Itinerary

Leaving Plymouth after a day sail training heading across Biscay to Porto. Your chance to build serious miles of off shore sailing and cross the famous Bay of Biscay. Join us for 8 days aboard and get involved in all aspects of sailing. This is an RYA Yachtmaster Ocean qualifying passage.

Join us for the second part of our sail to the Canaries and gain some real offshore miles. Starting in Porto in Portugal, heading out to the Madeira Islands for a short stop to enjoy an evening ashore before heading South down to Las Palmas in Gran Canaria. This trip will offer Yachtmaster qualifying passages and night hours.

The ARC is the largest and most famous trans Atlantic race. It runs annually from the Canaries to the Caribbean following the trade winds route and always has an entry of over 200 yachts.

Join Big Spirit for a week exploring the Virgin Islands, relax through the evenings in some of the stunning anchorages and enjoy sailing during the day. Contact us for full details of these trips.

The ARC Europe completes the Atlantic Circuit, if you have done the ARC this is a great next adventure for you to take part in or if you want to cross the Atlantic in the summer taking in some stunning islands on the way this is a chance not to be missed. The legs are Tortola to Bermuda, Bermuda to Azores and Azores to Portugal with a final leg back to Southampton also available. Prices are from £750 per leg with discounts available for multiple legs through to £2750 for the full trip.