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WE ENJOYED A NICE EVENING OF SHORE LEAVE YESTERDAY AFTER FINISHING UP CLASSES. MANY EXPLORED HORTA’S PAINTED PIER, FINDING MURALS FROM PREVIOUS CLASS AFLOAT YEARS AND THOSE OF SOME OF OUR FRIENDS FROM TENACIOUS OR THOR HEYERDAL. WE ALSO FOUND COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF PIZZA AND BURGERS AND CHECKED OUT A…...

WE HAVE FINALLY ARRIVED TO HORTA AND IT’S COOL, BUT SUNNY OUT! WITHOUT STEEP ROLLING, WE ALL GOT OUR FIRST NIGHT OF SLEEP IN QUITE A WHILE. THIS WILL BE A PORT OF REST, MURAL PAINTING, LEARNING ABOUT WHALING, AND RETRIEVING PLASTIC FROM CHERISHED BEACHES. WE LOOK FORWARD TO ALL…...

TODAY THE SEA STATE WAS A LITTLE ROUGH. WE ARE NOW SAILING WITH JUST ONE SQUARE SAIL AND ONE HEAD SAIL AT 10.5 KNOTS. WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO GET TO PORT BY THIS EVENING. Hola Ma, Hola Pa–Los amo y extraño! – Clara DATE: 08 MARCH 2022 TIME: 0800…...

WE COULD SEE DOLPHINS WHILE ALOFT THIS MORNING AND THAT MAKES THE DAY THAT MUCH MORE JOYOUS! IN THE PAST 24-HOURS, WE HAVE HAD WINDS STRONG ENOUGH THAT WE COULD SAIL AT 8 KNOTS WITH ONLY THREE SAILS, HELPING US GET TO HORTA AS PLANNED. THE CLASS AFLOAT TEAM HAD…...

THIS MORNING, WATCH 3 SAW A SUNRISE, RAINBOW, DOLPHIN AND WHALE! WE ARE SET TO ARRIVE IN THE AZORES IN JUST THREE DAYS AND ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO EXPLORE HORTA, ADDING OUR MURAL TO THE QUAY, AND VISITING THE WHALING MUSEUM. SHOUT OUT TO ALL OF YOU WHO STILL READ…...

YESTERDAY WE SAW DOLPHINS DANCING ALONG THE BOW! AND TODAY’S SUNRISE WAS BEAUTIFUL AGAIN. IT PEAKED FROM BEHIND THE CLOUDS SO YOU COULD LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE PERFECTLY DEFINED CIRCLE. WINDS HAVE BEEN STEADY FOR THE PAST 24-HOURS AND WE’RE ON A DIRECT COURSE TO HORTA WITH AN ANTICIPATED ARRIVAL…...

THIS IS WATCH 3’S FIRST 6-8 WATCH. WE ACTUALLY STOOD AN EXTRA HOUR THIS MORNING BECAUSE OF THE TIME CHANGE AND TO GIVE A LITTLE MORE REST TO OUR SHIPMATES. WE GOT A BEAUTIFUL SUNRISE AS REWARD, WITH NIC ON HELM AND TILL TAKING A NAP AFT OF THE CHARTHOUSE.…...

WE ARE NOW HEADED NORTHEAST AGAIN AND HAVE CAUGHT A LITTLE WIND, SO THE 00-04 WATCH SET SAIL. WITH THE SUN RISING EARLIER, WATCH 4 WENT UP INTO THE RIGGING TO ENJOY THEIR LAST SUNRISE. THAT BEING SAID THIS WILL BE YOUR LAST UPDATE FROM US AT WATCH 4.  …...

WE WORKED HARD TODAY ON THE 0400-0800 WATCH, BRACING AND TRIMMING THE SAILS. NOW WE ARE PREPARING TO BE ON ENGINE SO STRIKING AND FURLING ALL THE SAILS. CLASSES CONTINUE AND SO DOES THEME WEEK–TODAY IS MONOCHROMATIC DAY!   DATE: 1 MARCH 2022 TIME: 0800 UTC -01:00 LONGITUDE: 49° LATITUDE:…...

HEY EVERYONE! THIS SAIL IS GOING GREAT! LAST NIGHT WE HAD A CASINO NIGHT WHICH WAS REALLY FUN AND OVERALL, WE ARE HAVING A GOOD TIME. IT’S SAD THAT THE SAILING IS ALMOST OVER. AFTER DODGING THE STORM, WE ARE NOW GOING MORE EAST AND HEADED FOR HORTA. IT’S WARMER…...