Leaving the med for gibraltar 2018

[Almi]

We are currently in North Italy and is aiming to depart at the end of this month to the Canaries and then onwards for the crossing.

[Ausluke]

Originally Posted by Almi

We are currently in North Italy and is aiming to depart at the end of this month to the Canaries and then onwards for the crossing.

We are in sw Sardinia, waiting for a window to mallorca. Any thoughts on the better places to hang around just before exiting the straights ?

[Roshni]

Originally Posted by svRoundAbout

We are. Heading to Canaries towards the end of November.

Hi, when are you planning on leaving for Canaries, making way to Gib now from Alicante.

[Ausluke]

We just left Cartagena. Next couple days sailing to malaga or tangier. Have met quite a few heading west in the last week

[barnakiel]

We have just had a very nasty front roll thu the Canaries. This implies the early winter weather is already set and will now comb the Atlantic North at regular intervals.


Be super extra reasonable finding the best window and do not leave Gib if iffy wx holds. It is better to arrive here late than hurry and get caught out.


From here to the Carib you can sail at any time, so there is no need to hurry it between the Gib an the Canaries, once November starts with the predominant fronts train progress.


Sail safe and be sure in thee Canaries there will be time to rest and refill at ease.


Cheers,
barnakiel
Las Palmas, GC

[Ausluke]

Barnakiel,
Thankyou for this update.
The low pressure systems defiantly look closer together in the future forecasts..

[conachair]

Originally Posted by Ausluke

Barnakiel,
Thankyou for this update.
The low pressure systems defiantly look closer together in the future forecasts..

It's been a strange year for Atlantic weather, earlier in the year anyway - the lows tend to track just above the jet stream which usually points around Northern Europe but for months from mid Feb this year spent a lot of time much further south so the lows were making portugal wet in the south, jet stream now looking a bit confused so hopefully for you it will settle down again. https://www.netweather.tv/charts-and-data/jetstream

[Malfoi]

I want to go as crew from Canary to Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida. Let me know if somebody wants to do such ride.