Thursday 12 December 2013

Day 18.

The weather kept us on our toes to the very end.  In a torrential squall, Alcedo swept across the finish line off St Lucia at 0612 this morning (1012 UK time), and is now safely tied up alongside in Rodney Bay marina.  

Our overall time for the crossing was 17 days, 20 hours and 12 minutes.  We travelled 2959 nautical miles, at an average speed of 6.8 knots.



 
 
Alcedo is the 45th ARC yacht to arrive in St Lucia. While most of the fleet will arrive over the next few days, a few boats still have 1500 nautical miles to sail. To all those still at sea, we wish fair winds, calm seas and Godspeed.
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2 comments:

  1. Olivia12 December 2013 at 13:55

    Hooray! Congratulations to all aboard Alcedo and thank you to David for the most inspirational blog ever - captivating reading. You have made us feel as if we have done the crossing with you.
    Thank you so much for those incredible words and for the energy and enthusiasm for fundraising for Horatio's Garden. Horatio was with you.
    Enjoy the celebrations!!! Love from us all xxx

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  2. Unknown18 December 2013 at 11:29

    Bravo David! Superbe blog, superbe exploit, superbe geste... Merci de nous avoir fait partager cette aventure. Welcome back et bonne fin d'année 2013. De la part de la famille Brown.
    Marie-Hélène

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