About 10:45 It was finally said “Jump in the middle” and CESARINA unescorted from its case on the web J Rodney Bay Marina in the harbor basin. Our friend Wolfgang from Regensburg, of his journey from Venezuela to St. Lucia had unexpectedly lost the mast, waved us so long afterwards, until we reached the narrow channel to Rodney Bay. For our “Commodore”, as we called him friendly, was visibly sad, us go to see and for us a Exhilaration, to be allowed to leave the harbor residence after five weeks. Today at 12:00 should the adventure “World ARC Rallye 2017” Start by launching finally.

Promptly at 12:00 Uwe steered our CESARINA over the line south towards Castries, capital of St. Lucia. Behind Castries it was yet to pass another line, Before then all 27 Yachts of the fleet their direct course of 280 ° to Santa Marta, Colombia docked. In Castries a horde of boats with the team by World Cruising Club and photographers waited, to say goodbye to the fleet and to send on the trip. While we with a boomed with Genoa on starboard and determinate mainsail to port 7-8 Node gen Colombia rustled, grabs the team of the World Cruising Club already the case for the flight to Santa Marta. An important part of the rally, that at each of the venues around the world, Employees of World ARC supervise the Floote and we e.g. to authorities, mooring, excursions, organization, etc.. support.

In the evening then the hunger contacted us. Now the hour struck by Uwe. So far he was obviously very impressed by the many lines, Winschen, all the technology and the huge sea with its high waves in his place in the cockpit. He sails on his 43 Foot yacht for many years mostly on the Baltic Sea, but this number here on the Atlantic is a completely different league. Uwe had already cooked potatoes the evening before, which he processed into very tasty fried potatoes in the pantry using all his strength. In the heat below deck and the extremely violent rocking ship, it was certainly not an easy task. It was a bit too much for him at first, because I was allowed to enjoy the potatoes alone. Der Hunger war ihm jedenfalls vergangen 🙂 Was bin ich froh, einen guten Koch an Bord zu haben.

Nach der allabendlichen Funkrunde um 18:00 All crews said goodbye to the night with a greeting and good wishes on shortwave. Uwe was supposed to take over the first watch, because I was still tired and tired from all the work on the forecastle. CESARINA had an excellent attitude and ran happily through the sea. Disturbances were not to be expected and after a short briefing, I put on myself 19:30 in the bunk to sleep. Uwe had everything under control and woke me up 01:00 for the changing of the guard. He had apparently enjoyed his first night alone in the cockpit very much. A good prerequisite for the next months together on our way to Australia. For me it's a good feeling, to have a friend on board, I can entrust my CESARINA and white especially appreciate it, the way I do it.

So it may like to go further! In about five days, we will arrive in Santa Marta and look forward to some interesting discovery tours. I almost forgot to mention, The fact that a big fish grabbed the bait together with string. it has the 1.2 mm thick nylon rope simply bitten. Uwe could not believe when he saw the sparks. He just said over and over again, that would not believe him his friends from the Flensburg Fjord. Welcome to the Department “offshore sailing” !