Horta headwinds. 25/05/2013
The ARC Europe flag was raised in the Marina da Horta yesterday and we were initially expecting a flurry of boats to arrive late this weekend. It seems however it may be a few more days before the majority have arrived as the winds have shifted to light headwinds. With it looking like a beat to windward for the final few hundred miles there may be some engines being turned on. The log books coming in are turning from glorious sailing heading direct to Horta to reports of lower VMG's and sailing either to Norway or Nigeria. The upshot is that it's better fishing conditions and almost all boats have reported landing fish for the dinner table. It is great to have 'Ma Vie' here and they arrived even before the dawn broke this morning for a good 11 day crossing. They did however depart...
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