So, we finally arrived in Rodney Bay, St Lucia just after 9am on 11th December. Last year it took Lancelot 15 days to make the crossing so at 20 days this was longer than everyone expected. In fact, at one stage, our ETA was showing as 14th January!! Every boat struggled due to the lack of wind - this year the trade winds just didn't seem to appear! The first boats arrived in early December but most of them used their engines. Some of the racers even retired from...

These are the official Lancelot boat logs from throughout the ARC (15-20): