At the end of March, Christian, Tanguy and Pavlina left Le Marin, Martinique.
Heading east for a few stopovers, before a new season of sailing in the Mediterranean Sea !
▪️On our catamaran, the few days before departure were quite intense.
On board, our 3 professional crew members took care of preparing the ORC57 down to the last detail: rig inspection, cleaning and tidying, major provisioning…
▪️Avel Vaez left the Le Marin anchorage on March 31, at midday.
« We set off in 20-30 knots of NE wind for 4 days. There was no one but us on those first few miles – we only came across a cargo ship! » explain skipper Christian and hostess-mate Pavlina.
To reach the Azores, our catamaran and its crew then had to deal with capricious weather:
« We had to sail around a very large low-pressure system to the west, which took up half the North Atlantic. We did a lot of upwind sailing on this transatlantic. »
Finally, Avel Vaez arrived at midnight on April 13, 2025… 13 days and 12 hours after the start.
All in all, this transatlantic voyage will have represented a distance of 2,752 nautical miles – 500 miles more than the orthodromic route.
Avel Vaez has officially passed the 15,000 nautical mile mark since her launch!
Would you like to come aboard our ORC57 catamaran for a coastal or offshore adventure?
Check out the next cruises organized by Avel Marine on the dedicated page!