Leaving Las Palmas - We are on our way!!!
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John & Jane Craven
Sun 21 Nov 2010 12:13
We set sail on Sunday after what seemed like months in Las Palmas. This is what we have been planning for over the last two years and to actually leave and start our adventure properly was quite an emotional moment for both John and I, and I think for the crew as well!
After a few last minute jobs including cleaning the bottom of the boat so that we go faster, we left the jetty to join the melee outside the breakwater waiting for the starting klaxon. Tony played us out on his saxophone (Summertime, I think).
With all the boats milling around it was quite stressful particularly for our helmsman and Skipper, John. The race boats all left 20 minutes before the cruisers but, funnily enough, as soon as we had the 5 minute warning, all the cruising class converged on the line and it was bit of a scrum getting over the line, and more than a little tense!