Sailing through the Central Azores & Sao Miguel | E043
24 de noviembre de 2024 · 7 min · 269 visitas · Ponta Delgada, São Miguel
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Yacht Zen Again sailed from Flores to Sao Miguel in the central and eastern Azores, stopping at Faial, Sao Jorge, and Terceira.0:05 The 130-nautical-mile passage from Flores to Horta on Faial featured 10 to 15-knot west-southwesterly winds, though the crew motored the final stretch after the wind died at midnight.0:43 While anchored in Horta, the crew participated in the Ocean Cruising Club’s 70th Anniversary cruise and visited the Capelinhos lighthouse and the island's caldera.1:48 A 20-mile hop brought the vessel to Velas on Sao Jorge, where the crew toured local fajãs—flat coastal areas formed by lava flows.2:46 The subsequent passage to Angra do Heroismo on Terceira involved choppy, confused seas off the southeastern corner of Sao Jorge.4:28 The final leg to Ponta Delgada on Sao Miguel required an early morning arrival at 2:00 a.m. The crew toured Sao Miguel by rental car, visiting geothermal pools, tea plantations, and the town of Nordeste before departing for Madeira.6:25
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