July 5, 2024 — Today, the Salty Dawg Sailing Associatiion’s president Bob Osborn made the announcement and said, \u201cThe rally will have starting locations in St. Martin in the Caribbean and Hampton, Virginia, with a rendezvous in Bermuda. The fleet will make final preparations and festivities in Bermuda prior to starting for the Azores on June 1, weather permitting. The passage across the Atlantic should take between 14 and 20 days.\u00a0 For many members, this passage across the Atlantic to the Azores and then onto Europe has been on their bucket list for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n
KEY RALLY DATES<\/p>\n
Starts from Hampton and St. Martin for Bermuda:\u00a0 May 18, 2025<\/p>\n
Start from Bermuda for Horta: June 1, 2014<\/p>\n
Arrive Horta:\u00a0 June 10 to 15.<\/p>\n
(Note: The St. Martin start will coincide with the start of the SDSA\u2019s annual Homeward Bound Rally.)<\/p>\n
The Azores Rally in 2025 will be limited to the first 25 boats that pay the rally fee and pass a general vetting by the SDSA rally management team. The rally fee has been set at $550 per boat, there is no separate crew fee. All skippers are expected to have verifiable prior blue water sailing experience.<\/p>\n
AZORES RALLY SERVICES AND BENEFITS<\/p>\n
REGISTRATION AND CANCELLATION POLICIES<\/p>\n
Registration for the Azores Rally:<\/p>\n
Registration opens on July 1, 2024<\/p>\n
Cancellations and refunds:<\/p>\n
From July through December 31, 2024: 50%<\/p>\n
From January 1 through March 31, 2025: 25%<\/p>\n
After March 31, 2024: 0%<\/p>\n
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Once the Azores Rally fleet has been filled, the SDSA will maintain a waiting list in the event of cancellations.<\/p>\n
Free Zoom Webinar July 9, 2024 at 5 pm ET.<\/p>\n
For details and to sign up for the Azores Rally 2025 log onto:\u00a0https:\/\/sdsa.memberclicks.net\/azores-rally<\/a><\/p>\n To become a member of the SDSA log onto:\u00a0\u00a0https:\/\/www.saltydawgsailing.org\/about-membership<\/a><\/p>\n