Date: August 17 – September 8, 2024, 23 days
Price: 30,000 SEK
Nautical Miles: 2100 NM
Skipper: Bengt Tarre, mobile: +46 70 696 57 03
Start: Långedrag, Göteborg
Slut: Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, Azorerna
An adventurous sailing experience that takes you out onto both the North Sea and the Atlantic. Planning includes navigating tidal currents in the English Channel and visiting beautiful picturesque locations.
Over three weeks, you will sail more than ten years of vacation sailing along the Swedish coast. You will challenge yourself, learn a lot about ocean sailing, planning, navigation, meteorology, etc., all according to your own interests. This is a journey for those seeking new adventures.
There is an option to sail parts of the route with the following plans and prices:
Gothenburg – Isle of Wight – 7-10 days, August 17 to between August 24-26, 1000 NM.
Price: 10,000 SEK
We recommend a flexible ticket as we cannot guarantee our arrival dates on the Isle of Wight.
Isle of Wight – Azores – 14 days, August 26 – September 8, 1000 NM.
Price: 20,000 SEK
We set sail from Långedrag in Gothenburg on the afternoon of August 17 after provisioning the boat, conducting a safety briefing, and getting acquainted with each other and Celeste. The sailing takes us out into the Kattegat, north of Denmark, past Skagen and southwest across the North Sea towards the English Channel. The first planned stop is on the Isle of Wight.
The Isle of Wight is a British island in the English Channel, just off Southampton on the southern coast of England. It is separated from the English mainland by the Solent strait, so now Celeste of Solent is in her home waters. The island has origins dating back to the Stone Age when there was a land connection with the mainland. Remains of dinosaurs, millions of years old, have even been found here. The Isle of Wight has a rich maritime heritage. The famous Fastnet Race is one of the regattas that starts from Cowes.
From the Isle of Wight, we head towards the Scilly Islands, England’s westernmost and southernmost point, 45 km from the mainland. The climate on the Scilly Islands is temperate but milder than on the mainland. Islanders commercially exploit this by cultivating spring flowers during winter; there are even palm trees here.
From the Scilly Islands, we set course for the Azores, a crossing of 1100 NM to the archipelago in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. We encountered whales and dolphins on several occasions during last summer’s sailings.
The Azores are an archipelago in the middle of the Atlantic, halfway between Europe and North America. The islands emerged after volcanic eruptions in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, an underwater mountain range. São Miguel is home to more than half of the total population of 241,000 people. The capital, Ponta Delgada, is known for its cobblestone streets and luxurious marina. São Miguel features several hot springs for bathing and even a warm waterfall.
The Azores belong to Portugal and are therefore part of the EU, but the archipelago enjoys a high degree of autonomy from Portugal. São Miguel is the largest and second southernmost island.
Read more about sailing on Celeste: Sailing with Celeste
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