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Avventura - Arrivati!
Avventura - Arrivati!
13/12/2022

Beluga - blog entry from emma

Atlantic crossing Hey there! My name is Emma (my friends call me Garfield). The reason I am blogging is because I have am betting 10 dollars with my dad I can beat him at the best blog entry. And that means I can get pretty close to getting a water polo goal with what I’ve been saving for. Anyhow, to start I am sailing with my dad and mom ( sigh, two and a half weeks stuck with them. Yeepee…) and my grandma and grandpa( well that’s good news!) and a skipper, because my parents aren’t quite experienced (Sorry). My boat is a 40 foot catamaran. It’s named Beluga. (I guess it isn’t quite of a sophisticated name, but at least it isn’t called Titanic, or sinker.) D-dayAnyhow, today was D-day, the day when I would start my adventurous trip on the Atlantic. Well I guess I would soon discover it. read more...


13/12/2022

Peristera - Life and death

Is there a prize for "highest amount of birds that came toyour boat to die"?If so, we do announce that we have had two, almost three.The first little tiny bird we named Stellan. He was tired, but still quick to find his way down to the kitchen. We gave him boiled egg and water, that he didnt eat. We had heard that you should put tired birds in a box for the night, for them to rest undisterbed.And rested he did. The next morning, Stellan was a slow motion version of himself, and soon enough fell on the side and died. Stellan got a sea funeral, in his yellow cracker box.The next day little Stella landed on the guard rail. She was just as interested in the kitchen, so in the companion way, we hang long feathers and other shiny decorations that I have picked up the day after the carnival in. read more...


12/12/2022

Jo - Tag 22 - ETA und der Wind, der Wind... (+ Crew Special, Teil VII)

ETA steht für "estimated time of arrival" und ist die geschätzte Ankunftszeit in Saint Lucia. Das ETA wird berechnet, in dem man die Restdistanz durch die Durchschnittsgeschwindigkeit teilt und diese Zahl wiederum durch 24. Klingt einfach. Ist es normalerweise auch, wenn man eine repräsentative Durchschnittsgeschwindigkeit hat. Was bei uns nur nach Tagen des Dümpels durch die Flaute und der Versuch, dieser bei wenig Wind auszuweichen, leider nicht der Fall ist. Trotzdem denkt natürlich jeder einzelne von uns aus der Crew über das ETA nach, auch das schon seit Tagen, wenn auch aus unterschiedlichen Gründen. Für die meisten sind es natürlich die gebuchten Rückflüge, an deren Zielorten ein Wiedersehen mit den Familien wartet, und ob diese erreicht werden können. Tlw. ist jetzt schon. read more...


Jo - Tag 22 - ETA und der Wind, der Wind... (+ Crew Special, Teil VII)
Jo - Tag 22 - ETA und der Wind, der Wind... (+ Crew Special, Teil VII)
12/12/2022

Avventura - Log Day 23: Ultime miglia - con vento buono

During the last night, the wind came back. Not areally strong one, but a solid 3Bf that brought us back to cruising speed. Goodconditions for sailing the last nautical miles to St Lucia (at the time ofwriting 69nm to the island's north end, then another 8-ish across the finishingline and into the harbour).   When something is about to end, it is a good timeto look back. When I'd have to sumarize the trip briefly, I would use one word:impressive. Or maybe two words: truly impressive - for there have been anuncountable amount of impressions: the ocean; the different colours; the starsin the night; the dolphins; sailing 24/7, sometimes in difficult situations,sometimes patiently trying to keep the boat moving; gennaker at night, onlyvisible in the starlight; swimming with several. read more...


