by First Class Sailing | Nov 1, 2017 | Atlantic Adventures, Sailing Holidays, Sailing Trips
The latest update from Challenger 2 as her FCS crew sails her to the Canaries via the Bay of Biscay. As you will read contact has been sporadic due to weak signals. Tuesday Morning (Oct 31st) We have had a really great night sailing, lots of wind, big rolly seas stars...
by First Class Sailing | Oct 30, 2017 | Atlantic Adventures, FCS News, Sailing Trips
As you’ll read, over the weekend the crew of Challenger 2 got into the routines of ocean sailing and also writing a ship’s log of their adventure from Portsmouth to the Canaries – the first leg of our Atlantic Adventures. Below is their...
by First Class Sailing | Oct 27, 2017 | Atlantic Adventures, FCS News, Sailing Holidays, Sailing Trips
With the sun unexpectedly shining in a late October light wind and the temperatures at a Mediterranean 17c, our First Class Sailing crew gathered at Gunwharf Quay to begin their voyage to the Canaries aboard Challenger 2. Their skipper is Neil Montague and his...
by First Class Sailing | Jul 19, 2017 | ARC Rally, Atlantic Adventures, FCS News, Racing, Sailing Holidays
This is open to anyone. Although, as you will likely be 14 days non stop on a boat, it helps if you know you like sailing! But it doesn’t matter if you haven’t got a lot of experience providing you have some. The Race is actually a Rally. The...
by First Class Sailing | Dec 8, 2016 | ARC Rally, Atlantic Adventures
But which crew will be on the beach first? “We are going through the series of “lasts” at the moment, doing the last night watches and we have just had the “last supper”” Only One Short Cut to St Lucia Wednesday 7 Dec 2016:...
by First Class Sailing | Dec 7, 2016 | ARC Rally, Atlantic Adventures
Enroute to St Lucia – will Challenger 3 make it across the line first? We must have looked a funny sight, a hive of action in our little bubble of light storming across the Atlantic Ocean in the darkness. Tuesday Morning 6th December 2016: Still flying...
