2 Days to go

Cara of the South - Westward Ho!
Gary O'Grady
Fri 22 Nov 2024 15:13
Not much left to do except fill up with as much fuel as possible. Gerry cans are selling like hot cakes here with everyone having the same plans. The tradewinds don't look like they will fill in til Thursday and with a couple of days of headwinds and very light winds. To make any progress the engine will most likely need to be used. Its the farewell drinks tonight for all the crews and probably the last drink most people will have til St. Lucia. Certainly will be for me as I don't like drinking and sailing. So much can go so wrong very quickly. I met Gunnar Christensen, one of the Golden Globe Race 2026 entrants today for coffee. He will be sailing a Hans Christian 34 which he bought in Trinidad for the GGR. On the ARC he is sailing a Southerly 42 so will get in a long time before us.