We've now got 4 days to the start of the ARC. We've ticked off loads from our lists, stuck to the saloon wall. Much of the victualling has been done and stowed with just fresh fruit, veg, diary and meat to come.
The weather forecast for the start has varied over the last few days, but it seems to be settling on gentle winds from the wrong direction. However, the forecast will proably change again before Sunday. It's all to do with the speed at which a low pressure system reaches the eastern Atlantic a couple of hundred miles north of us.
Tonight is a fancy dress party. The skipper has foregone this opportunity to dress up in green and wear a wig in favour of writing this blog.
We tested out scuba kit prior to cleaning the bottom tomorrow.
We did some foredeck training to get to know the ropes:
