The Salty Dawg Sailing Association (SDSA) will run a rally across the North Atlantic to Horta in the Azores islands in the spring of 2025. The rally will start from St. Martin in the Caribbean and Hampton, Virginia, on or around May 18, with a rendezvous in Bermuda for final preparations and festivities prior to starting for the Azores on June 1, weather permitting. The passage across the Atlantic should take between 14 and 20 days.
The St. Martin start will coincide with the start of the SDSA’s annual Homeward Bound Rally.
The 2025 Azores Rally 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 bluewater sailing experience. Once the fleet has been filled, the SDSA will maintain a waiting list in the event of cancellations.
For details and to sign up for the Azores Rally 2025 log onto https://sdsa.memberclicks.net/azores-rally
