Daily Logs

Hear's2Us - Departure update

We are still hoping for departure on Sat am, 11 May from Little River, SC. Will keep our eyes out for Carpe Diem out of Charleston. See you all in Bermuda!. read more...

Gian - Day -4: Provisioning day

Today was our 'provision day'. We have already bought many things for the trip to Portugal, as supplies here in Sint Maarten are pretty good. So we only have to buy a few fresh groceries in Bermuda and the Azores.Petra & Wolfgangimage1. read more...

Gian - Day -5: Welcome Party ARC Europe 2024

We had a great opening of the ARC Europe in Sint Maarten Yacht Club. The famous location direct at the bay bridge was an excellent location to meet the crews. The ‚Yellow Shirts‘ have been white today, but everybody knows these helping hands by face !Petra & Wolfgangimage0. read more...

Attitude - Getting ready… at st Marteen

SY attitude at Simpson Bay ready to get in the IGY Marina image0. read more...

Gian - day -11: Preparations for the ARC Europe are underway….

With just 11 days until the start in Sint Maarten, aboard the yacht Gian still In St. Barthelemy, we're gearing up amidst windy, rainy weather. Hoping for better conditions at the start, we've met some participants and look forward to meeting more. Provisions are partly done, and we're excited to reunite with the 'Yellow Shirts.' Stay tuned for more updates !. read more...

Hear's2Us - Blog

Hear's 2 Us is in the final stages of prep for the USA to Bermuda leg to join the ARC Europe 2024.Planned departure date is 11 May 24.Will update with any changes.Good luck to the other participants.Rich. read more...

Pure Fun - WARC 2024 - 6. Tag Galapagos - Marquesas

WARC 2024 - 6. Tag Galapagos - MarquesasDienstag 12.03.2024, 03:00 Uhr, 1190 sm gesegelt, noch 1810 sm liegen vor uns.Am Donnerstag werden wir das Bergfest feiern können. Dann ist die Hälfte der Strecke geschafft. Kaum glauben. Die Zeit verfliegt wie im Flug. Warum heißt das eigentlich Bergfest auf dem Wasser? Kann nicht googeln.....🤔😂 -> [email protected] Es ist schön auf dem Pazifik....bisher so wie von mir gewünscht. Wind von 15-20Kn, keine Squalls. Danke Universum für die Erfüllung! So segeln wir auch diese Nacht mit 8-9Kn Geschwindigkeit und 18-20Kn Wind durch die schwarze Neumondnacht. Über uns ein Meer aus Sternen. Sooo schön. 🤩 Es ist warm. In Shorts und T-Shirt sitzen wir nacheinander im Cockpit. Die Wache von 2,5 std. geht manchmal fast zu schnell zu Ende. Heute haben. read more...

Corsair - A friend wrote this to me

I thought this might be worth publishing Tribute to Lane.Upon a small sailboat, afloat for days, thirty in count,Beneath the sun's golden gaze and the moon's silver mount,In the vast sea's embrace, where dreams and waves interlace,Here, I journey, I chase, in this endless water-space.With compass and chart, I hone navigation's fine art,Under stars so apart, I learn the ocean's heart.Fishing rod in hand, I seek the bounty of the land,In this expanse so grand, life's simpler demands stand.Pages turn, stories unfold, in books both new and old,Tales of brave, tales of bold, in the sea's untold cold.Ink flows, words spread, on paper, my journey's thread,A diary of where I've tread, by the winds gently led.Through the lens, moments caught, in the sea's wide, wide thought,Memories, dearly. read more...

Pure Fun - WARC Leg 4 Galapagos zu den Marquesas Tag 3

Auf der WORLD ARC (WARC) läuft der vierte Abschnitt. Von Galapagos geht es getragen vom Humboldt Strom durch die windarme wie auch regenreiche ITCZ zur südlichen Passatwindzone. Die Strecke beträgt 2.900 nm. Heute nach 72 Stunden / 3 Tage auf See liegen davon bereits 636 nm im Kielwasser. Jedoch stehen auf der Streckenloge nur 530 nm. Ach wie viel davon war Thema der theoretischen Segelausbildung für Fortgeschrittene. Hier erleben wir es live. Die Wolkenkunde wird lebendig. An Bord wird abgeglichen mit den spärlichen Informationen auf See, mit dem Ausbildungswissen sowie mit der bisherigen Erfahrung. Nachts riss der Himmel auf. Sterne waren zu sehen. Der Wind veränderte seine Richtung und insbesondere seine Intensität. Deutliche Zeichen, wir haben die ITCZ durchfahrenen und das schon bei. read more...