Avventura - Log Day 23: Ultime miglia - con vento buono
Avventura - Log Day 23: Ultime miglia - con vento buono
12/12/2022

Sabine - Sabine (118) ARC saily blog update - Mon 12 Dec 2022

Hello interweb friends, Captain Stape on sail boat Sabine right here (///crevices.readers.mists)Day breaks, it’s Monday, it’s sunny, it’s getting hotter, the seas are calm(ish) and we’re barrelling along at 7+knots. Seems the wind picked up overnight. Is this, on what is probably our final full day, the almost mythical ‘champagne sailing’ we were promised 3000nm ago? Pete the spinnaker is hoisted and we maintain a comfortable 7knots. The nav computer is finally giving us an ETA now that we’re less than 24hrs away: breakfast time tomorrow.The microwave is still working, as the crew member whose not supposed to touch it warms up her lunch. Jezebel is pushed into action. Richard comments that he’s really glad that device (the water maker) has proven reliable, and that he’s sorry to. read more...


Salamander - Tim Meets Mary the Flag Lady in St. Lucia
Salamander - Tim Meets Mary the Flag Lady in St. Lucia
12/12/2022

Salamander - Land Ahoy!

After 20 days at sea we finally spot land off our port bow. At 1835 UTC we spot our first outcrop - Alan who was on watch, questioned, what is that? The answer was that it was St. Lucia, the destination island of our trans Atlantic crossing.As we make our way towards the islands on the giant rolling waves that are crossing under us, their magnificence amplified by the slowly setting sun, we can make out more and more detail.Our waypoint is moving ever closer and we make preparations for our arrival. The equipment we have used on the crossing either cleaned or stowed, including sheets and clothes lines, blocks and tackle.Our ARC number is reattached to the guard rails in preparation for crossing the finish line in a few hours time.Crew instructions are given and we prepare our crew shirts. read more...


12/12/2022

Salamander - Hello Mary, The Flag Lady

You may recall at the start of this blog that my mission, apart from sailing across the Atlantic, was to meet up with Mary the flag lady in St. Lucia. I was to bring greetings from friends Bob and Agneta who had met Mary 20 years ago when they had sailed the Atlantic in the ARC.Well today that all came together nicely! I found Mary, sitting in the shade, and close by her brightly coloured flags draped around the trunk of a tree.I introduced myself to her and shared my story, much as I have shared with you the past few weeks.She was delighted to see me and to hear news from Bob and Agneta, who had sent their best wishes via me.Her friend kindly took a photo for us to capture the moment and I can safely report back to Bob and Agneta that Mary is doing well.I ordered a St. Lucia flag from. read more...


12/12/2022

Katy - Sunday 11/12 Day 21 - I'm Scared!

Many weeks ago Larry went on a first aid course, a specialist first aid at sea course provided by our good friends and excellent training centre, Hamble School of Yachting. He learned and discovered many new things on this course and one particular device caught his imagination and interest, a skin stapler. I mention this only because I added this to our menagerie of medical devices at Larry's insistence and he has since been looking for a reason, any reason, no matter how frivolous, to use it. This almost transpired today if I hadn't been quick enough to clean up the blood and hide my injury. I was innocently cleaning behind the oven and the back of my hand caught something sharp down there giving me a bit of a cut which wouldn't stop. read more...


12/12/2022

Peristera - A Swedish blogginlägg

Annika Thörn har förgyllt vår tillvaro med en dikt/haiku nästan varje dag. Varsågoda!Inpå höstkantenska denna tokiga tantensegla över Atlanten Oron förfärligförberedelsen besvärligseglingen härligInte bara presterautan planera, existerapå Peristera!Morgonsolen synsgenom turkosblå vågorMolntussar i skynStjärnklar natthimmelKarlavagnen visar tidklockan är halv treI vilda vågorblåmärken o andra plågormareldens lågorVågorna rullarSkåpens innehåll skramlarStiltje i sinnetPå båten är vi tryggaVi har ett spa på vår badbryggaså vi kan hålla oss snyggaTack, Annika, hälsar Linda. read more...


12/12/2022

Lissy III - Ankunft St. Lucia oder Martinique?

