Next Step - Start Day

Day one of the ARC 2019, a busy morning was spent sorting out the remaining things that had to be done on the boat before we left the marina in Las Palmas. At 1130 we let go our mooring lines and carefully exited the marina past the spectators and band playing on the marina edge.

After a bit of sailing around, the start sounded and we are off… we are a bit slow off the start line, but we have plenty of time to catch up. The wind has been great as we made our way down the island of Grand Canaria fairly rapidly. Nicole prepared sandwiches for lunch before we left and David had brought with him a shepherds pie for supper so no meal time preparation was needed. After the dishes had been washed up in the evening, we slotted back into our night watch system.