Sunday at noon is the start of the ARC1500 Rally from Portsmouth VA
to the British Virgin Islands. A run of about 1500 miles at sea. So far the
weather indicates that we will have a fantastic ride south starting with a few
days of winds from behind us which will make for a very pleasant drive through
the Gulf Stream. As we head towards Bermuda it looks like the winds will be
predominately east so we will have the wind over the side of the boat making
for a fast ride. In both cases it may well be a lot of miles under spinnaker -
we will be moving right along!
We are soon anxious to get sailing after spending months getting
Ambition ready. There is only 2 small items left on our to do list so all is
good on board. One item is to change the raw water pump impeller. Maryse has been busy doing a thousand items to make life on
board a wonderful experience - she has all the meals made and sitting in the
freezer - this girl is organized! The boat is spotless in and out - we are
READY TO GO!
The rally folks are incredible and the experience with the ARC Rally
is priceless!
Friday dinner they announce ---- Change in plans … the weather
forecast this morning indicates that we will have a better crossing of the gulf
stream if we depart tomorrow - Saturday instead of on Sunday. Anxiousness just
ramped up a few notches, Our to do list is well under control and everything
left to do is all very manageable.
The crew of Ambition is all set and very much ready to head out for
our fantastic adventure south!
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