OzOne wrote:
On 18 Oct 2006 19:15:51 -0700, "Bart"
scribbled thusly:


Bring one pair of quick dry shorts and a couple of T shirts,
a couple of long sleeve quick-dry shirts, hats, sunglasses,
and a towel.

If you want foul weather gear, buy breathable Goretex if
you must, but leave it home. It should be a warm trip.

And if it's not a nice dry warm trip with gentle 15kt
breezes......you'll curse the day you took this advice!

Ok, maybe I was being a little silly. It would be smart to
bring foulies--just in case. I'd roll them up tight and
compress them to take up minimum space. And, I bet
he doesn't use them except for a pillow.

Now if he was going the other way, he should bring heavy
clothes and full gear.

My guess is they will likely sail south from the Canaries to
the Cape Verde Islands--then due West for the Caribbean. It
should be trade winds sailing for nearly 3000 miles. Now that
would be fun.

The Canary Islands are more southern than Bermuda, about
like Northern Florida--and on the warm side of the Gulf Stream.
Cape Verde is the same latitude as the Leeward Islands--that
is fairly far south. All that means warm weather unless caught
in a short term cold down-draft under a thunderhead.

Any late season storms that develop should be easy to avoid
by heading more southerly.

Hopefully, we'll get a trip report when he gets back. I would not
mind making that trip myself.