Tim Good
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Summary: advice on weather and departure planning sought from people that have sailed from Azores to UK before.
More info: I just singlehanded from Canaries to the Azores with the view to then sail back to the UK in August. I’ve never sailed this stretch before and it will actually be the longest offshore passage I’ve done. I want some additional opinions on weather planning from those that have done this route before.
Looking at the 14 day forecast in predict wind via different models, it doesn’t look straightforward. It’s a succession of lows skirting across in a NE direction towards Ireland and Scotland. The prevailing advice is to head north to 47degrees to catch the NE going current and then sail in to then UK.
However 47 north at the moment looks right in the thick of it in terms of these depressions rolling across with gale force predicted in the middle of these systems.
Is this normal for this time of year or we just in the middle of a spate of depressions at then moment? Or will. Be a case of carefully plodding a line at the bottom of these systems and adjusting along the way to ensure you don’t get in the middle of them?
My preference is to beeline for the Scily Isles directly going on to Falmouth, rather than going to Galicia.
Thanks for advice in advance and please don’t troll me with comments like “if I’m asking questions like this then I shouldn’t be sailing this passage”. Everyone is learning and I’m an advocate of taking advice from those with more experience than myself.
More info: I just singlehanded from Canaries to the Azores with the view to then sail back to the UK in August. I’ve never sailed this stretch before and it will actually be the longest offshore passage I’ve done. I want some additional opinions on weather planning from those that have done this route before.
Looking at the 14 day forecast in predict wind via different models, it doesn’t look straightforward. It’s a succession of lows skirting across in a NE direction towards Ireland and Scotland. The prevailing advice is to head north to 47degrees to catch the NE going current and then sail in to then UK.
However 47 north at the moment looks right in the thick of it in terms of these depressions rolling across with gale force predicted in the middle of these systems.
Is this normal for this time of year or we just in the middle of a spate of depressions at then moment? Or will. Be a case of carefully plodding a line at the bottom of these systems and adjusting along the way to ensure you don’t get in the middle of them?
My preference is to beeline for the Scily Isles directly going on to Falmouth, rather than going to Galicia.
Thanks for advice in advance and please don’t troll me with comments like “if I’m asking questions like this then I shouldn’t be sailing this passage”. Everyone is learning and I’m an advocate of taking advice from those with more experience than myself.