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Solid wind

(@author) — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 23:43:39 UTC

Hello everyone! We got stuck in a hole for the start and had some trouble getting this big girl moving. We eventually got some wind and were able to fly big orange and get up t0 10 knots. We are making some progress and have solid winds in a lumpy sea. The crew is working together well and we are sailing in and making up some miles. More to follow!

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Safe and sound in Grenada

(@author) — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 19:34:45 UTC

Sorry for the delay. We arrived yesterday 12/1 at around 7am! Fantastic adventure! Somehow Deb managed to whip up amazing gourmet meals the whole way in huge rolling seas. Deb you are truly amazing. Grand Crew sailed well and had the time of our lives! We finished in the top 3rd of the fleet. Proud moment considering the amazing talent and vessels that were in this rally.

Almost to Grenada!!

(@author) — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 16:35:03 UTC

We are making great time. Unfortunately we lost our spin late last night. The wind has filled in and we are looking good for arrival late tomorrow. Wr caught a tuna today!

Happy Thanksgiving!

(@author) — Thu, 24 Nov 2022 16:34:40 UTC

We just finished our Thanksgiving meal. We had Pork Loin from Spain, baby potatoes, squash, homemade bread and some veggies. Desert was a peanut butter nouget type thing from somewhere in the Med. We tried to catch a turkey fish but had no luck. We will have under 1000 miles to go soon and are holding our own heading to Grenada. We have had solid wind and big water the whole way! Best wishes and love to all our family and friends!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Grand Crew

Making time

(@author) — Sun, 20 Nov 2022 14:42:28 UTC

Hello Everyone, We are making good time. Grand Crew is sailing great. We have lumpy seas and strong winds but heading across the pond well fed! Talk soon.

And we are off!!!

(@author) — Fri, 18 Nov 2022 10:16:21 UTC

Leaving the dock shortly. Off to Grenada! We will update as often as we can.

45 miles to go!

(@author) — Sat, 12 Nov 2022 14:31:18 UTC

Hello everyone. This has been a fantastic voyage. We have had outstanding gourmet meals all the way. Only a few talk to god moments and beautiful sailing. Last night the winds died way down. We are working our way there slowly but surely. We should be in Cape Verde this Saturday evening. We will add pictures when we have the opportunity and internet.

Gran Crew out!

150 miles to go!

(@author) — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 16:13:33 UTC

We are getting close to finishing this leg of our crossing. We have dialed in the boat and got the feel of what she likes. We should be ready to do much better on the next leg. Today is a special day not only for Veterans but it is also Emory's bday. We made a birthday fritata with a candle for birthday boy! Last night and this morning we had really light wind and flat seas. Wind has picked up and our VMG is way up. Hoping to get into Cape Verde sometime tomorrow.

Tilt back a cold one for Emory's bday!

Smooth sailing

(@author) — Wed, 09 Nov 2022 15:28:44 UTC

We are clipping along between 7-8 knots on average catching up to the fleet and picking off boats as we can. Big rollers but solid wind all the way. Went shrimping with the spin last night but saved it. Quite the challenge at 9 knots. Wind was building quick. Had 2 big fish on the line today but couldn't slow the boat down quick enough to get them in. Our food is amazing and the weather is great. We may not be the fastest but we are not going without. 435 miles to go to Cape Verde.

Update

(@author) — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 16:37:10 UTC

We are having great wind and catching up to the fleet. Steady wind shooting us down the rhumb line. We are all working together and eating like kings! Thanks Deb!!! Still working on catching some fish with a line in tow. The weather is great and today we have perftect sailing conditions! We have 581 miles to go!

Grand Crew

We are off to Cape Verde

(@author) — Sun, 06 Nov 2022 09:21:23 UTC

We are heading out to the start. Winds are about 15 knots, coming from the Northeast. Slight chance of thunderstorms. Almost at full moon for tonight.

The night before casting off for Cape Verde

(@author) — Sat, 05 Nov 2022 21:00:09 UTC

We are all set. Weather should be great for our trip. We will have a full moon for our passage to Cape Verde which makes for absolutely beautiful night sailing. We have 5 souls aboard, Jason, Scott, Emory, Travis and Deb. We have a great watch schedule, fantastic menu and years of sailing experience and knowledge. Excited to cast away and make this big cat fly a hull! We will update our location often and we can be seen on our tracker. We have 2 setup. This leg is about 860 miles.

https://maps.findmespot.com/s/w0s9 or https://www.worldcruising.com/arc_plus/eventfleetviewer.aspx