S/V Aphrodite

The start of this leg of the rally was on Wed. at noon.  It was VERY exciting because the winds were 25+ knts with 7′ seas.  I got to take Aphrodite over the starting line.  Our start was good, but not great.  We were probably in the middle of the pack.  But within one hour [...]

The repairs are finnished, we are provisioned and we are raising anchor for a 12:00 race start.  Some of the boats will remain in Bermuda for 2-3 extra days for the Bermuda Day Celebration.  We feel the winds are most favorable to leave now.  We acquired a new crew on Monday.  His name is Gidon, [...]

Since we arrived, the wind has been howling and or it has been raining so we have not had a chance to explore the island as of yet.  We met the rest of the group last night.  The husband of one young couple is a graduate of Campolindo high school in Moraga!!!  What a small [...]

We are proud of our accomplishment, and we arrived safely. As we approached Bermuda, however, the wind died and we had to motor/sail and/or just motor the last 25 miles. Otherwise we sailed the entire 1056 km which took 5 days 20 hrs. The other ARC Europe boats that left Florida are still a day [...]

After 3.5 days of near perfect conditions and flying the spinnaker, the seas and wind began to build and clock. Then we badly damaged our spinnaker during the takedown yesterday afternoon. Last night the winds veered to the north and built to 27-35 kts bringing huge seas of 15-17 feet. We are reefed-,down and the [...]

After a few false starts, some repairs and a brief visit to see the new grand daughter in Colorado, we finally got under way yesterday passing under the 17th St. Causway bridge at 3:45 PM and raising sail at 4:00. The winds are favorable from the west and southwest. Yesterday we flew the spinnaker until [...]

Leg
Route
Date

Leg 1A:
Antigua to Bermuda
May 10

Leg 2:
Bermuda to Horta, Faial, Azores
May 23

Leg 3A:
Ponta Delgada to Lagos, Portugal
June 16

Jeri and I will depart on or about May 10th from Fort Lauderdale, FL and join the the ARC Europe 2007 Rally in Bermuda. We’ll leave the ARC in Portugal and we plan to cruise Spain, [...]