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Day 21: So near and Yet so Far by Skipper Pete
We're within sight of St Lucia but the last 24 hours have been the slowest of the entire trip. We're wallowing in 6-8 knots of wind just...
Days 16 -20 by Crewman Couch
Who needs gas anyway? Our last week at sea has seen some highs and lows... The weather has been fantastic for lounging but not so good...
999 miles to go! - Days 10-14, by crewman Holland
You know it's a long journey when the last thousand miles feels like the home stretch. We've just crossed that point today, on the...
Days 6-9 by Damien
A Few days have passed on Rafiki with some significant mile stones being reached, we passed over 22 degrees of latitude into the tropics...
Day 5 - Not Much to Report - by Skipper Pete
We're still hanging onto our middle/Northerly route which unfortunately means taking some wind on the nose which makes for a bumpy salty...
Day 4 - Life at 45 Degrees - by Crewman Holland
It's Day 4 of the Atlantic crossing on Rafiki, and we're all starting to get into the groove of things. 'Getting into the Groove'...
Day 3 - Irish truffles and weather routing - skipper Pete
Day 3 got off to a good start with some decent wind and us carrying our poled out headsail. The end of the power embargo enabled us to...
Day 2 - We have the power but sailing in circles - skipper Pete
We had a rather frustrating second day. In the wind shadow of the Canaries we experienced unpredictaeble winds in terms of strength and...
Day 1 - ARC Start aka heavy first night - skipper Pete
Following the rally postponement, our rescheduled start time was 1100, with the racing divisions starting before us at 1030. Our plan...
A False Start - by Skipper Pete
So the day had finally arrived - 23rd November. In some ways it felt like we had been preparing for years for this moment, but in others...
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