Wenn es so weiter geht, werden wir Rodney Bay am 16.-18.12. nicht erreichen. Wir fassen bereits ins Auge, dass wir am 18.-20.12. in Le Marin, Martinique, sein werden… Die Flüge gehen am 20.12. und fuer Reinigung wird wohl alles an mir hängen bleiben. Ich bin noch zuversichtlich, denke aber, dass wir direkt an Martinique segeln. Nachdem wir den Tropical Low No. 28 hinter uns gelassen haben, sitzen wir jetzt in der Flaute. Die Auswertung des Wetters zeigt ESE - S Winde und zwar bei 5 knoten. Wir hoffen, dass die Prognose ENE-E bald einstellt.Von allen Booten sind zwischenzeitlich 88 in St. Lucia angekommen. Da die Lissy infolge Schlechtwetter zw. Camaret s/M bis Coruna abwettern musste, verloren wir auch Zeit rechtzeitig in Las Palmas zu sein. Dann mit Ankunft am 19.11. musste zuerst. read more...


12/12/2022

Avventura - Log Day 22: Pranzo domenicale

Three weeks ago, we left Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. To celebrate this, we had great gnocchi alla zucca fatti in barca, accompanied with a glas of Prosecco. (Although, when we left, we didn't really think to be still at sea after this amount of days, we assumed the crossing would take around 18 days. But one cannot choose wind and weather - and we've had slower conditions for about the last third of the distance.)As mentioned earlier in this blog, food is an important ingredient for the crew's well-being. We wanted to have a variety of good and fresh food, and plenty of it - also for the case that the trip takes longer. Something we are now very happy to have. Food-wise, everything worked out very well. The first 10-14 days, we had a lot of fresh vegetables and fruit. Now, we still have. read more...


Avventura - Log Day 22: Pranzo domenicale
Avventura - Log Day 22: Pranzo domenicale
11/12/2022

Jo - Tag 21 - Aberglaube und Taufe

Bevor wir in den seemännischen Aberglaube eintauchen, sei noch kurz als Nachtrag zum gestrigen Blog erwähnt, dass das Brot nicht nur super aussah, sondern auch sehr gut geschmeckt hat. So gut, dass kein Korn mehr übrig ist und Adam und Peter St. morgen gerne die nächste Backrunde starten können. Mehl und Körner haben wir noch genug...Ach und noch ein Nachtrag, da gab's doch vor ein paar Tagen mal ein Rätsel - hat das in der Zwischenzeit jemand geschafft zu lösen oder ist es in Vergessenheit geraten? Falls sich noch jemand darüber den Kopf zergrübelt und nur noch Nüsse auf Waagen vor sich sieht, hier noch zwei weitere Tipps:- Um die falsche (leichtere oder schwere) Nuss in den zwölf Nüssen zu finden, ist es hilfreich, mit verschiedenen farbigen Steinen, Kugeln, o.ä. zu arbeiten (wir haben. read more...


11/12/2022

Amandla Kulu - D21_ Trade or Not to Trade ... that is the question

Captain’s Log. Star Date 11 Dec. Day 21. Twenty-second day on the water.2239 GMT.2039 Local.13º 52 N058º 55 W///gasps.boils.glamorouslyhttps://w3w.co/gasps.boils.glamorouslyA day starting with breeze from the right direction, building the right way. Ending with a little less than nothing. We’re waiting on Trade Winds. At one point today, we were charging along with a calculation on arrival being tomorrow just after noon. Currently, we are easing through the water at a sedate knot and a little. Over the ground, we’re 2.8 knots straight down the line towards St Lucia. Spoke to a couple of really great yachts. Fryderyk & Action Penguin. Mark and gang on Fryderyk were in dire straights having run out of beer, wine and spirits. There was talk of setting the Captain adrift in a manner not. read more...


11/12/2022

Sabine - (118) ATC daily blog update - Sun 11 Dec 2022

Hello interweb friends, Captain Stape on sail boat Sabine right here (///meatballs.misinformation.spice)Last night (Sat) I watched the moon rise across the ocean, like a glowing orange disc slowly appearing from the horizon, shy at first as it hides behind the clouds. Slowly it becomes bolder as it appears higher, abandoning the clouds that shrouded it. It shines brightly in the sky, its light reflected in the still ocean. As it rises higher and higher it changes from dark orange, to amber, getting lighter in colour until it turns into the familiar silver and grey disc we all know, lighting the ocean, and lighting Sabine. Right, and that’s enough of that. I don’t want my interweb friends thinking I’m getting all artsy fartsy on them. Back to the slapstick!It turns out to be a night of. read more...


