Six days to go

Getting very exciting now. 168 of the 180 boats taking part have now arrived in LP. Meeting lots of people from all corners of the world. Opening ceremony yesterday in glorious sunshine. 

Boat passed safety inspection and we are now preparing to provision the boat for three weeks. Finding  spaces for everything is a little tricky. Our three extra crew arrive on Wednesday. 

We will have access to email while crossing. The email address is mnem9@sailmail.com please don't send any pics. 

Also, you can follow us by downloading the APP yellow brick. You will have to pay to down load the race. About £1.99. Don't download until Sunday. Make sure it is ARC 2014. NOT ARC+2014.

We will try to update the blog daily. 

Some pictures from our time in LP

Opening ceremony

LP old town

Tony caught another fish - nice tuna