2017 Washing Machine

2017 Praia da Vitoria, Terceira

2017 Sail Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel to Praia da Vitoria, Terceira

Left Ponta Delgada at 1400hrs Saturday 17 June 2017  for the 90 NMile trip to Praia da Vitoria on Terceira

at more or less the same time as Stefan and Anna on S/V Zanzibar

Dutch Link as seen from Zanzibar off the Sao Miguel coast sailing with

full rig in an ENE3/4 Bft wind

Sea calm enough to play Rummycube

Beautiful sunset

and lovely sunrise

Anchored in 9m in the sheltered Praia da Vitoria bay at 0815 after a very 

pleasant sail / motor in light winds, calm seas

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S/V Zanzibar anchored a few 100m away

Sail Terceira to Sao Miguel 24 July 2016

The Grib files indicated that Sunday 24 July would be a good day for the 90 nMile sail from Praia da Vitoria on Terceira to Ponta Delgada on Sao Miguel

 

with the NEerly wind increasing as we would get closer

 

So at 0200 hrs we started getting the boat ready and by 0300 hrs we were motoring with the mainsail up out of the bay - the red arrow was our position at 0301 hrs .

It was a perfect night for a gentle start to our trip - the 2/3 rds moon was shining brightly with a light NNE2/3 Bft breeze

 

Sunrise starting at 0600 hrs

 

At 1020 hrs the wind had increased to a NNE 3/4 Bft and we tried sailing. However the wind became fickle and  were motor sailing again by 1215 hrs.

 

Soon however, the wind increased to a 4/5 Bft and we were able to sail the rest of the trip

 

 

Sao Miguel became clearly visible on the horizon when still over 20 nMiles awy

 

Getting closer

 

 

This photo was taken at the same time as the above screenshot - about 5 nMiles off the coast

 

Sailing about a mile off the coast. The last few miles of the trip, the wind increased to well over 20 knots and  very gusty 

 

At 2000 hrs 24/7/2016, Dutch Link was safely moored in Berth I-44 in Ponta Delgada's new marina. Red Arrow shows Dutch Link's position

 

 

Total trip 91.6 nautical Miles in 17 hrs - 6 hrs sailing, 11 hrs motoring

 

Views of Ponta Delgada

 

 

 

Praia da Vitoria

Took the 0900 bus from Angra to Praia da Vitoria. 

Walked through town 

 

 

Old tiled painting of Praia

 

Took the 1200hrs bus back to Angra.

Decided, as weather not good for trip to Ponta Delgada, to motor to Praia and stay there for a few days instead.

So left Angra at 1420 hrs and motored the 13 nMiles to Praia. Anchored in the bay in 8.0m water at 1945 hrs

 

Relaxing at anchor

 

 

The monument overlooking the town - good cardio exercise to get there

 

 

View from monument

 

 

Lunch at cafe overlooking bay with Dutch Link to the right

 

 

 

Large Ray resting in the marina 

 

Passed the "Yoga afloat " on our walk to the fishing harbour

 

 

The fishing harbour on the south side of the bay

 

Disused boat lift

 

Looking north across the bay to where Dutch Link was anchored