by First Class Sailing | Dec 10, 2018 | ARC Rally, Atlantic Adventures, Racing
Saturday 8th December We are still racing to the finish. 389 NM to go and we are neck and neck with Challenger 3. We continue to have interesting squalls rushing at us from behind: the latest measured 36 knots of true wind. Oh, how superb it is to be in this...
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”...
