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Price: $10,000
Distance: 2,000 Nautical Miles
Total Days: 18
Start Port: St. Georges, Bermuda
End Port: Horta, Azores
SYNOPSIS
Join FALKEN in beautiful St. George’s, Bermuda to start her second trans-Atlantic of the year! One of our classic 59º North trips, this will be an open ocean passage, in deep Atlantic the whole way.
We'll sail from Bermuda over the top of the Azores high to Horta, a magical landfall 900 miles off the coast of mainland Europe. The Azores archipelago is part of Portugal, and the Portuguese culture is mesmerizing—the locals are friendly, the mountainous scenery is majestic and the food is natural, fresh and inexpensive. We’ll make landfall on the island of Faial in the old sailors’ haunt of Horta.
FALKEN’s next passage will start from the nearby island of São Miguel. For those of you wanting to carry-on and help with the 155 nm delivery to Ponta Delgada on São Miguel, you’ll have the option to either leave the boat in Horta, or continue on to São Miguel.
TYPICAL WEATHER PATTERN
Winds commonly range from the southwest this time of year in the North Atlantic. Occasionally, a cold front may pass over us, bringing heavy weather with its passing. Generally temps are cooler as we’re still in Atlantic springtime, so expect to wear layers at night. The Azores are generally wet and cool with a temperate climate.
HOW TO JOIN
To register, click the 'Sign Up' button anywhere on the site. Complete and submit the form indicating ‘2024 FALKEN | Trans-Atlantic! Bermuda – Azores’ as your preferred passage.
We’ll get back to you within 24-48 hours to confirm bunk availability, send you the long-form crew application & invoice you the 50% deposit to hold your spot. Balance will be due 60 days prior to the trip start date.
Payments are non-refundable. You'll be asked to agree to our terms & conditions on your application before submitting the deposit. Please read them carefully.
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Join the boat at 13:00 on the passage start date. Crew must depart the boat by 12:00 Noon on the passage end date.
Make sure you eat lunch before joining! We’ll get straight into bunk assignments & briefings once all crew have arrived.
Travel logistics & specific itinerary will be sent in the Passage Newsletter #2 emailed to all crew 2-4 months before passage departure.
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All 59º North passages are led by qualified RYA / MCA Yachtmaster Ocean-certified skippers & mates. All miles sailed onboard both boats will count towards your own license mileage requirements. We are happy to provide certificates to this effect for your RYA Day Skipper, Yachtmaster or other countries’ sea-time requirements.
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We now reserve two spots for women on all of our passages! You will not be ‘alone’ when you sail with 59º North. Learn more here.