Out on the Ocean Again

 

The ARC+ costume party in Las Palmas.  Maria is part of the dragon costume.

Maria and our neighboring boat friends at the costume party in Las Palmas

Maria with more friends at the ARC+ Party in Las Palmas

Our crew at the ARC+ costume party in Las Palmas (Fred & Sandy from Dakota Dream; Charlie & Anina from Prism).  The captain is Saint George, ha ha.

Flying our flags, including the OCC (Ocean Cruising Club) in Las Palmas

Flying our flags, including the OCC (Ocean Cruising Club) in Las Palmas

Las Palmas, Canary Islands marina

The end marker of our marina in Las Palmas

Las Palmas harbor entrance

A few oil & gas rigs in Las Palmas

Maria admiring the fleet of sailboats in Las Palmas

The dunes and beach area on the south end of Grand Canary Island

The captain going up the mast to do a bit of work

Saint George slaying the dragon

S/Y Savannah Sky – November 4, 2023 – Log #14 (no Log #13 – The Captain is superstitious…)

Savannah Sky Position: 28 degrees 07’ N, 015 degrees 25’ W

Las Palmas, Gran Canary Island

 

Out on the Ocean Again

 

We joined the ARC+ sailing Rally to sail across the Atlantic Ocean.

 

Departure day is tomorrow, Sunday, at precisely 1:00 pm.

 

There will be nearly 100 sailboats in our little group, all with the same objective: Sail from the Canary Islands to the Cape Verde Islands and then across the Atlantic Ocean to make landfall in Grenada.

 

This is a typical trade wind Columbus type voyage, well kind of.

 

Out boat is smaller and there are fewer of us aboard, as opposed to so many passages the navigator took in 1492 and beyond.

 

Maria, myself and three of our good friends (Fred from Dakota Dream along with Charlie and Anina on Prism) will be together on this journey:  Charlie and Anina from the sailboat Prism and Fred on the catamaran Dakota Dream.

 

Essentially, we are bringing Charlie and Anina close to their winter home (Prism is in Trinidad) and Fred’s boat that is in currently stored in Grenada.

 

Ah the stories we will be able to tell.

 

Just under 3,000 nautical miles is a long way to sail and have enough food to survive too.

 

Savannah Sky is sitting much lower in the water with all the groceries we have packed away in every nook and cranny on her.

 

If we can just remember where we actually put things, it will work out well after so many days out on the wild, wide and wondrous ocean.

 

Please wish us a safe journey and follow along with the trackers listed below.

 

I will try and post something every day on our Predict Wind Track so you can read how we are progressing as waves rush by and we sail toward spectacular islands where the sun streaks westward across the sky.

 

You can also follow us on the official ARC+ website by using this link and choosing ARC+ 2023: https://www.worldcruising.com/arc_plus/eventfleetviewer.aspx

 

Sail on, sail on Savannah Sky with her mighty crew…