Madeira -Azores

About the tour

Summer sailing passage: Madeira → the Azores

Join one of the season’s most scenic and eventful ocean routes—the passage from Madeira to the Azores. This is an Atlantic sailing journey that blends open water, volcanic islands, and a rare chance to cross part of the ocean in gentle summer conditions.

We start from the island of Porto Santo, with a call at Funchal (Madeira).
You can join:
in Porto Santo
in Funchal

Then—a full ocean passage to the Azores (Faial, São Miguel, or another island depending on the weather).

From late May to August, the Atlantic is at its mildest: steady winds, long-period swell, and comfortable weather windows for passages.

The leg between Madeira and the Azores is about 500–600 nautical miles, giving participants a real sense of autonomous ocean sailing.

At the start—Madeira’s warm islands, green hills, volcanic beaches.
At the finish—the Azores: misty peaks, pastures, craters, tea plantations, and whales.

The voyage runs at an easy pace:
day and night watches,
a well-structured schedule,
training in the basics of ocean navigation and equipment handling.

• Life on board
The crew lives aboard, cooks, and operates as a single team.
Everyone can choose their own format:
learn, help on watches, or relax.

Who it’s for
for those who want to try their first ocean passage;
for those collecting miles for skipper certificates;
for lovers of unusual journeys;
for anyone who wants to spend a week not as a tourist, but as a seafarer.

Ocean passages between archipelagos aren’t available every season.
In summer the window is as comfortable as it gets, and the passage itself is a rare chance to cross the Atlantic without storms and in sunny weather.

This is a journey that changes how you see the sea—gentle, profound, and very beautiful.