webcraft
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Just wondering how often there is a good weather window end Jan / early Feb
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Has anyone sailed Portugal to the Canaries in January?
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capnsensible
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From Gib, yes. So same thing. Its nearly always downhill and there are a couple of safe pit stops in Morocco if it kicks off. Should take you around 6 days and should get tradewinds.
Forecasting is a bit more steady without having to second guess winter dartboard depressions.
Forecasting is a bit more steady without having to second guess winter dartboard depressions.
Allan
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We've done it a couple of times and the forecasting was spot on. Our reason was the difficulty of finding a berth in the Canaries. We left the boat in the Algarve from September/October and the went to Canaries and on to the Caribbean.
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capnsensible
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The berthing gets easier in the early new year as the crossers have generally left. It's bonkers here as usual right now, people anchored off waiting to get a berth for a couple of days. Lots of catamarans...
Koeketiene
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The berthing gets easier in the early new year as the crossers have generally left. It's bonkers here as usual right now, people anchored off waiting to get a berth for a couple of days. Lots of catamarans...
If I were heading that way, I would keep the boat in Madeira till all the ARC-ers have left the Canaries before making my way there.
When I last looked, Porto Santo offered some very good rates for October/November.