02.18.10
Sailing around the world!
A friend of ours is sailing around the world on an ARC Rally (Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, World Cruising Club), how cool is that! They started the Rally from St. Lucia Island (SW of Puerto Rico in the Caribbean) in January, and are now heading down the east coast of South America, having gone through the Panama Canal. Their finish schedule is to be back in St. Lucia by April, 2011.
Here are their websites, with lots of cool photos.
wildtigris.org
Our friend, CN, actually sailed from Spain last October (where the Wild Tigris had been undergoing refitting and repairs) across the Atlantic to St. Lucia to begin the ARC Rally in early January. As many as 200 boats are participating; it is not a race, but rather a pleasure cruise with groups of yachts staying more or less together (as I understand it).
Crew of Wild Tigris, our friends Heidi and CN on left
