ARC 2015
fredag 11 december 2015 - Skrivet av Leif
Captain's blog day 60
At last, moored in the fancy Rodney Bay Marina where the boat stayed for one week of celebration and recuperation

Everybody is up with the sun,, which, in our peculiar situation, corresponds to about 11 o’clock “boat time” (=GMT).  A couple of hours later we tally 150 miles for the day and we are satisfied with that considering a rather calm night.

We now adjust time and go the St.Lucia time  (=GMT - hours).  At about 1030 we have 80 miles left, we have Barbados due south.

At 10 o’clock we hoist the gennaker.  We realize that we have to jibe but in order to get  good wind on the other tack we wait until the last moment (people at home who follow us on the YBS were afraid that we would collide with St.Lucia).  So we jibe and find that the genua furling has locked.   Needs about one hour of “massage” to get “unlocked” ……the tricks played by boat and waves and wind never let up….!!  At 2300 hours we have VHF-contact, just before, easing off north of St.Lucia.  At 2330 we pass Pigeon Island and at 2345 we pass the finishing line…..!!  19 days and almost 11 hours, a couple of days longer than skipper anticipated. 

We furl the sail and motor into the narrow canal that leads into Rodney Bay.  On channel 77 we talk to "ARC Berth" and they guide us into berth D21 where rhum punch and horray awaits us on the pontoon.  We duly celebrate on the boat and we also stumble into the marina for a beer in the bar…..We made it !!

 

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