On the Way to the Azores (2)

The first days of the crossing went as expected. In the steady, warm NO Passat wind, we sailed closed hauled towards NNO and made a good distance. The crew still had to get used to the on-board life with the continuous inclination, but it was easier every day.

Then, as expected, we came to the area of the so-called horse latitudes with little to no wind. We crossed these under motor in a northerly direction and for several hours we have been under sail again. After we first travelled a bit east with the prevailing light NE Wind, the wind now turns north and we sail directly to Horta.

The forecast for the next few days is good. We try to continue sailing directly to Horta on the south side of a stationary low.

The position is regularly updated at https://swan-montana.de/en/position.