Dilema - Start of World ARC Leg 1

We're off again!Nelson (I believe) said ships and men rot in port and I can now see what he means.Not that being tied up on a cosy pontoon with unlimited water, electricity, showers, restaurants, bars, cafes and a full social programme, including a whole community of new friends to share it with, isn't delightful, but it's not sailing!Our ARC farewell party at the Harbour Club beach bar was on Thursday evening and on Friday we woke to the last day of preparation for Leg 1 of the World ARC;Saint Lucia to Santa Marta. This is about 850 miles and should take us until Thursday afternoon.Wind is supposed to be fresh to start with and building to strong as we approach Santa Marta so it should be a quick sail. We're excited to be starting at last.Saturday morning admin out of the way (pay the. read more...

Serendipity IV - Prepweek and start to World ARC 2024

It was a busy prepweek. Not had we get to know so many amazing people with which we will sail alongside and spend happy times with. We also had to prepare SERENDIPITY IV and ourselves for our first leg from Saint Lucia to Santa Marta in Columbia.Checking the boat and the equipment for the safety check was first priority. Get all the last few bits from the ship chandler’s and some food. Luckily, we did the big provisioning in Martinique already.Michael went under water and cleaned the hull meticulously and Nina went up the mast for a check and a bird’s eye view. Our meals and snack bags for the first days at sea are prepared and our bed in the salon made. We also checked our charts and the weather forecast to plan our route.Last preparation on Saturday morning and a short notice change of. read more...

Solaris - Pictures and movies from our sightseeing tour on St. Lucia

Katherine, Promise 4 and Lisbeth, Axel & Flemming from Solaris went for an St Lucians Tree Top Canopy Adventure Tour. After a very long drive, we had some great fun in the rainforest!. read more...

Adrienne - Willkommen St.Lucia

Blog vom 9.12.23Angekommen!Aufgezeichnet von Thorsten, Werner und BerndDie Nacht vom 8. auf den 9.12. war kurz und um 0203 Uhr UTC hieß es: Land in Sicht!Am Horizont erschienen die ersten schwachen Lichter von St. Lucia. Aufregung bei der diensthabenden und der Folgewache machte sich breit. Wir umrunden die Nordspitze St. Lucias, mussten noch einmal die Segel schiften, um dann in Rauschefahrt auf Am-Wind-Kurs mit bis zu 10 Knoten in Richtung Ziellinie zu fliegen.Die Ziellinie passierten wir exakt um 0806:29 Uhr UTC oder 04:06:29 Uhr Ortszeit.Trotz stockfinsterer Nacht erwartete uns ein verrückter Jachtfotograf, der die Adrienne mit einem Highspeed-Dinghi stehend einhändig umkreiste, in der anderen Hand die Kamera haltend, Fotos von uns machte.Nachdem die Segel in der Rodney Bay geborgen. read more...

Adina - Final Blog

We have arrived - what an adventure. Everyone is fit and well - a little tired and just getting introduced to some pink rum punch - what could possibly go wrong?Thank you all for getting involved and following us on our adventure.Seasons greetings from Adina and her crew……Adina, out!. read more...

Uno - Day 22: Enjoying our last starry sky!

Sunday 10th December.Well if all goes according to plan (ha ha sailing, what plan?!) this is our last day on board Uno, crossing the Atlantic! By midday we were down to our last hundred miles and expecting to arrive in St Lucia tomorrow morning around 8 o’clock. We made it through last night without any autopilot issues just a few squalls to deal with. Such a relief! However, the trouble wasn’t over and as soon as the sun came up the autopilot and rudder sensors failed. This time they would not come back with a power reset, not even after 10 resets! We tried everything that worked in the past, for about an hour. We were stuck hand steering, and trying to figure out what was going on.. C’mon Uno, tell us your secrets! It seemed bizarre that it only happened exactly when the sun came up so. read more...