Azores – Morpheus Sailing

Eating and Drinking to Excess in Antigua (not necessarily in that order)

11 Dec 201815 Oct 2022

Local brew at Jolly Harbor Beach I an not sure whether this is a sailing thing, or a Morpheus thing, a personality quirk on my part, or All Of The…

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Picking Up Where We Left Off – Touring a Volcanic Island

19 Nov 201815 Oct 2022

On the original itinerary, today was to be our embarkation date for our transatlantic passage. Concern about low winds and high waves delayed our departure for another day. We spend…

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Atlantic Crossing – Ch #3 – The Azores

10 Jul 201315 Oct 2022

Many people told us that the Azores are more than a stopping point on the way to Europe. And, they were absolutely correct!!We enjoyed our short stays on both Horta…

Morpheus – Trans Atlantic Passage – Chapter #2

1 Jul 201315 Oct 2022

Crossing the Pond - Just part of the Morpheus grand plan.Below is a slideshow covering our journey from St. Martin to to the island of Horta in the Azores. As…

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MW Ship’s Log May 18 – Home Stretch

19 May 201315 Oct 2022

Dateline: 10:00 A.M. Sunday May 19 Status: 200.19 nm traversed on Day 3 of the Sao Miguel to Cascais passage. 235 nm to our destination. All sailing all the time.…

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MW Ship’s Log May 16 – Genius is as genius does

17 May 201315 Oct 2022

Dateline: 10:00 A.M. Wednesday May 17 Status: 165 nm traversed on Day 1 of the Sao Miguel => Cascais, Portugal passage. It's been mostly sail and little motor since departing…

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MW Ship’s Log May 15 – Saint Michael

17 May 201315 Oct 2022

Dateline: 4:00 P.M. Wednesday May 16 Status: 33 nautical miles out of Ponta Delgada Marina on Ilha de Sao Miguel with about 800 nm ahead of us to complete our…

Check-in/OK message from SPOT Morpheus

Morpheus Latitude:37.72079 Longitude:-25.61740 GPS location Date/Time:05/16/2013 02:54:58 PDT Message:Just wanted you to know that all is well. Everything is good! Click the link below to see where I am located.…

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Bob is back onboard!!

15 May 201315 Oct 2022

We arrive in Sao Miguel and find Bob waiting on the dock.Jim decides to overnight here before embarking on our last 800 miles to complete the transatlantic passage.Our crew is…

MW Ships Log May 14 – Whale Tails and Long Goodbyes

15 May 201314 Jun 2015

Dawn - Pico Island from FaialDateline: 8:00 A.M. Wednesday May 15 Status: 42 nautical miles to the harbor in San Miguel. 822 nautical miles to Lisbon. Mostly sailing since leaving…