Sailing Offshore to the Canary Islands | Ep 259

This time on Distant Shores we deal with currents on the 600 mile passage offshore to the Canary Islands from Portugal. We then sail from Lanzarote to Gran Canaria for the start of the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) and prepare for the big one - a 3000 mile transatlantic crossing, the first for our new Enksail Orion 49 aluminum sailboat. 00:00 Show introduction and episode summary 00:36 Nightsail to Cascais (near Lisbon), Portugal 02:10 New crew and sailing the coast to Sines, Portugal 02:42 Sailing offshore from Portugal to the Canary Islands 07:48 Landfall in Lanzarote 08:25 Gran Canaria and the start of the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) 10:47 New sail for downwind sailing 11:39 Departing Gran Canaria 12:57 Join us on board Distant Shores IV 13:20 Final Credits #offshoresailing #offshorepassage #AtlanticRallyforCruisers ?? Our Boat: Enksail Orion 49 aluminum sailboat with variable-draft swing-keel https://distantshores.ca/about-us/the-boats/page/ Yacht Manufacturer: Enksail Yachts / Gebroeders van Enkhuizen Yachtbuilding https://enksail.gebrvanenkhuizen.nl/en/ ?? Partners: Celestaire Sextants: https://www.celestaire.com/ Combi Electric Propulsion Systems: https://combi-outboards.com/en De Vries Sails: https://www.devriessails.nl/ ePropulsion: https://www.epropulsion.com/ Gill Marine: https://www.gillmarine.com/ GN Espace Ocean Chef: https://www.gn-espace.com/yacht-galley-systems/electric-cookers-ovens Highfield Boats: https://www.highfieldboats.com/ Lewmar: https://www.lewmar.com/ Ocean Safety: https://www.oceansafety.com/ Precision Sails: https://www.precisionsailloft.com/ PredictWind: https://www.predictwind.com/ Raymarine: https://www.raymarine.com/ Seldén Mast: https://www.seldenmast.com/ Scanstrut: https://www.scanstrut.com/ Super B Lithium Batteries: https://www.super-b.com/en ?? Sail Away Weeks - Join the Crew! Get an introduction to the cruising lifestyle by joining Paul and Sheryl for a week of sailing adventure aboard their new boat on a leg of their current voyage. Experience life on the water sailing to distant shores, build new skills, get onboard consulting in a beautiful location to help plan and budget for your own long-distance voyage in the future. Learn more here: https://distantshores.ca/sailaway-weeks/upcoming-passages/24-25-schedule/ ? Gifts for Sailors! Own the Whole Distant Shores Collection: All 157 full half-hour episodes of the Distant Shores Sailing Adventure TV series are available as a collectors set as HD downloads and also on DVD through the Distant Shores website. The Distant Shores DVD Super Pack box set includes both DVDs and bonus HD downloads. It is perfect for binge-watching and makes a great gift for the sailor in your life! Info and order here: https://distantshores.ca/sailingdvds/catalog/ ?? Join our Community! Distant Shores videos are made possible by the support of Distant Shores Patrons. Join our community for early ad-free viewing of videos, invitations to meetups and other special events as well as member-only livestreams, tutorials and Q&A's. We'd love to welcome you aboard! https://www.patreon.com/distantshorestv You can also connect with us on: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/DistantShoresTV FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/DistantShoresTV SPONSORSHIP & BUSINESS INQUIRIES: distantshores@rogers.com Thank you for watching! Sheryl and Paul