NAVIGATION BRIEFING
Sailing back home – or heading to Europe – from the Caribbean might not be the tradewind passage of the westward crossing, but with interesting islands on the way and some good sailing it should not be missed.
The positions of the jet stream and the Azores High control the weather on the eastbound route: they’re not independent features and as the jet stream and attendant low pressure systems move north, so too does the Azores High.
Ideal spring and summer conditions are when the jet stream makes a loop over
