Ceilidh of Lorne at Las Palmas 28:09N 15:25W

Ceilidh of Lorne
Dave Sturrock
Wed 21 Nov 2012 12:45
Ceilidh arrived alongside the fuel berth at 07:00 hours at   Las Palmas marina   this morning.
 
We were met by our shore team and ARC crew so it was great to catch up again after so many weeks at sea.
 
It was a feeling of some achievement that all the equipment and weather issues have been overcome to arrive safely at our destination.
 
For the record we have completed 2,746NM since departing Kos on 25 October, this seems like a very long time ago now!
 
The last days run has been under mainsail and engine only as the NW breeze was mainly around F2
 
Richard was aloft in the bosun’s chair to unfurl and then recover the damaged genoa, a large section of the luff had come away at the seam which looks like a fair bit of work for the sailmaker.
 
So I plan a few days of relaxation while the fresh legs of Ceilidh’s newly arrived ARC crew take up the strain of preparing for the ARC start on 25 November.
 
I will post some photos of our activities in Las Palmas over the next few days.
 
Dave Sturrock