by First Class Sailing | Jan 9, 2018 | Atlantic Adventures, Sailing Tales, Sailing Trips
As she sails from Antigua to Portsmouth the latest report from Challenger 2 brought the usual daily update from the skipper Neil, plus a long and thoughtful piece from Alex who managed to find some time between watches to put his thoughts down about taking on a...
by First Class Sailing | Jan 8, 2018 | Atlantic Adventures
The last leg of the Atlantic Adventure began over the weekend. It started in Portsmouth with the voyage down to the Canaries, followed by the rally across the Atlantic in the ARC 2017 and finally Challenger 2 will sail from Antigua to Portsmouth. The crew will...
by First Class Sailing | Dec 11, 2017 | ARC Rally, Atlantic Adventures, Sailing Holidays, Sailing Trips
It has been voyage and a half, the crew will have ARC Rally memories that will last for ever and stories to tell to all and sundry. For skipper Ricky Chalmers he’ll certainly write this one down as a job well done. Here is his final post from the second...
by First Class Sailing | Dec 10, 2017 | ARC Rally, Atlantic Adventures, Sailing Tales
You haven’t heard much from the FCS crew on Challenger 2 over the past few days and there has been a very good reason, one of the team was ill, seriously ill and this gripping account from skipper Ricky Chalmers will certainly have you on the edge of your...
by First Class Sailing | Dec 7, 2017 | ARC Rally, Atlantic Adventures, Sailing Holidays, Sailing Trips
As the FCS crew head towards St Lucia they cross the mid-Atlantic, celebrate and then get back to sailing Challenger 2. Below is the latest news from the crew plus their position (14:00 7th Dec 2017). It’s a Swell Kelp Hello from the middle of the ocean....
by First Class Sailing | Dec 5, 2017 | ARC Rally, Atlantic Adventures, Sailing Holidays, Sailing Tales
The FCS crew on Challenger 2 were racing to St Lucia in the ARC Rally. Things were going well until a problem with the rigging meant a couple of repairs were needed in Cape Verde before carrying on. Yesterday Gary posted this cryptic message: “Ps. Joe’s lesson learnt...
