The Finishing Line and Arrival in St Lucia

Take Off
Jörgen Wennberg
Thu 11 Dec 2014 03:07
Position: 14:04.45N 60:56.94W Approaching St Lucia on the 10th of December - the cheering and feeling of finally seeing land after 16 days…..!!!! Jörgen’s smile says it all. On the 10th of december at 5h54mn we crossed the finishing line in a beautiful sunset! Entering the harbour of Rodney Bay in St Lucia Our Welcome Committee - Jacob and the crew from Shira from ARC+!! We heard cheering and screaming ”TAKE OFF…. Fy fan vad ni är bra! Fy fan vad ni är bra!!!!!!!”. That was soooo warming and what a big surprise. Tusen tack!! And Shira showed to be the winning boat of the ARC+. Congratulations to you! On the 10th of December - WE DID IT!!!! We got a warm welcome by the Tourist Board of Lucia serving as rumpunsh at 6h30 in the morning… Alex - the harbour’s musician - played beautiful Caribbean music This was the first thing the kids did once setting feet on land! Our first meal with everything on the table without rolling!! 2 spinnakers out of service out of 3! Keep smiling all the way to the sailmaker ;-)) |