Aria Legra - Half way!

Position: 13:15.2'N, 046:39.2'WHeading: 260TWind: ENE 4 to 5Sails: main 3 reef, tradewind sailWe celebrated reaching halfway with pasta in a sauce made onions, peas and smoked salmon. The salmon came in a fancy tin and was bought in Helsinki while cruising the Baltics in summer 2022. I thought back then that it would make a delicious meal mid Atlantic. That tells you how long ARC+ has been in the planning!Our stopover in Mindelo was so fun; we enjoyed meeting everyone in the fleet. We shall look forward to more stories swapping over rum punch in Grenada.Fair winds,Carol & Peter. read more...

Aria Legra - breakfast at sea

Position: 15:05.3'N, 034:17.5'WHeading: 270TWind: ENE 4 to 5Sails: main 1 reef, poled out jibCongrats to Wahoo (or Wahoo's pal?) catching a blue marlin. We were blue with envy (pun intended) listening on the radio.Well, little boats will have to make do with little fish. Even better when they serve themselves up to you. Sharing pics of our first catch on passage.Carol & Peterimage0image0. read more...

Aria Legra - breakfast at sea

Position: 15:05.3'N, 034:17.5'WHeading: 270TWind: ENE 4 to 5Sails: main 1 reef, poled out jibCongrats to Wahoo (or Wahoo's pal?) catching a blue marlin. We were blue with envy (pun intended) listening on the radio.Well, little boats will have to make do with little fish. Even better when they serve themselves up to you. Sharing pics of our first catch on passage.Carol & Peterimage0image0. read more...

Aria Legra - Aria Legra -Day 1 leaving Gran Canaria

Position: 26:32.33N, 016:25.83’WHeading: 225TWind: ENE 4 to 5Sails: main 1 reef, poled out jibAfter a great start, we sailed for as long as we could, while being passed by many others motoring. Reluctantly we turned engine on when down to 1.5 knots boat speed. Used the opportunity to start up the watermaker, and thankfully no issues there. Not so lucky with our main sail. One of the luff cars broke and no spares onboard (classic). Peter managed to swap them around so we could re-hoist the sail with 1 reef.Wind eventually picked up and last night was one of the best night sails ever. Steady breeze, bright moon and lots of stars. Dinner was a very tasty paella from the Central Market.Thank you to WRC Yellow Shirts for the fantastic support in Las Palmas. Great fun meeting. read more...