{"id":45589,"date":"2017-01-10T22:01:25","date_gmt":"2017-01-10T22:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cornellsailing.com\/de\/2017\/01\/caribbean-odyssey-start-tenerife\/"},"modified":"2017-01-11T13:38:33","modified_gmt":"2017-01-11T13:38:33","slug":"caribbean-odyssey-start-tenerife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cornellsailing.com\/de\/2017\/01\/caribbean-odyssey-start-tenerife\/","title":{"rendered":"Caribbean Odyssey start from Tenerife"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fourteen boats in the Caribbean Odyssey<\/em> left Santa Cruz de Tenerife this morning bound for Barbados. In order to take best advantage of the weather conditions, each boat could leave in their own time.<\/p>\n

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After two weeks of consistent southerly winds, the winds started backing today to SE and later to E, so that by nightfall the leading boats were clear of Tenerife.<\/p>\n

On the eve of their departure from Tenerife all participants were invited to the Royal Tenerife Yacht Club<\/em> where each crew was presented by a souvenir plaque while each of the 13 children received a special present.<\/p>\n

Crew of Edelweiss with Jose\u0301 Miguel Conejo de La Roca President of Royal Tenerife Yacht Club and Nayra Hernandez of Tenerife Port Authority.<\/p><\/div>
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Crew of Juggernaut<\/p><\/div>

Crew of Madiba<\/p><\/div>

Crew of Ghost<\/p><\/div>

Crew of J-Squared<\/p><\/div>

Crew of Two Drifters<\/p><\/div>

Crew of Paluar<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

The presentation was followed by a farewell party during which participants in the Caribbean Odyssey<\/em> had an opportunity to enjoy themselves and chat to their friends before the long passage to Barbados.<\/p>\n

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Back in the marina, the captains were briefed on the technical and practical aspects of the forthcoming transatlantic passage.<\/p>\n

Skippers briefing on the eve of departure<\/p><\/div>\n

On the morning of the start the young crews of the Norwegian yacht Ghost<\/em> and Swiss Paluar<\/em> put the finishing touches to their signature paintings on the marina wall.<\/p>\n

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