Completing a Solo Ocean Passage on a Contessa 26 and Arrival in the Iconic Port of Horta
The Port of Horta is iconic for a few reasons. Firstly it’s the only all weather full service port in the mid Atlantic, and by all weather I mean that Wave Rover weathered hurricane Lorenzo here without incurring any damage. Secondly it is an oceanic crossroads, sailors having spent a season(s) in the Caribbean and returning to Europe will stop here to rest and reprovision. Sailors coming from North America will stop here on their way to Europe, the Mediterranean,…