![]() ![]() "We are definitely looking forward to this and to the start. Although this will be his and his wife Berit's first Atlantic crossing, the double handers have been sailing for decades. I've really enjoyed my time here in Las Palmas though and like it very much but, of course we are all looking forward to the start."Īnders Hjorst on yacht Ella from Karlstad, Sweden had just returned from his daily jog something he likes to do to keep fit. "It might be light winds for the start, but that's part of the sailing game. Lars Karlsson sailing on the Hallberg-Rassy 44 Pleasure, agrees with Neil. "We've been pouring over weather forecasts for days now and it's looking light conditions, but it makes it all the more interesting," said Neil with a smile. We will do several regattas in the Caribbean and for the first time take part in Grenada Sailing Week." They were out training earlier today and the crew of nine will take part in the ARC Racing Division. It's my second time in the ARC and fifth time across. "Once we get all the Covid stuff done and get to the sailing side of things, I know we will be having a blast! I can't wait. Neil Maher, skipper of Global Yacht Racing's Beneteau First 47.7 EH01, one of the ARC's regular race charter boats, said he just wants to get going. I wonder what will happen to my thoughts when I don't have the TV and all the normal information, but I am absolutely looking forward to start day now." "The main problem is where are we going to put all this food? I want to know how I will feel when I am out there in the middle of the ocean, with the night sky and probably feeling so small. Both were on the dock carefully washing and preparing a huge pile of fruit and vegetables that they'd just bought from the market and spoke about how they were feeling: "There's so much to do right now that you don't have time to work out what you are feeling," said Tina. Tina Bååth and her husband Ingmar Ravudd are sailing on their Swedish Arcona 460 IdaLina with his two sons, one other female crew and young J109 sailor, Sanna Moliis. On board almost every boat, there's a bustle of activity and we caught up this afternoon with a few participants who were busy doing jobs. Thoughts from some of the crews in the 36th ARC, with less than 48 hours to go. ![]()
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