{"id":14394,"date":"2010-11-20T17:56:36","date_gmt":"2010-11-20T22:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/?p=14394"},"modified":"2010-11-21T07:14:07","modified_gmt":"2010-11-21T12:14:07","slug":"arc-2010-we-start-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/arc-2010-we-start-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"ARC 2010 – We Start Tomorrow (Sunday)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It is Saturday and tomorrow we and 238 other yachts start for St. Lucia. We have enjoyed our time in Las Palmas, but are really looking forward to getting out to sea.<\/p>\n

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This morning all the ARC participants went through a formal check \u00a0out process.<\/p>\n

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Followed by a skipper’s meeting. Chris Tibbs gave a weather heads up. Looks like the upper level cut off low and its associated trough is sticking around, creating a block of headwinds in the middle of the course. A very complex routing scenario for the race boats. For us it is a matter of staying comfortable.<\/p>\n

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Chris’s recap is shown above for those of you following the detail. Bottom line right now is this is probably not going to be a fast year.<\/p>\n

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The marine stores are buzzing with cruisers making last minute purchases, the prices \u00a0of which are surprisingly low.<\/p>\n

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Back on our quay the local fruit and veggy vendors are making deliveries. It has been a while since we have seen a banana stalk onboard a yacht.<\/p>\n

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These folks are washing everything to hopefully \u00a0offload any unwanted visitors (AKA cockroaches).<\/p>\n

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We’ve been saying goodbye to old acquaintances and new. We will be gone from St Lucia before most arrive if things go to plan. Our day ended aboard Moonshadow<\/em> whose crew is chafing at the bit to get into action.<\/p>\n

We will be posting reports on SetSail via Iridium sat phone during the crossing. You can track the fleet progress on the ARC website by clicking here<\/a>. Our position is shown on the “open” fleet \u00a0page here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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