13.06.2012
Black Arrow completed Around the World Expedition.
Total miles sailed: 33863.83
Time:
-start 08.09.2009
-finish 13.06.2012
07.06.2012
Read log by Marty.
Sailing on Black Arrow
06.06.2012
Rich joined Black Arrow in La Coruna!
Welcome back Rich!
Richard Bird spent over 8 months on board of Black Arrow during her circumnavigation.
Read memories written by Rich
See the video of Rich opening a coconut.
Recipes for simple meals,
by Marty Quang Duong.
Meet the Atlantic crossing crew!
Read the crew profiles.
AN ITALIAN DIARY FROM BLACK ARROW
Read the log in Italian, written by crew member Matteo.
Atlantic crossing, preparation week, Providenciales.
James Kell wrote:
T Minus One Week.
New crew member Matteo arrived the other night.
I picked him up from the
airport as negotiating taxis in these parts can be expensive. The Haitians
on the island have set up an informal taxi network called "Jitneys" that are
very well priced and impressively reliable. The Haitians themselves are a
lovely group from a country that has had its fair share of hard times
particularly over the past ten years.
Matteo quickly became "Matt" and the
morning after his arrival Simon had us at work preparing the boat for our
first leg to Bermuda, a 700 nautical mile leg.
The preparation work has been great and very educational.
My first task was
to fix the VHF aerial at the top of the mast. I love this sort of fiddly
work at the top of a mast in the sun, surrounded by turquoise water.
Challenging when a light breeze gave me a bit of a rock to gently slip the
stripped wire back into the base of the VHF aerial. Good fun.
Another
thing Simon had us do was to make a list of exactly where everything is on
the boat, from safety equipment to the emergency water storage down to the
level of detail of a packet of coffee. We have itemised this list and can
now get anything that is needed.
We have been through the "MOB bag" (for a
Man Overboard event) and the grab bag should we require the life raft. All
excellent things to be comfortable with before we start. The culture of
pragmatism and safety that Simon promotes is excellent.
Very much looking forward to getting underway. Getting on very well with
Matteo and Simon.
Matteo has been talking up his ability to cook
tiramisu, so I'm keen to see just how good it is! The latest discovery is
Simon's stash of CDs with some of the classic rock acts, and luckily we all
have similar music tastes, so I can predict a few nights pumping out some
Stones and Queen.
Loving this adventure!!
Podsomowanie naszego pobytu w Tonga. Przeczytaj relacje Gorzaty. Read about our stay in Tonga.
Panama Transit. Log written by Delphine
Kuna story, czyli log Gorzaty
Log written by Rich, read about Isla Graciosa
Snorkeling, video of Rich, Si and Simon snorkeling
Dolphins-great video made by Simon Waterworth
Meet the crew
Click on the picture to read the crew profiles
Read the log written by Simon Waterworth
