Passage Stats
Available (1 berth)
Price: $4,500
Distance: 900 Nautical Miles
Total Days: 10
Start Port: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
End Port: Mindelo, Cape Verde
SYNOPSIS
Join us in sunny Las Palmas for a downwind run to Mindelo, Cape Verde. Emily Caruso & Alex Laline will lead this SAIL-TRAINING THEMED PASSAGE. We have plenty of time to get from Las Palmas to Cape Verde, so you’ll get a chance to learn the ropes a bit more than our typical passages with a couple of sail-training days & briefings around Las Palmas before heading offshore and aiming south. Practice celestial, learn about weather routing, sail on all points of sail and hear stories from Emily & Alex about their lifetime of sailing experiences from East Greenland to round-the-world with the Clipper Race!
WHAT TO EXPECT ON THE PASSAGE
New skipper Emily Caruso with years of experience leading sail-training expeditions, most recently to East Greenland in 2023!
With plenty of time built-into the schedule, there will be time for additional sail training in Las Palmas before departure (weather dependent).
Once offshore, it’s nonstop for 900 miles — that’s 5-6 days at sea continuously.
This is a Tradewind, downwind passage, so expect spinnaker work, downwind helming, wing-on-wing sailing with the pole and easy sleeping conditions
HOW TO JOIN
To register, click the 'Sign Up' button anywhere on the site. Complete and submit the form indicating ‘2024 FALKEN | Las Palmas – Cape Verde’ 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.