Posted in: August 2016


Barbados 50 Yachts Warm Farewell to Lisbon

On the eve of the departure of the Barbados 50 yachts, the Marina Parque dos Nações invited all the visiting sailors in the marina to a farewell party to celebrate their departure.

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Barbados 50 Update: Lisbon Start

All five Barbados 50 yachts left Marina das Nacoes in Lisbon at high tide this morning and proceeded down the River Tagus at the start of the leg to Lanzarote in the Canary Islands.

The …

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Barbados 50 reaches Lisbon: last stop before the Canaries

The Portuguese trade winds that normally blow consistently along the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula arrived late this summer but when they did, they did so with a vengeance and provided the five boats …

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Porto Reunion for Barbados 50

After a well-deserved rest after the crossing of the bay of Biscay, the five Barbados 50 yachts left La Coruna bound for Porto, in neighbouring Portugal.

Porto

Set on the northern shore of the …

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Spectacular Farewell from La Coruña

On the eve of their departure from La Coruña the crews of the five Barbados 50 yachts were treated to a spectacular fireworks display over the harbour of this historic city.

Their …

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Biscay Beaten: Barbados 50 Yachts Make Fast Crossing To Spain

The three Barbados 50 boats that left Falmouth last Sunday have made a fast passage across the Bay of Biscay and arrived on Wednesday at La Coruña in Spain.

They were very fortunate in …

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Family & Farewells: Barbados 50 Yachts Depart Falmouth

At 0830 promptly this morning three of the Barbados 50 yachts slipped their lines at Port Pendennis Marina in Falmouth and headed out of the protected natural harbour, bound for La Coruna in Spain. Joining …

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