Halfway To Bermuda

Marty's halfway to Bermuda, and he has mentioned that they should be arriving there on Sunday.

I would also recommend following the log reports posted on the official MedBound Atlantic Rally site. They have the itinerary, log reports, photos, weather reports, and much more there.

Other than that, I don't have much else to report for my dad (Marty).

Setting off from Ft. Lauderdale

We have some fantasic photos of the beginning of the 2007 MedBound Atlantic Rally, courtesy of David J. Shuler Marine Photography.

About to shove off

We just came from the Capt. briefing, were we discussed the trip ahead, we will be getting underway at about 1430 local. Hopefully I'll get a few photos taken from the helicopter of our departure placed on this site in a few days. . For pictures, I'll be out of range until we get to Bermuda, but will try to get a few posts up along with our position. Thanks for tuning in.

Marty

Fueling Up

In between the shopping for parts and other chores, we've been attending some really good work shops like diesel engine maintenance, and damage control - enclosed is a shot of how to patch a broken hose. Such tricks are very helpful to keep the sea water on the outside of the hull.




In all, there were some 9 boats leaving Ft Lauderdale, all needing lots of fuel. The diesel oil is delivered in a clever fuel barge that pulls up along side and drops these two steel pilings into the mud. He's about a foot away from us and he hands us the hose - no tie-ups, no fenders.



You can see here what happened when Chris fueled up the starboard side first.



Thursday night we had our bon voyage party, our group is made up of an interesting collection of personalities.

Arriving in Ft. Lauderdale

Here we are in Ft. Lauderdale, doing our "Team Building" at the Coral Ridge Yacht Club. Weather has been great, though they are still working some bugs off the "Moana Kuewa" - We should be getting underway on Thursday May 24.

Skipper: Chris
Crew: Dave, Mary Ann, Bernie and me.

The adventure begins.

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