11/12/2022

Peristera - Nostalgia

End of october. Night watch. No moon, I lower the light on the plotter and my eyes can sense the horizon.We are rolling hysterically in the northeast swell. At one spot the contour of the horizon is sharper, a faint light is arising. I cannot know if it is a boat a few miles away, or a star, millions of miles away. From my bumpy position they look the same. Contrast, december.All seven of us sit silently in the cockpit, watching the red moon rising over black silk. She turns up, hesitating first, up down, up down. Then further up on the sky, in a steady pace, while loosing more and more of her reddish tone. The moon beam points at us, and we are grateful to live on a turning globe in space, and right now being out on the ocean with an endless horizon that lets us see this.Linda and crew. read more...


11/12/2022

Artemis - Half-way there

Yesterday we celebrated our half way point from Cape Verde to St. Lucia. After the prosecco we made a gybe and are now headed straight to Rodney Bay. The wind has picked up, so we are hoping to make up for some lost time. The finish line closes at 12.00h on the 17th of December. We are putting in our best efforts to make it in time. Looking forward to celebrating with the other ARC boats!In the mean time we have entertained ourselves with fishing, reading and borrelen. Dick and Maurice have installed fans in everyone's bunk. With temperatures rising above 30°C, those are more than welcome. After being alone for a long time, yesterday we were in the proximity of two other sailing boats. Having a chat over the radio on the middle of the Atlantic is always nice. This morning it is pancakes. read more...


11/12/2022

Blue Moon - day 19 blog

Almost there. 600 miles to go. And then all of a sudden the trade winds decide to leave us and we’re in squall zone with wind coming from exactly where we need to go. The swell is huge, the waves as well. The crew is doing their best to navigate Blue Moon without banging it too hard on the waves. “Never have I experienced something like this” said our skipper Thalita who already crossed the Atlantic 5 times before. It somehow reminds me of the North Sea sailing with our parents’ sailing boat. I’m used to these kind of waves and the banging of the boat. Though having these winds for 3 days in a row, and the boat heeling quite a lot, plus the extra ocean swell, it takes it’s toll on our mind and bodies. Especially for me. I haven’t slept well these last days, trying to not roll over my bed. read more...


11/12/2022

Blue Moon - day 20 blog

I wonder if Lem and Tarkovsky have ever seen the calm waters of the Atlantic and experienced its spectacular swells… the endless breathing Creature underneath us seems exactly what one so vividly describes in Solaris, and another perfectly depicts it visually later. The slow and rhythmic movements of the whole body of water must be someone alive from another world - breathing in, breathing out, sleeping, definitely having good dreams. We know it, because the Atlantic has been very generous to us so far - with fish to eat and warm water to swim in. We discuss how to call the surface - is it glossy, oily, is it a glass or a mirror?Reality check named Atlantic Guardian is passing by in the distance, we run below for the binoculars and make contact on the radio. We haven’tseen a boat in days. read more...


11/12/2022

Lissy III - Squalls, Leseschwäche und Haare im Angelhaken.

Squalls, Leseschwäche und Haare im Angelhaken.In der Nacht auf Samstag hat uns der erste Squall erwischt: plötzlich schwarzer Himmel, wo man nur hinsieht, eiskalter Wind von 8 auf 31 kt, begleitet von strömenden Regen. Innerhalb von 1 Minute nass bis auf die Unterhose. Nach 15 Minuten war alles vorbei.Ein Mail von unseren Leidensgenossen Jo (ebenfalls ein Spätstarter) hat uns gestern den Tag erheitert. Schön zu lesen, dass andere mit den gleichen Dingen kämpfen.Marina ist unzufrieden mit der Welt: die Bilge, die man ständig ausschöpfen/ -wischen muss, das Grossegel das immer wieder überraschend ausrauscht (selbst bei lächerlichen 7 kt Wind), der schwache Wind aus tw. falschen Richtungen und die miese Performance hinsichtlich Geschwindigkeit und Wendewinkel. FRUSTRIEREND.Das Iridium macht. read more...


