mdonnelly
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Retiring in January and the brain is musing over some ideas, one of which is sailing to the Azores. Is the south coast of Ireland a viable starting point?
Sailing to the Azores
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TiggerToo
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apparently, yes.
Bobc
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Yes. A lovely place to visit, especially Terceira. Go in May and come back in September.
prv
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Further west the better, I would have thought, so Ireland even better than the traditional (for English sailors) departure point of Falmouth.
Pete
Pete
mdonnelly
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Thanks for the replies. Better tell my wife I might be gone a little while!
dk
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If it's just the sailing you want you could do the AZAB race, but not if you want time to cruise around when you get there.
Daydream believer
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You could start from Bradwell if you wanted to. Come to that Grimsby would be good place to start, because after Grimsby anywhere would seem like paradise.:nonchalance:
sailaboutvic
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Never done grimsby , but personally I think the East coast is a great place to sail some lovely rivers I sailed 20 years in that area and never got bored at one time or another I had mooring in every river ,
one of the thing I miss from being away from the UK .
Going back to the OQ , yes I would say it was , another place to consider is northern Spain and the rais ,
Sybarite
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mdonnelly
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I would have thought that Bangor was....
Well yes!
alant
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Starting from anywhere is viable.
alant
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Not sure I'd take the option of sailing to the Azores from Falmouth, via Ireland.
mdonnelly
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Yes, of course. Just taking into consideration prevailing winds of which I know nothing about just yet.
Bobc
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South and then West, keeping outside the shelf.
Siosarnoir
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I did this trip from Plymouth 6 years ago but the worst seas can be close to Cap Finnistere NW Spain so getting as far west as possible is a good plan . On our way home we considered putting in to La Coruna but the weather was worse around Finnisterre so in the end we kept out 250 miles from NW Spain. We also loved Terceira , Pria de Vitoria has a good Marina which is also very good value ( 6 euros per night in 2011 ) We arrived in May and left in late July visiting all the middle group of Islands and then back to Ponta del Gada to collect the crew for the return home.
alant
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Just been down there, Lymiington to Falmouth, then La Coruna, then Horta.
Yes, can be a little lumpy around Finisterre, but why miss places you might not ever visit again?
macd
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Good job he didn't suggest anyone did so, then. That said, Cork (or thereabouts) is still occasionally suggested by traditionalists as a preferred departure point even for La Corunna.
To the OP: the Azores are a jewel. It's almost a cliché that the biggest regret of sailing visitors to the archipeligo (typically returning from the New World) is that they didn't allow long enough to explore them. Would the wife see the humour in the Oates quote?
Peroo
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To the OP: take your time in the Azores - wonderful people, great sailing and worth spending as much time as you can allow.
4th visit earlier this year.
If you can get to Terceira when the festival is on, with bull running and partying until the early hours, you may wonder why you've not been this way before!
Enjoy.
4th visit earlier this year.
If you can get to Terceira when the festival is on, with bull running and partying until the early hours, you may wonder why you've not been this way before!
Enjoy.
Alan S
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Better still go in May via Madeira and Canaries and come back in September the next year as I did.
zoidberg
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Should you care to, leave from Plymouth, turn half right at the end, and go to Baltimore, Co. Cork. Pick up a mooring there and a Guinness - no, a Murphys! - then head back out westerly passing the Fastnet Light, and head for The Azores as you intended. Once there, you'll have achieved effectively 'Two Jesters' in one.
You'll benefit from being further west before dropping over the horizon and the continental shelf.
You'll benefit from being further west before dropping over the horizon and the continental shelf.
