End of the first day
Quesera
Mon 24 Nov 2008 05:48
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Its been a phenomenal start.Fireworks at midnight,
a not too early start with a swim for all of us, then a meet up with Richard and
Graeme for coffee, and then a saunter back to the boat at 11ish to cast off at
11.55.
  The team at
11:50
Leaving Harbour - What a cacophony of noise and crowds on the sea
wall
Great atmosphere - Bands up and down the quayside,
more fireworks, Boats blowing horns and blaring music ( ours was Hooked on
Classics as we left the harbour entrance), with it seemed the whole of Las
Palmas was there to cheer us off! Not too hairy a start up the windward
end of the line but not too far up which thereby avoided the inevitable fracas
of boats coming in on starboard and then tacking to port in the middle of the
others - why in a 3 week rally some still want a racing start beats me! We
were in the first third of the fleet of 180 I reckon. Now sailing
south in 15 kts to get 50 miles south of Gran Canaria to avoid the wind shadow,
and then turn right for St Lucia.. Here we
come.....................
  A few minutes after the
start
The end of Day 1 |