georgebackhus on December 15th, 2010

Here are some photos of the ARC Rally.

Moonshadow romps across Rodney Bay to be the 19th yacht to finish the ARC Trans-Atlantic Rally out of 233 starters.

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andrewhaslam on December 10th, 2010

Hi All!
We crossed the finish line of the ARC Rally today at 1251 St. Lucia time today and are safely in the marina.  More on our last day at sea tomorrow, but for now we’re resting up for the party tonight.
Cheers, the MooCrew
Update:
With the trade winds shifting north and south of the rhumb line all [...]

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andrewhaslam on December 9th, 2010

With St. Lucia just over the horizon, the MooCrew swear they can smell the pina coladas and hear the faint sounds of steel drums.  These delusions are typical of sailors who have been at sea for too long.
After all the challenges of the first half of the passage, we thought that when [...]

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andrewhaslam on December 8th, 2010

We’re happy to be in the trade winds, but they are not giving us much of a break.  The winds are generally less than forecast, but up and down between 14 and 22 knots.  They are also quite shifty, and with a quartering sea, staying on course is a challenge.  The autopilot course correct function [...]

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