Opening Ceremony Las Palmas Crew Clean and ready for action Departing Fleet

Hope Christmas was good for you all and New Year will be better, the site I couldn't remember in my last post was: http://blog.mailasail.com/sulayacht I wrote a daily position report (didn't start it until the 20th December, in fact my first few posts were way out of position due to a mess up on the keyboard front! However it gives you an indication of the winds and weather we experienced.

We have enjoyed a few days here in Rodney Bay Marina and now since the weather seems to have improved are moving out to have a sail around St Lucia while we still have Sue and Maris on board.

We plan to back in Rodney Bay for the 4th January so Sue and Maris can fly back to the UK we will then have a few days while we sort things and I will download some photographs for inclusion on this page.

We wish you all the very best for 2011 and do please keep in touch.

Sharon & Chris xxxx

St LuciaChristmas eve 2010, at 11.00 hours local time (GMT - 4) we arrived in ST Lucia after 30 days at sea. The welcome was overwhelming and our feet have not touched the ground since! If you would like to read how we did it I will print the address when I remember it! In the meantime have a fantastic Christmas and New Year when it comes.

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Don't think we are bathed in Sunshine, ther is a tropical storm in the area and we are experiencing tropical rain! Still it is much warmer than you folks!

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You could follow us on the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers web site, don;t know the address but it will Google. Look for yacht Quicksilver x

Final Minutes in Las Palmas

Well, sorry to be such a poor blogger but the wifi is appaling and the last couple of weeks just hectic! Most of it was fun!!!!! However the last couple of days with food shopping and loading have been crazy1 All a board now and we should be casting off our lines at around 11.00hrs, departing the stating line at 13.00hrs. Slightly nervous but excited. Thank you all for your good wishes and sorry not to reply to you all but we are thinking of you and shall be in touch from St Lucia.

Love and Best wishes to all xxxxxx

Pictures will be posted at a later date xxxx

It is a very strange feeling to be here in the Canaries, it seems to have been such a long time from home and yet such a short time to travel so far. This is were we are really begin the countdown, Chris has had a chance to see how things are working on Quicksilver and is able to alter and reinvent things as we go along, I am becoming used to living onboard, it is quite a change but it is starting to feel like 'home' I even have a Basil and Mint plant! Not very healthy looking but they never were in my kitchen! Thank you all who mailed me, it is good to keep up with what is happening and although some news was sad this time, (our love and thoughts are with Kirsten and Shona), it is nice to hear from you all.

To bring you up to date, after a couple of days on La Graciosa we moved South to Lanzarote where we have had a good five days at Porto Calero were the world sailing championship for the FC44 is taking place, very busy but not an intrusive marina. Fionna flew to France from here and we are sailing down to Feurtaventura in time to meet Maris on Sunday pm. We will then spend the rest of the days exploring and doing the final preparation for the crossing which is of course the 21st November.

Hope all is well with you and yours love from us both xx

I think Chris might have lost the plot!