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..JPG){kind=spacer}
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.
Travelling
by sail at sea, disconnection becomes intentional rather than accidental. Screens lose their urgency, and the mind
gradually recalibrates to a quieter level. Sailing across the ocean is not
simply transportation; it is a deliberate choice to embrace the journey itself
and to remember that sometimes the passage is the point.
Discovery and Change
Why Sail across the Ocean?
To
sail across the ocean is to choose depth over speed and to follow a compass rather than a clock. In a world structured
around arrival times and instant access, an ocean crossing invites you to
embrace slow travel in its purest form.
A voyage in which days are measured not by ports visited but by wind, waves,
and the horizon.
Wind Surf Transatlantic Itinerary
Discovery and Change
Windstar Wind Surf Review and Reflections
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).
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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.
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).
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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.
Sails up! See you out there!
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