11/12/2022

Beluga - why we really stopped in Mindelo

When people join the ARC, it is to cross the Atlantic non-stop from Las Palmas in the Canaries, all the way to St Lucia. The Key Word is non-stop.Which is exactly I will not take it personally if you are wondering why on earth I am sending an update from Mindelo. Whether you are a keen geography enthusiast or merely an astute reader, I have few doubts that you will have noticed that Mindelo is neither in Las Palmas nor in St Lucia.
So why were we in Cape Verde, being rebels and defying the race protocols by making a stop in these -seemingly- welcoming islands? Good question. And because you are a faithful reader, you deserve nothing but the truth about our stop. So let’s get going shall we?The main reason is that we decided we had to get my Mother-in-law off the ship. She just was not. read more...


11/12/2022

Amandla Kulu - D20_ Keel Dive Swim

Captain’s Log. Star Date 11 Dec. Day 20. Twenty firstday on the water.2345 GMT.2145 Local.///kinds.voluntariness.browbeatenhttps://w3w.co/kinds.voluntariness.browbeatenA challenge filled day. A good sleep set the ground for feeling refreshed to start the day. Light airs offer incredibly challenging times for crews. Especially when they have limited time to prepare together before. We are incredibly close to arriving in St. Lucia, at least by way of distance. Waiting for the breeze to fill in. Tick-tock. Tick-tock. The whole boat creaks in light airs. Like a deep groaning from the bottom of the keel to the top of the mast. The noise can be a challenge at first. Overtime, I have come to recognise the sound of a boat in light airs as an opportunity to rest and dry; to dry the powder. This. read more...


10/12/2022

Avventura - Log Day 21: Il tuffo

Yesterday's nice light wind sailing continued through most of the night and into this morning. But then, towards noon, the wind weakend again. When there was anything in the 2Bf range, we patiently, patiently tried to sail with the light gennaker. In times with no wind, we swam in the Atlantic Ocean. And that is truly a great thing. At first, it feels a weird to jump off the boat in the middle of nowhere. But in the end, it doesn't really matter whether you have 5m or 5000m of water below your feet. Position at 23:50 UTC (13:04.43N 56:10.37W). read more...


Avventura - Log Day 21: Il tuffo
Avventura - Log Day 21: Il tuffo
10/12/2022

Jo - Tag 20 - der erste Squall und Zeit für Brot (+ Crew Special, Teil VI)

Wir halten es heute mal kurz und knapp mit dem (B)Log Beitrag. Denn aktuell zieht ein dicker Squall über uns weg, der den Aufenthalt im Cockpit ein bisschen ungemütlich macht. Wer sich nicht mehr erinnert - ein Squall ist eine lokal begrenzte Regenwolke, die nicht nur Regen, sondern auch starken Wind mitbringen kann. Squalls entstehen ab einer Wassertemperatur von mind. 26,5 Grad (die haben wir also anscheinend erreicht), in dem an einem Fleck warme Luft von der Wasseroberfläche nach oben steigt, verdichtet und wieder abregnet. So schnell ein Squall entsteht, so schnell ist er auch meist nach wenigen Minuten wieder vorbei. Wichtig ist nur, ihn rechtzeitig zu erkennen und die Segel zu reffen (= die Segelfläche zu verkleinern), um nicht von den stärkeren, möglichen Winden überrascht zu. read more...


