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 [...]