Hope's and Howard's Sailing Adventures

Atlantic and Mediterranean Cruising on board Lady M

Arrived in Horta

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We are still pinching ourselves …. We made it over 1900 miles from Bermuda to Horta on Failal in the Azores!  It feels very good to have our feet back on dry land again …. and surprisingly, it doesn’t seem to be rocking. We met up with folks from the other ARC Europe boats at Peters Cafe, a sailors must in Horta that is celebrating 100 years this year.  Pete’s.. Read More

Day 14 – Approaching Horta

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The anticipation onboard is rising…. Horta is now only 32 miles away … unfortunately almost directly into the rising Sun so we haven’t spotted land yet. We expect to make landfall this afternoon. A strange phenomenon is occurring with the AIS. Normally we only see other boats out to maybe 30 miles for large ships and around 4-5 miles for yachts as the signal is sent and received by VHF.. Read More