First blog entry of our new adventure - Hamble

Associate3
Chris & Katie Russell
Fri 12 May 2017 15:10
This is the first diary entry of the adventures of Associate3. Currently we are still preparing her and getting the last jobs completed before our intended leaving date in two weeks time. Whether we get everything completed is debatable - but hopefully all the main bits will work - and it wont be for the want of trying
 
So what is Associate3? She is a cutter rigged Sweden 45 sloop that was born in 2002. We purchased her in Marstrand, Sweden in April 2016 and sailed back to the Hamble late October (it was very cold)
 
Who are 'we'?
 
We are Chris & Katie who have been sailing (cruising and racing) together on various boats since we were married in 1978. We have three grown up children all of whom enjoyed our sailing exploits as a family whilst they were growing up. They are now all consummate sailors in their own right
 
What is the plan? Leave UK late May and sail down to the Canary Islands by late August/early September 2017. We will the join the ARC (Atlantic Rally for Cruisers) departing from Gran Canaria to St Lucia (2850 miles) on November
 
This blog will become more populated when we leave........
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