BlueFlyer is finally on the high seas again, it seemed a long time over Christmas getting repairs and then waiting for the start yesterday.
About 90 minutes before we left the GPS on the Raymarine failed. I managed to get the local agent to come to the boat and check it out. Problem appears to be a bad/intermittent contact on a fuse holder in the brain box, which is hidden behind a cupboard in one of the cabins. There are now 5 spare fuses on board, just in case.
The boat is going well, one jib is poled out and the other free flying, and no main up at all. We are surfing at up to 12 kts and averaging about 8 kts. Conditions are good with a full moon and a regular swell. After the ARC crossing we are all wondering about the first squall and when is it going to appear.
We are now approx. 105 miles west of St.Lucia and on course for a large headland on the Colombian coast, though we will stay approx. 100 miles offshore to avoid shallow waters and any potential trouble from shore.
Not much else to report to you all.
Hugh.