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Amokura - Arrival Day St. Lucia



Triskaidekaphobia.
 
Appropriately enough the ARC ended as it had begun.
 
Remember the start?
As the gun sounded, ARC control announced that there was a squall coming up on the fleet.
And we began fashionably wet.
 
Our finish:
 
Early AM Friday the 13th.
Approaching and rounding Pigeon Island, white out squall in 32 knots of wind.
It went flying by, then another less intense hit us. Then another.
 
As we changed sail configurations, and pinched toward the finish line, the fourth squall came through.
Our conversation at the start......wouldn’t it be funny if we had to get our wet weather gear on for the finish?
We learned. Never make suppositions with the sea.
 
Then the rain passed. The seas calmed. The ARC welcoming committee guided us to our berth. Can’t say enough about how contagious their energy and attitude helped buoy our spirits at the end. We had the celebratory drinks and fruit basket. Sat in the cockpit and talked until dawn. Then, proverbially, lights out.
 
Amokura over.

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