Jo - Tag 20 - der erste Squall und Zeit für Brot (+ Crew Special, Teil VI)
Jo - Tag 20 - der erste Squall und Zeit für Brot (+ Crew Special, Teil VI)
10/12/2022

Sabine - (118) ARC daily blog update - Sat 10 Dec 2022

Hello interweb friends, Captain Stape on sail boat Sabine right here (///stashing.sinkhole.mediocrity)It’s a gloriously hot and sunny morning here on Sabine as I awake to the sounds of the crew getting their breakfast. The wind has gone on holiday again and we’re just left with the scraps; the scrag ends of the wind no one else wants, but beggars can’t be choosers so we’ll take it, and raise the spinnaker to try and take full advantage. As John is figuring out where we are the old fashioned way, Kia holds out a container and asks ‘what’s fits in this box’, Polina immediately says ‘sex toy!’. That’s what the rest of us hear, but Polina insists she said ‘sextant’. But we know what we heard! We can see Escapade not too far away, also struggling with the lack of wind. As this long hot day. read more...


10/12/2022

Lothlorien - Tag 21 auf See - Wir sind unter 100 Seemeilen 'to go'

Wir konnten in der vergangenen Nacht eine Hälfte lang komfortabel segeln. Dann ließ der Wind wieder nach und wir mussten die schlagenden Segel bergen. Wir haben jedoch genug Diesel übrig, um sicher St. Lucia zu erreichen. Also den Jockel an und Kurs auf St. Lucia!Die vergangenen Tage bei wenig Wind zu segeln, auf einem Kreuzkurs Richtung Ziel mit bis zu 1,5 Knoten Gegenstrom und einer bremsenden Windfahne im Schlepp war etwas für starke Nerven. Wir haben uns aber in eine Position gesegelt, aus der wir mit dem Motor die Fahrt beenden können. Nicht allen geht es so gut und bei manchen Booten muss der Diesel bis zum letzten Tropfen herhalten.Findige Insulaner haben offensichtlich einen Markt entdeckt. Das Gerücht macht die Runde, dass ein Schiff 50 Seemeilen vor St. Lucia wartet, um Diesel. read more...


10/12/2022

Circe - What You Don’t Know About Me: the Final At-Sea Blog

What You Don’t Know About Me:the Final At-Sea BlogFor those of you who have been reading my daily blogs, you’ve likely gotten to know me a little bit. Within hours, we will be pulling into Rodney Bay Marina. What have you learned about me by reading my blogs?You’ve learned that I enjoy writing, and that at times, my writing is eloquent, wordy, corny, or humorous. I hope you’ve gotten a few laughs, as it’s always been a pleasure of mine to make people laugh. You’ve learned that I’ve traveled the world both living in and visiting countries with diverse cuisines.You’ve learned I love Tolkien and I eat second breakfasts. You’ve learned one of the reasons I decided to make this transatlantic passage was for the chance to see the majestic whale in its own habitat. And perhaps you’ve learned. read more...


Circe - What You Don’t Know About Me: the Final At-Sea Blog
Circe - What You Don’t Know About Me: the Final At-Sea Blog
10/12/2022

Blue Moon - day 18 blog

Yesterday, ….what happened yesterday. Time is flying so fast these days. We are in a full routine mode and there is always something to do. Getting the daily jobs done like cleaning the heads (toilets on the boat), rig check, garbage into the anchor locker, cut plastic in little pieces and stuck them into a 5lt water bottle, plotting position,writing a blog, checking the weather and arc news,wash the cockpit and galley (kitchen on a boat), checking fresh food and of course cocking food and open one of our daily boat presents. We do like good food and we do have some really good chefs (cook on a boat)onboard. Then we always have to fix something, watching the fishing line, prepping the caught fish, reading, sunbathing, helming (steering the boat), getting some sleep in, take a bucket. read more...


10/12/2022

Katy - Thursday 8/12 Day 18 - No wind

After a few hours sailing west the wind died and we decided to gybe once more and get further south where there is more wind. All day we have been plagued by light winds no more than force 2 which gets us nowhere. It doesn't look like any decent wind will comw til Saturday. our noon to noon run prior to the wind dying was 110 miles so not great but acceptable.. read more...


