Time to set sail

Well, the time has come. We have all the bits and pieces onboard and will head off from Antigua in about 3 hours - that's about 2am Brisbane time. Just some last minute food shopping and grab some fuel and water and we are off.

It has been busy here changing the boat from a Caribbean cruising yacht to one that is ready to go across the Pacific. Even had to go up to the top of the mast yesterday to check things out. It is a long way up there - glad there was not much wind!

From here it will be a straight line to Panama where we expect to be in about a week. Everything tells us that this yacht will be very fast, but the wind has died completely. We feel a little sorry for the owners, who had all the wind and rain. It is hard to imagine - we are sweltering in the hot sun and there is not a breath of wind this morning. Hope there is more once we leave.

I have still not got all the sat stuff working properly, and will continue to work on it. But if you don't hear anything from us for a while, don't be concerned. Regular calls to people are going out. But keep checking this site- never know when my tech side will kick in and solve the problems!

Hope you are all going well. Pete passes on his best wishes to all. See you on the other side of this sea soon.