Brizo - BVI to Bermuda Day -1

Following two weeks in the British Virgin Islands with various friends visiting we have had yesterday and today (Wednesday) to prepare for our trip back into the Atlantic some 840nm to Bermuda.

We leave tomorrow at mid day local time 17:00 BST. We are yet to catch up on the BriZo blog and will not now get internet until we are in Bermuda in 5+ days time. Murray joined us late Monday so it will just be three single watches 24 hours a day. We have managed to complete the ‘up mast rig checks’, main engine gearbox service, generator impellor change (it had blown apart again well under its normal hours), provisioning and of course the multitude of other jobs that are needed. The rest we will now do on the way and that includes the passage plan, but essentially we just head North!

The weather looks light to start with then leading into Bermuda Northerly winds (on the nose). There are around 10 other boats leaving with us on the Atlantic cup to Bermuda and we have a tracker so you can follow the progress on the WCC site on the Atlantic Cup area if you are interested.

Pat and I are looking forward to the simplicity of being back at sea full time yet know this leg pre-empts the tougher leg into the East coast of the USA.

Stu