08.00hr clouds continue to form over Las Palmas, as second low develops out in the Atlantic.
Last blog for a few weeks, we leave today at 12.30h Sunday 19th November. We will turn SE out of Las Palmas and when past the bottom of Gran Canaria, we will bare off toward the SW, next stop Rodney Bay, St Lucia 2700 nautical miles.
10.00hr clouds getting organised
Boat is fully provisioned, crew are briefed, ship shape and good to go. If you want to follow our progress, download YB Tracker App and then follow Race ARC Gran Canaria to St Lucia 2017. Search teams and we are ‘Just Joia’. World Cruising Club have Facebook under Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, no doubt they will have ongoing news of the teams.
Top line is race route, lower Just Joia planned track.
Crew gathers for morning briefing, the new low on left of screen is the main topic. The race division will no doubt go straight for it, but Just Joia is heading South to skirt around toward Cape Verde Islands, before we head West for St Lucia.
The crew are looking forward to my galley duty.
Watch rota drawn up, we all have our time on duty indicated by A for Ad & B for Bob etc etc, mother is galley duty.
11.00hr clouds are clearing
Final check aloft, Skipper Ollie has one last inspection of the fleet!
Just Joia heads out of Port with the fleet, next stop Rodney Bay.
Able seaman Bob & Ad – game face on
We’ll see you the other side, farewell from Bob & Ad. 🤢