Unshod Byes upon the Beach at St Lucia
by World Cruising Club seven Jan twenty: 14 UTC
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With the particular start of World ARCH 2023-24 only one day time away individuals had the opportunity to relax and revel in another fun evening together at The particular Bay Home gardens Beach Resort at the Goodbye Party has been hosted with the Saint Lucia Tourism Power. Arriving in their ‘smart barefoot’ attire, participants were made welcome with rum cocktails and drinks in the beach pub and a number of finger food accompanied simply by the noises of a metal pan wedding band.
During the night time, Andrew Pickersgill welcomed individuals and reps from your Saint Lucia Visitor Authority plus the Activities Company St . Lucia who also decked out the venue with festive lights, red flags, and backdrops of Saint Lucia’s landmarks. Andrew introduced Sean Deveaux, Manager associated with IGY Rodney Bay Marina who extended warm words and phrases to the particular participants, a lot of that have produced the marina home for the joyful period in front of the World ARCH start.
Right after Sean’s tackle, Saint Lucia’s Minister just for Tourism, Expense, Creative Industrial sectors, Culture plus Information, the particular Hon. Dr . Ernest Hilaire was made welcome to the stage. A great supporter of all of the WCC events visiting Saint Lucia, the particular Minister was delighted in order to attend the big event and to share their admiration of the World ARC Deck hands as they will set off on their circumnavigation. After saying he would never become brave more than enough to cross an sea in a sailboat, having voiced with previous ARC individuals, he continuing, “I find out and acknowledge the enjoyment you all of the hold and I possess the hugest regard for all those who embark on this great adventure. I actually do hope I will certainly be here to warmly welcome a person all returning to Saint Lucia in fifteen months time. “
Claire also thanked partners, IGY Rodney Bay Marina, St Lucia Tourism Authority and the Events Company of Saint Lucia of which all the events can not happen without their support. This individual also thanked the Planet Cruising teal shirt team that will carry on to support the move as they circumnavigate the world and will also be at every single stopover in order to welcome plus assist the fleet. He or she finished their speech simply by hoping the barefoot seaside theme for the night time sets the particular scene for the rest of everyone’s experience and this individual wished the particular fleet all of the best possible for the particular world move.
The night time continuing with music, dancing, and of program the rum kept moving as brand new friendships grew amongst the navy.
Today noticed the ultimate seminar happen, Events at Ocean, that was performed by meteorologist and round-the-world sailor Bob Tibbs who else covered the variety associated with topics including rig problems and options, water ingress, man overboard, rudder loss, injuries in order to crew and heavy weather conditions issues. Individuals found the particular information fascinating and there was plenty of useful simple guidelines of how to come ought to incidents occur at sea.
The all-important Skipper’s Briefing took location after Chris’s seminar exactly where the Entire world ARC group provided information for Leg 1 within the start line procedures, marketing communications, weather forecast, and birth in Santa Marta, Colombia. Now all of the seminars plus briefings are complete the particular fleet is keen to begin their adventurous type of journey.
Whilst the program here in Rodney Gulf, Saint Lucia, relates to the close, everybody involved is focusing upon the beginning of the particular rally in midday the next day, Saturday 7 January 2023. The fast will begin through Rodney Bay within the darkness of Pigeon Island, waved off by the committee and Vip’s on panel the spectator boats because they begin the 815nm sail to Marina Father christmas Marta within Colombia with 12: 00 noon community for the particular first lower-leg of Planet ARC 2023!