10/12/2022

Katy - Wednesday 7/12 Day 17 Turned West

At midday today we gybed westwards which we hope will take us to St. Lucia. We've been putting a lot of south in our course and we hope its enough to keep in the consistent winds. Its not as far south as we'd planned but the wind feels good so only time will tell. Just 1600 miles to go! Provisions are still looking good and we haven't run out of anything important. We're certainly not eating anywhere near what I'd planned for and I guess this is purely down to lack of movement. The only thing we've run out of is ginger nut biscuits as Larry just tore in to them and they were gone in a few days. No will power. I don't eat them myself.. read more...


10/12/2022

Skye Blue - Skye Blue Land Ohoy!

This blog was written in advance of our crossing the finishing line - for practical reasons the last day of sailing is a busy one. But rest assured if you are reading this: we are safe; we are well and we have made it to Rodney Bay. And after several rum punches we will most likely be '3-sheets-to-the-wind', much like Skye Blue has been over the last few weeks. Following which, we will be re-introduced back into society just as soon as we're scrubbed and the crew is made hygienic again. Well, what and adventure it's been, after leaving Las Palmas some 20 days ago. There are too many highlights to share in this post as previous entries will attest. However, suffice to say from the: excitement of the choppy waters of the early days; to the blustery winds of a southerly bearing sail; to the. read more...


Skye Blue - Skye Blue Land Ohoy!
Skye Blue - Skye Blue Land Ohoy!
09/12/2022

Lothlorien - Tag 20 auf See - Wir sind wieder in der Flaute

Eigentlich hatten wir an diesem Freitag einen schönen Segeltag mit leichten Winden erwartet. Die Wettervorhersage hat sich aber wieder einmal kurzfristig geändert und anstelle von 8 bis 10 Knoten Wind sind es gerade einmal 4 bis 6 Knoten. Bis jetzt haben wir den Motor noch nicht angemacht, da wir noch 220 Seemeilen bis St. Lucia haben.Wir versuchen mit unserem Leichtwindsegel - einem Code Zero - etwas Fahrt zu machen, aber unter 6 Knoten schlägt alles so sehr, dass wir das Großsegel bergen mussten.Wir haben auch die Windfahne hochgezogen und steuern wieder von Hand. Ohne Wind kann sie sowieso nichts ausrichten und zudem ist sie auch eine kleine Bremse, die wir durchs Wasser ziehen.Um uns herum sind auch noch einige Boote der ARC, die alle mit denselben Bedingungen arbeiten müssen.Wir. read more...


09/12/2022

Xenial - Epilogue - Red Pants

For many months now the Swedes have been telling me about a peculiar tradition they have concerning red trousers (according to some sources it may also be an English, or even New England, tradition, but we have found conflicting information). The only people who are allowed to wear red pants are those who can say they have met the King (of Sweden, not Charles III) and those who have sailed across the Atlantic. You must know that in the Foglia family everyone, and in particular the men, wears red pants all the time. One could say it’s part of the Foglia staple “smart casual” uniform. So I didn’t make much of this red pants thing at first. But the more Swedes I met, the more I heard about this tradition, so eventually I decided to get onboard and pack a pair of red pants to wear at. read more...


10/12/2022

Escapado - Day 20 - . Crew sooooo looking forward to the Rum Punch

Day 20 at sea! Approximately 179 nm from Saint Lucia. Light winds expected for the duration suggests another 55hours to the finish line in Rodney Bay.Crew sooooo looking forward to the Rum Punch that awaits our arrival. Our Skipper Angela extremely excited to spend Christmas with family skiing in the Austrian Alps! A huge shout out to Angela’s relentless efforts towards safety. So far there have been zero incidents in what has been described as a most difficult Atlantic crossing . We are talking about preparing the boat and packing up gear ahead of our arrival so we can immediately join the dock side festivities and a long overdue shower!!!For the mean time we sail the deep blue Caribbean Sea flying the light wind Code Zero jib in brilliant sunshine!!Gregangela snow helmet. read more...


