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Ignorance is blissOscar (left) and George just minutes before leaving the dock in Miami for the start of the Med voyage.
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Hoisting SailsHoisting the mainsail soon after clearing Government Cut in Miami
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Heading North towards the Outer Banks
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Calypso in Beaufort, NCDocked behind friends' house to repair damaged radar after rough passage from Miami
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Careful watch-keeping is essentialAfter one week of storms, knockdown, throwing up, and not eating or drinking takes it's toll. Sleeping is the ultimate luxury at this point.
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Bumpy RideSomewhere east of Cape Hatteras
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Halfway between Azores and European Mainland
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Halfway between Azores and European Mainland
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Nearing the Spanish Main
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Dutch Cutter Heading for Nova ScotiaThree days before arriving in the Azores, we saw this boat sailing west (!) across the Atlantic, heading for Nova Scotia
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Faial, AzoresThis was our first landfall after 20 days and 3000 miles. Abeam of us were countless dolphins jumping and whales breaching.
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Faial CountrysideSailing along the south coast of Faial on our way into Horta Harbor
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Arrived!Minutes after reaching the dock in Horta after 20 days at sea.
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HortaHorta harbor, on the island of Faial in the NW Azores has been a regular stop for virtually all sailboats heading east across the Atlantic since the days of Columbus.
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MuralIt is a sailor's tradition to paint a mural on the seawall surrounding the harbor in Horta. There is no space on the kilometer long quay without a mural. You have to look for one that is no longer legible and paint over it.
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