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025’47W
Well it’s day 5 in the big brother boot and spirits are running high.The typical ARC weather plan of “sail south till the butter melts then turn right to catch the trade winds” has caught many people out, as the weather has refused to run to plan. This strategy has left many people floundering down by the Cape Verde islands of the coast of Africa . Many are short of fuel and have decides to put into Cape Verde for a few days break. So much for the ARC!
A few brave souls ourselves included have decided to venture west and this tactic has paid off handsomely as we are now making steady progress toward St Lucia and have less than 2000 miles to go. It’s a very dark night as the moon has not yet risen and we have not seen another boat on the horizon for nearly 12 hours. We are either going the wrong way or we are out in front !! Quite a strange feeling as our universe has contracted to the confines of the boat. 25 years ago on the very first ARC without the benefit of e mail on the hoof it must have felt very lonely indeed! How the world has shrunk! Time to go back on watch – the star scape is wondrous to behold!
Tony