Sailing Across the Atlantic Ocean on Wind Surf

Wind Surf Transatlantic Voyage

In the spring, we boarded the MSY Wind Surf in St. Maarten for a 14-night, 15-day transatlantic eastbound spring crossing to Europe. Sailing across the Atlantic Ocean aboard Wind Surf was meant to be a journey from St. Maarten in the Caribbean to Lisbon, Portugal, under sail. But as with many great adventures, the sea had other plans and weather systems mid-ocean required a change of course, which ultimately brought us to the Canary Islands and later Cadiz, Spain.


This blog series documents the journey: the experience of life at sea aboard a tall-masted sailing yacht, the rhythms of long ocean days, the joy of starlit nights, unexpected camaraderie, and the quiet awe of crossing an ocean slowly, one nautical mile at a time. 



 Whether you're dreaming of a similar crossing or simply curious about what happens when land disappears, these posts aim to share the wonder and reality of life between continents as well as the quiet transformation that happens when the land disappears and all that remains is the sky and sea.


Why Sail across the Ocean?


  • Embracing Slow Travel 

  • Deepen Your Connection to Nature

  • Intentionally and Meaningfully Disconnecting

  • Embrace the Journey, Not Just Focusing on the Destination  


Wind Surf Transatlantic Itinerary


Discovery and Change

Windstar Wind Surf Review and Reflections


Journeys amid Journeys


This year, our sailing voyage on Wind Surf is only the beginning of a much longer adventure. Once in Europe, after another change of plans, we would once again set out across Spain on pilgrimage, walking from coast to coast on the Via Augusta (Cadiz to Seville), the Via de la Plata (Seville to Granja de Moreruela), the Camino Sanabres (Granja de Moreruela to Santiago de Compostela), and conclude our walk on the Camino Finisterre (Santiago to Muxia to Fisterra).


Other Voyages and Adventures


Our voyage on MSY Wind Surf is only the most recent of our slow travel journeys. Beyond our long-distance hikes such as the 28,000 km long Trans Canada Trail, and our pilgrimages on the Camino Frances, Camino Portuguese Coastal route, and Via Podiensis. We have travelled across Canada on Via Rail’s iconic trains, the Ocean and the Canadian, and crossed the north Atlantic on the world’s last ocean liner, Cunard’s Queen Mary 2. You can read about these and all of our other adventures here.

Sails up! See you out there!
Location: Sechelt, BC, Canada

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