82 days at sea, and Phoenicia reaches the Azores

9:40 PM Fri 16 Jul 2010 GMT

'Phoenicia under sail in the Atlantic - photo by Rachel Severson of yacht Sophia' .

It has been the longest and most challenging leg of their journey, but the Phoenicia, the replica of a 600BC Phoenician vessel which it is believed circumnavigated Africa, has reached the Azores. The journey covered over 3500miles, with eight crew members, and proved that the sturdy vessel, faithfully recreated according to the mode of its era, could withstand the challenging conditions of the Atlantic Ocean. The Phoenicia arrived in Flores, the most westerly island in the Azores this week, and is now anchored there. Three additional crew members will join the vessel from Marina de Horta, before she will set ...

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by Nancy Knudsen

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