Escapado - Day 20 - . Crew sooooo looking forward to the Rum Punch
Escapado - Day 20 - .  Crew sooooo looking forward to the Rum Punch
09/12/2022

Jo - Tag 19 - 3 x 1.000 Meilen Rekord und der Gennacker

14°00,45N 43°54,92WWir haben heute tatsächlich den neuen zweifelhaften Rekord aufgestellt und zum zweiten und dritten Male innerhalb von 24 Stunden die 1.000 Meilen Restdistanz überquert. Das erste Mal, da noch in die richtige Richtung (also nach Westen), war bereits gestern Mittag und die Freude entsprechend groß. Schon ein besonderer Moment, wenn die Zahl, die wir seit nunmehr 19 Tagen täglich anstarren, von vier- auf dreistellig umspringt.Nach dem Zickzack Kurs durch die Nacht war die Freude kurzzeitig der Ernüchterung gewichen. Denn der Plotter zeigte gegen 0200 Uhr morgens wieder vier Ziffern an. 1.008 nm (nautische Meilen), um genau zu sein. Das zweite Mal. Wir wussten zwar, dass das passieren könnte, wollten wir doch zu dem Ort, an dem der neue Wind bald einsetzt. Aber irgendwie. read more...


Jo - Tag 19 - 3 x 1.000 Meilen Rekord und der Gennacker
Jo - Tag 19 - 3 x 1.000 Meilen Rekord und der Gennacker
09/12/2022

Avventura - Log Day 20: Vento girato, vento leggero

During the day, the wind slowly veered, i.e. turnedinto a northwind. In the afternoon, we changed from upwind to closereach sailing, and from genova to gennaker. Unfortunately, the wind also weakend at the same time. Nonetheless, it was a nice day with relaxedsailing, and, again, with great colours in the water and thesky.   Now, we are heading southwest, trying to find somemore wind for the next days. St Lucia is less than 400nm away. Still, we needsome more patience with the wind conditions.   Position at 23:35 UTC (12:59.95N54:29.35W)    . read more...


Avventura - Log Day 20: Vento girato, vento leggero
Avventura - Log Day 20: Vento girato, vento leggero
09/12/2022

Amandla Kulu - SUBJECT: D19_ Best day yet

 Captain’s Log. Star Date 09 Dec. Day 19. Twentieth day on the water.2314 GMT.2114 Local.13º 13 N056º 41 W///truculent.bibs.sandbagshttps://w3w.co/truculent.bibs.sandbags  What a privilege it is to be here.  The day started some seventeen hours ago, if you count from the last time I got up. Over night we received a few heavy squalls. The latter of which I did not need to get involved in managing, at all. The team had it.  Tom sounding like a real professional at times. The forecast was for the breeze to drop, which it did so throughout the day. We hoisted the Code Zero and used it as a big headsail to climb to windward. Our speed to waypoint St Lucia shot up as a consequence. Louisa really nail the helming. It was quite technical and she. read more...


09/12/2022

Sabine - Sabine (118) ARC blog update - 9 Dec 2022

Hello interweb friends, Captain Stape on sail boat Sabine right here (///monks.commiserating.collectivity)We’re in St. Lucia!!! Time zone that is. We passed through our final zone around mid-morning. This is the last time we’ll have to alter the clocks.It’s a sunny start to day, with wind and we’re still heading SW to avoid the dead zone that will appear north of us over the next 24hrs. We’re getting closer now with less than 500nm to go. We tack to avoid some rain - we’ve all had enough of that. Richard at the helm still gets a slight spraying of rain in his face though as we skirt around the cloud, but nothing like the drenching the crew have recently experienced.Kia is busy performing battery optimisation tasks so that our propulsion and house batteries are as efficient as they can. read more...


09/12/2022

Navasana - Day 20 150 miles to go to St Lucia.

Only 150 miles to go, hoping to get into St Lucia tomorrow or Sunday morning depending on how fast we can sail with the dying breeze. Today our Code 65 saved the day allowing us to make 4 knots in just 6 knots of breeze. Was fully expecting to be sailing into st Lucia with my Oxley parasailor not upwind with the code 65 ;-) We had a beautiful sunset today, first clear sky in many days. Attached is a photo we took of the sunset with the three of us. Looking forward to getting into st Lucia! More on sailingnavasana.com image1. read more...