On 19th November 2023 Emily of Cowes set off from Gran Canaria to St. Lucia in the company of a couple of hundred other yachts. We participated in the racing division of Atlantic Rally for Cruisers and we won 🐬
It was Richard’s 21st transatlantic. He is an ocean yachtmaster instructor with advanced first aid and medical care at sea certificates as well as a long range radio/satcom qualification.
Emily has four spinnakers, but twin running headsails are her secret weapon. The rolling stops and one can sail straight downwind; less gybing, books get read, culinary delights created and the opposition gets left in Emily’s wake 🐬
We sail south until the butter melted and then turned right
Dress code: shorts and T shirts (even at night in the tropics)
£27,500 for a whole boat charter plus entry fees and a provisioning allowance. Fishing gear included.
The start is 22nd November 2026, but join Emily in Madeira for a quick shakedown.
Emily of Cowes crossed the Atlantic in 2020 during lockdown one. A good seaman never seeks out stormy weather, but on our way home from the Caribbean, not allowed to stop in the Azores, a storm sought us out:
Emily of Cowes sat out a Force 10 gale in the western approaches.
Afterwards Emily of Cowes was retrofitted with a watertight bulkhead making her more seaworthy than a standard production yacht.
Sailing Experiences 