Horta, Azores

The spring weather conditions in the North Atlantic are ideal for southern ocean training. Since leaving France we have had constant gales and tough upwind sailing with the forecast of more to come. The Open 60 is performing great and we are putting in some valuable sailing miles. As we were sailing the southern route, weve taken the opportunity to stop in the Azores for a crew change and let some nasty weather pass. Two of the delivery crew are boat sitting in Horta for a week enjoying the warm weather while I have returned to Toronto for some fundraising activities and corporate meetings.

I was previously booked to be the guest speaker at an event in Halifax on April 14th and felt that the timing was a bit too close to make the full delivery. The Open 60 delivery to Halifax will resume on April 17th from Horta and it should take about 12 days to reach Canada. From there, it will be on to Lake Ontario as planned for a full summer of corporate sailing and fundraising events.

We will have updates and position reports from the boat as much as possible.