{"id":2916,"date":"2017-07-22T08:57:10","date_gmt":"2017-07-22T08:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firstclasssailing.com\/blog\/?p=2916"},"modified":"2018-09-26T14:29:36","modified_gmt":"2018-09-26T14:29:36","slug":"atlantic-ocean-challenge-35-day-voyage-antigua-to-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firstclasssailing.com\/blog\/atlantic-ocean-challenge-35-day-voyage-antigua-to-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlantic Ocean Challenge &#8211; 35 day voyage \u2013 Antigua to the UK!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"size-thumbnail\" style=\"width: 900px; margin: 0 auto; text-align: center; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstclasssailing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/blog-Atlantic-return-01.jpg\" alt=\"An epic voyage with a sense of accomplishment at the end\" \/><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>Deep Sea Ocean Sailing &#8211; For those that fancy just escaping for a whole month!  Sail from Antigua to the UK, Jolly Harbour to Gunwharf Quays in Portsmouth.<\/p>\n<p>This trip is not for the faint hearted but is a great opportunity to get some serious miles and ocean sailing experience in.  The distance is about 3600 nautical miles.  You will join the yacht in Jolly Harbour in Antigua on 4th January and after settling in will head out into the Atlantic Ocean and north to get away from the Easterly trade winds.  As the wind comes round so you will be able to start make some proper progress west.  <\/p>\n<p>Depending on progress and the weather you may well stop off at the Azores (likely) before finally heading for the English Channel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"size-thumbnail\" style=\"width: 900px; margin: 0 auto; text-align: center; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstclasssailing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/blog-Atlantic-return-04.jpg\" alt=\"You may stop at the Azores on your Atlantic return to Portsmouth\" \/><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A Yacht Fir for the Challenge<\/p>\n<p>The Challenger 72 yacht was built for voyages like this. She has twice raced around the world in the BT Global Challenge.  But she is far from being a stripped-out racing yacht.  Everyone has their own comfy bunk with storage space; there is a spacious galley and saloon area; there are two heads and two showers; plus a watermaker!<\/p>\n<p>Expect some upwind sailing, some downwind sailing, some lumpy seas and some lovely long Atlantic swell; fantastic sunsets, exhilarating sunrises, night time skies with every possible star shinning down on you; dolphins, whales especially if you go to the Azores, great friendships with crew mates to be made.  It may well be quite hard going at times but the sense of achievement and personal satisfaction when you reach the UK will be enormous.<\/p>\n<p>There will be a training weekend out of Gunwharf Quays in Portsmouth on 9\/10th December.<\/p>\n<p>For more details or to book visit: <A HREF=\"https:\/\/www.firstclasssailing.com\/Sail-the-Atlantic-Ocean.html\">Antigua to Portsmouth &#8211; An Atlantic Adventure<\/A> Or call <A HREF=\"tel:02030063717\">0203 006 3717<\/A><\/p>\n<p><!-- Begin MailChimp Signup Form -->\n<link href=\"\/\/cdn-images.mailchimp.com\/embedcode\/classic-10_7.css\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t#mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; clear:left; font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; }\n\t\/* Add your own MailChimp form style overrides in your site stylesheet or in this style block.\n\t   We recommend moving this block and the preceding CSS link to the HEAD of your HTML file. *\/\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"mc_embed_signup\">\n<form action=\"https:\/\/firstclasssailing.us11.list-manage.com\/subscribe\/post?u=987e9daaf5f78a1af69a47f69&amp;id=209ceee613\" method=\"post\" id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" name=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" class=\"validate\" target=\"_blank\" novalidate>\n<div id=\"mc_embed_signup_scroll\">\n<h2>Request a Call Back about the Next Atlantic Crossing<\/h2>\n<div class=\"indicates-required\"><span class=\"asterisk\">*<\/span> indicates required<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-field-group\">\n\t<label for=\"mce-FNAME\">Full Name <\/label><br \/>\n\t<input type=\"text\" value=\"\" name=\"FNAME\" class=\"\" id=\"mce-FNAME\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-field-group size1of2\">\n\t<label for=\"mce-PHONE\">Phone Number <\/label><br \/>\n\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"PHONE\" class=\"\" value=\"\" id=\"mce-PHONE\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-field-group\">\n\t<label for=\"mce-MMERGE2\">What time shall we all you back? <\/label><br \/>\n\t<select name=\"MMERGE2\" class=\"\" id=\"mce-MMERGE2\"><option value=\"\"><\/option><option value=\"Early hours\">Early hours<\/option><option value=\"Office hours\">Office hours<\/option><option value=\"In the evening\">In the evening<\/option><\/select>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-field-group\">\n\t<label for=\"mce-EMAIL\">Email Address  <span class=\"asterisk\">*<\/span><br \/>\n<\/label><br \/>\n\t<input type=\"email\" value=\"\" name=\"EMAIL\" class=\"required email\" id=\"mce-EMAIL\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-field-group\">\n\t<label for=\"mce-MMERGE3\">Specific questions <\/label><br \/>\n\t<input type=\"text\" value=\"\" name=\"MMERGE3\" class=\"\" id=\"mce-MMERGE3\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-field-group input-group\">\n    <strong>Check box to join our mailing list <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><input type=\"checkbox\" value=\"1\" name=\"group[1][1]\" id=\"mce-group[1]-1-0\"><label for=\"mce-group[1]-1-0\">Join mailing list<\/label><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mce-responses\" class=\"clear\">\n<div class=\"response\" id=\"mce-error-response\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"response\" id=\"mce-success-response\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    <!-- real people should not fill this in and expect good things - do not remove this or risk form bot signups--><\/p>\n<div style=\"position: absolute; left: -5000px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><input type=\"text\" name=\"b_987e9daaf5f78a1af69a47f69_209ceee613\" tabindex=\"-1\" value=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><input type=\"submit\" value=\"Send Message\" name=\"subscribe\" id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe\" class=\"button\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type='text\/javascript' src='\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/downloads.mailchimp.com\/js\/mc-validate.js'><\/script><script type='text\/javascript'>(function($) {window.fnames = new Array(); window.ftypes = new Array();fnames[1]='FNAME';ftypes[1]='text';fnames[4]='PHONE';ftypes[4]='phone';fnames[2]='MMERGE2';ftypes[2]='dropdown';fnames[0]='EMAIL';ftypes[0]='email';fnames[3]='MMERGE3';ftypes[3]='text'; }(jQuery));var $mcj = jQuery.noConflict(true);<\/script><br \/>\n<!--End mc_embed_signup--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Deep Sea Ocean Sailing &#8211; For those that fancy just escaping for a whole month! 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