by First Class Sailing | Dec 7, 2018 | ARC Rally, Atlantic Adventures, Racing
After a squall blows through, Skipper Ricky and Mate Kirstie have their work cut out for them trying to keep Challenger 4 going in a straight line as the squalls blow through and try to take her offline. The crew have to pull together and it’s all hands...
by First Class Sailing | Dec 6, 2018 | ARC Rally, Atlantic Adventures, Racing
Mate Kirstie’s Log Once More Unto The Breach Yesterday we had a 20ft-ish whale play alongside us for an hour, broaching several times – once right in front of the boat, as it continuously circled us and surfed waves. The whole crew watched...
by First Class Sailing | Dec 5, 2018 | ARC Rally, Atlantic Adventures, Racing
2nd Night Watch Interlude A good night for shooting stars around Gemini, and whilst no means a meteor shower, included a fizzing ember that lingered for 2 or 3 heartbeats as it streaked the 20 or so degrees from Canis Minor over to Sirius, the Dog Star...
by First Class Sailing | Dec 4, 2018 | ARC Rally, Atlantic Adventures, Racing
Monday 3 December Today’s main event was the “half-way party” which was the strangest and most wonderful mid-ocean celebration most of us had ever attended. We are celebrating being slightly more than 1,550 nautical miles into this race, with a “short”...
by First Class Sailing | Dec 3, 2018 | ARC Rally, Atlantic Adventures
At some point in an Atlantic voyage the romance of the journey will inspire a crew member to put pen to paper and create some poetry. Marsh’s poem didn’t come with a title so our working one is… The Challenge Bruce, our watch leader wants to...
by First Class Sailing | Dec 3, 2018 | ARC Rally, Atlantic Adventures
This blog also contained a Fruit Flash! The crew are testing bags that preserve fruit and veg. The experiment wasn’t going as well as expected, however it seems some produce fares better than others. Read all about it here: Long Voyage Fruit and Veg preservation...
