Mile building from Brest to the Azores

Mile building

Mile building from Brest to the Azores

820 €

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* Date: 24.10.2026 17:00 to 08.11.2026 10:00, (16 days)
* Route: Brest (France) – Ponta Delgada (Azores)
* Cost: €820 per person (plus travel to/from and ship's kitty)
* Prerequisites: Initial experience in yacht sailing

This mile-rich offshore sailing trip takes us from Brest in Brittany across the Bay of Biscay directly into the Atlantic all the way to Ponta Delgada in the Azores. Aboard our Beneteau 43, we cover a considerable distance. The trip is an excellent opportunity to gain genuine bluewater experience on a demanding Atlantic passage.

Daily life on board will be characterised by watch systems and continuous night sailing. Every crew member will be actively involved in passage planning, navigation, weather observation and ship handling. This trip is aimed at all those who wish to deepen their offshore sailing knowledge, build up nautical miles for the SKS/SSS or simply seek the challenge of a long ocean passage. Training aboard is the main focus.

In late autumn we sail in a demanding area. Crossing the Bay of Biscay requires careful passage planning and waiting for a suitable weather window. We shall be prepared for prevailing westerly winds. Further south, towards the Azores, conditions may become milder. With a bit of luck, dolphins or even whales will accompany us on this passage.

The Beneteau 43 is a proven and seaworthy yacht. With several cabins and heads, she offers ample comfort for longer trips. Her sailing performance and comprehensive safety equipment make her the ideal yacht for demanding offshore passages.

We're sailing from Greifswald on the Baltic Sea to the Canary Islands in autumn 2026 to spend the winter there – and we're looking for motivated crew members who fancy getting to know long-distance sailing, the watch system and life on board, as well as the planning of offshore passages in practice, for one to up to seven weeks. We're sailing on a well-equipped, modern 43-foot yacht. The skipper is an experienced instructor and will gladly teach you everything you still need to become a confident skipper yourself. The trips are ideal for building miles.

The entire voyage will be around 3,000 nautical miles long and last 7 weeks. We sail in one- to two-week legs, covering between 200 and 1,200 nautical miles depending on the sailing area. Each time we call at a pre-determined harbour where a crew change can take place. Sailing is on a modern, ocean-going Beneteau 43 with four cabins.

The route

The individual legs are perfect for mile building. We make long passages and use good weather windows to sail at night as well. Nevertheless, there's enough time for weather-related buffers and occasional stops in beautiful bays or interesting harbours.

• 26 Sep → 03 Oct 2026 Greifswald → Hamburg
• 03 Oct → 10 Oct 2026 Hamburg → Rotterdam
• 10 Oct → 17 Oct 2026 Rotterdam → London
• 17 Oct → 24 Oct 2026 London → Brest
• 24 Oct → 08 Nov 2026 Brest → Azores
• 08 Nov → 15 Nov 2026 Azores → Azores (between the islands)
• 15 Nov → 22 Nov 2026 Azores → Madeira
• 22 Nov → 29 Nov 2026 Madeira → Tenerife

If you have any questions, please contact us at atlantik@fluxahoi.de or on +49 172 9175 375

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