by First Class Sailing | Jan 31, 2018 | Atlantic Adventures
No mention of the FCS crew getting the Channel jitters – a known phenomenon that sees people go slightly loopy as excitement of land builds! However the Chain Locker in Falmouth gets another mention… Date :31 January 2018 Time : 12:00 GMT Position :...
by First Class Sailing | Jan 30, 2018 | Atlantic Adventures
Bishops Rock lighthouse, The Chain Locker Pub, fish and chips; having crossed the Atlantic how much will these British landmarks mean to the FCS Crew as they land at Falmouth? Will they miss the whales, 45 degree living, the everlasting horizon, the donkey, the...
by First Class Sailing | Jan 30, 2018 | Atlantic Adventures
What follows is a blog that has only just made it back from the boat. It is from Day 13, so before the boat reached the Azores. There are some wonderful insights into the friendships that can develop on an Atlantic crossing and what causes them to come about. Day Blog...
by First Class Sailing | Jan 29, 2018 | Atlantic Adventures
Where is the wind? As skipper Neil points out this is the weirdest spells he has encountered. However the FCS crew are undaunted and making the most of their voyage with the prospect of full on sailing around the corner. Morning all An exciting 24 hours on...
by First Class Sailing | Jan 29, 2018 | Atlantic Adventures
Day 17 Saturday January 2018 50-55 Knots – that was last year! Good Morning Well there has been little or no change of any significance since our last mid-day report. We are still motoring through the high at between 7 – 8 knts. The sea state is glassy with a...
by First Class Sailing | Jan 29, 2018 | Atlantic Adventures
Day 16 Friday 26th January 2018 Nightly Chocoloate restriction lifted Position at noon: 41°11.88 North, 22°36.04 West Morning all Another jolly day on the good ship Challenger 2 still motoring, latest weather is still no wind until the channel, only slight change is...
