Mistral of Portsmouth - Day 1 - Saint Lucia to Santa Marta, Columbia

The day dawned! We were up early, topping up with water, paying final bills, tying everything down below decks and doing a final check on deck. Lots of activity along the pontoons - the excitement was palpable. We left the pontoon early enough to do some man over board practice before checking out the start line.

Captain P did well - we were with the first half dozen crossing the line - what a sight! 20 boats starting with a couple coming on later and several joining us in Panama - we will be 26 in total. We’ve got light winds and have all our white sails out. So far so good!

Unfortunately, Jane is under the weather with a cough/cold but is stoic. We’re excited about our upcoming adventure!


Karen & Chris