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| Las Palmas, Gran Canaria,
Sunrise before departure
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Bill and Joy on “Aurora
Lights”
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Ready to go
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| Leaving Las Palmas
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“Mahina Tiare”
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Tania talking to “Mahina Tiare”
and “Lyric” on the radio
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| Paul at the helm
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Marcel at radar
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Sunrise day 2
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| Dolphins!
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“Blackwatch”
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Verifying our position by
sextant
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| And again
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Sunset day 2
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Happy sailor
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| E-mail via Inmarsat-C
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Marcel and Paul in the cockpit
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Marcel and Paul preparing for a
swim in ocean water (4000m deep)
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| Swimming and inspecting the hull
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Marcel taking a shower on the
aft deck
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Another sunrise
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Paul on the lookout for dolphins
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Early morning sky
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Clouds forming
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| A lot of reading during very
light winds
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Paul recovering from dog watch
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Can we dodge this squall?
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| Half way party (1510 Nm done)
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Coloured clouds in the morning
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Sun rays
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| Squally morning sky
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Tania looking for messages on
Inmarsat-C
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Marcel at the helm
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| Proud skipper clocking 5000 Nm
on “Alegría”
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Tania at the helm
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M&T
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| Marcel and Tania at helm
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Great sailing at 7 to 8 knots
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More morning sky
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| Cumulonimbus with anvil, which
means rain!
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A squall just passed with gusts
of 37 knots
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Mackerel sky
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| Landfall of Antigua at 8:20 hrs
(UTC-4)
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Marcel and Paul with Antigua in
the distance
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Marcel and Tania with Antigua in
the back
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| Paul, Tania and Marcel with
Antigua
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Fairway buoy at entrance to
Jolly Harbour, Antigua
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Marcel talking to marina on VHF
radio, Caribbean blue water
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| Customs and Immigration office
in Jolly Harbour, Antigua
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Paul in Jolly Harbour
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Caribbean skyline
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| Steel drum band
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Celebrating our arrival with
John and Amanda of “Mahina Tiare” and champagne
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John, Amanda, Marcel and Tania
on “Alegría”
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| Market in St. John’s, Antigua
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Pink church near Liberta,
Antigua
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View on Falmouth Harbour,
Antigua
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| View from Shirley Heights over
English and Falmouth Harbour, Antigua
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Great beach at Jolly Harbour
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Palm trees along beach at Jolly
Harbour
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