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Author Archives: George Backhus
ARC Rally, Day 3
On our third day at sea we broke one curse and acquired another. Tuesday afternoon saw beautiful and relaxed spinnaker sailing with winds in the mid teens gradually easing into the evening. We made some good progress towards our waypoint … Continue reading
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ARC Rally, Day 2
Monday afternoon kept the crew busy trying to keep the boat moving. As the breeze went down into single digits, our first move was to change up to our #1 spinnaker, a huge 1.5 oz. MPS (multi-purpose spinnaker). The wind … Continue reading
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ARC Rally, Day 1
The farewell from Las Palmas yesterday morning was overwhelming and like nothing we’d ever experienced. Hundreds of well wishers lined the docks, quays and breakwaters of the marina and waved goodbye to the ARC fleet while a marching band circled … Continue reading
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ARC Rally, Day 0
After years of dreaming, almost a year in planning, months of organization and weeks of final preparations, Moonshadow and crew are ready for the 25th annual running of the ARC (Atlantic Rally for Cruisers). The course will take us approximately … Continue reading
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Preparing for the ARC Rally in the Canary Islands
Moonshadow and Windhorse anchored off Isla Lanzarote. Photo courtesy of Steve Dashew We are presently in the Canary Islands preparing for the ARC Rally which departs Las Palmas, Grand Canary Island on November 21. A fleet of 250 yachts will … Continue reading
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Morocco to the Canary Islands
We would have liked to spend a bit more time in Morocco, but with a forecast for a few days of fresh northeasterlies, we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to have tailwinds that would give us a swift passage all … Continue reading
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Rabat and Salé, Morocco
The Kasbah of Rabat The weather forecast called fresh easterly for the Strait of Gibraltar, we tossed off the lines that attached Moonshadow to the Queensway Quay Marina in Gibraltar Town. By the time we were out of the Bay … Continue reading
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Spain: Ronda, Seville and Cádiz
In the village of Ronda With Moonshadow snug in the Queensway Quay Marina in Gibraltar, the Windies and us set off in a hire car to see a bit of inland Spain. After getting our LPG bottle filled by Dirk … Continue reading
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Gibraltar
“The Rock” viewed from the anchorage at La Linea The Rock of Gibraltar began to show its outline through the overcast from a range of about ten miles. We had lifted the anchor earlier that morning just as a brilliant … Continue reading
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Cartagena and the Mainland Coast of Spain
Isla del Esparto off the east coast of Ibiza We departed Sant Antoni de Portmany on the Island of Ibiza early in the afternoon, attempting to time our passage so we would make landfall in Cartagena, on the mainland coast … Continue reading
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