For sailors from both the US East Coast and from Europe, an Atlantic Circuit is a popular adventure. Taking a year off from work, people sail across the Atlantic, spend a summer season in Europe, then a winter in the Caribbean before heading home.
Back in May of 2021, we passed north through the Caribbean on Madrone on the way back to the US from Cape Horn and southern Patagonia. And now while sailing from Guadeloupe to Antigua, Oso crossed Madrone’s prior path. That crossing marked an inadvertent Atlantic Circuit, albeit unplanned, on a pair of different boats, and over the course of nearly four years.
