Atlantic Crossing:17 Days, 5 hours, 36 minutes, 50 seconds. Distance 3500 nautical miles.

LAND HO! The bellowing call of Mike H as the mountain range, familiar to anyone who has visited Cape Town loomed into view at 1302hrs. Still 50 or so miles from the comfort of land, the sighting proved to tease the crew for the remaining 6 and a half hours as each prepared a list of ‘to do’s’ upon arrival…..cold beer, pizza, a good shower, some clean clothes and of course the obligatory call home to inform well-wishers of our arrival are unexpectedly high on the agenda.

Following such an epic journey, we now have the reward of a week in Cape Town as a well-deserved R and R period with the rest element probably featuring highly.

Was the crossing worth it? I’d say so! Despite numerous bumps and bruises, cold sleepless nights, soakings, and general discomfort for the past 17 days, it’s been an absolutely fantastic experience.

Would we do it again? Now that’s a much trickier question to answer. Ask us again in a couple of weeks when the rose tinted specs are in operation……

                                                                                                            Ross