Sailing, ARC 2018, Nov 22nd-Dec 10th

On November 21st I flew down to Gran Canaria to join the crew of Challenger 3, a 72 feet sloop participating in the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers 2018. We were 13 people on board in total including the skipper and mate. The ARC is an event that has been running for some 30 years with up towards 200 boats participating in different classes - We were in the monohull racing class. The passage took 15 days and nights, mostly with a fresh breeze from astern and in the later stage we got a couple of squalls to avoid or sail through. After finishing, I spent 1 week in Saint Lucia, a lovely island in the Caribbean. A great sailing adventure and a fantastic holiday!