring series.

[leemarkadams]

This is the time to head that way and in Nov and Dec the ARC (Atlantic Rally for Cruisers sets off from gran canaria. Due to numbers thay also have one in Jan now. The Viking Explorer rally also just set off in the last few days.

Those are the organised crossings but then this time of year there are many people going on their own or in small groups.

[Simpo Two]

leemarkadams said:

Those are the organised crossings but then this time of year there are many people going on their own or in small groups.

Why are they doing it in winter, not summer?

[leemarkadams]

As that is when the trade winds are most favourable. Also when you arrive in the carribean you are not going to be in the middle of the hurricane season (Jun to Nov).

[clarkey]

Simpo Two said:

Why are they doing it in winter, not summer?

The weather has been fantastic so far - I think the first rain and strong winds were over 3 weeks into the crossing.