{"id":53583,"date":"2018-01-19T00:38:31","date_gmt":"2018-01-19T00:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cornellsailing.com\/2018\/01\/53573\/"},"modified":"2018-01-19T12:21:23","modified_gmt":"2018-01-19T12:21:23","slug":"caribbean-odyssey-yachts-start-transatlantic-passage-to-barbados","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cornellsailing.com\/de\/2018\/01\/caribbean-odyssey-yachts-start-transatlantic-passage-to-barbados\/","title":{"rendered":"The Caribbean Odyssey yachts start the transatlantic passage to Barbados"},"content":{"rendered":"

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After a six-day stopover in Mindelo\u2019s welcoming marina, the Caribbean Odyssey<\/em> yachts set sail for their Caribbean destination. The first to leave, one day earlier than the others because of time constraints, was Olena<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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With strong winds and a large swell entering the harbour making manoeuvring difficult for the departing boats, the marina staff helped the boats leave their berths one by one, with Sina<\/em> being the first to go.<\/p>\n

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The next to leave was Wilderness<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Followed by Serenity<\/em><\/p>\n

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The French Tubalcain<\/em> was next.<\/p>\n

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With Australian Sandro<\/em> last to go.<\/p>\n

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With the winter trade winds well set in, several other boats were also preparing to leave, among them a Spanish yacht, whose crew, Augustin Gutierrez and Juan Antonio Martin, had first crossed the Atlantic in America 500<\/em>, a special event which I had organised in 1992 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus\u2019s historic voyage.<\/p>\n

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A happy encounter to mark the start of my last transatlantic rally.<\/p>\n

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