Land ahoy! We have sighted land for the first time in 14 days; the good thing about that is this will be JaZoFi’s final log for ARC 2023. The better thing is that we will shortly be enjoying a Caribbean rum in a bar in St. Lucia! Thanks to Scotty Bailey for sharing this experience. I know he has spent the past few years doing Research, Planning, Commissioning, Testing, Delivering ready for ARC 2023. We can all see how and why he is so proud of what has been achieved so far. Congratulations to Oyster for delivering a superb vessel, the vessel is beautifully finished, robustly built and certainly capable of the onward world circumnavigation in the Oyster rally. No doubt Scotty will give you valuable feedback to help improve the Oyster 595. The crew: Glenn Gaynor, what a great mate, fastidious with all the Engineering and vessel cleanliness. Watching him do maintenance you know the Dyson will be the most overused appliance on board. Guy Bailey – Chief cook and bottle washer, did a great job of making sure we were fed, the laundry was done, and backup fishing guru. Some of the meals could have been Michelin star rated, but sadly they are not ours to grant so he’ll have to try again with a more prestigious audience. Deck hands for the trip were Fergus Wilmar and myself providing the humour. Ferg being Canadian describes the trip as a journey from the East Coast of Canada to the west coast in a motor home with no suspension doing 10 miles per hour. I hope you have enjoyed these blogs and join us to wish Scott, Flic, Glenn and Caro good winds and kind seas for their onward journey in the Oyster rally. Gordon Blaauw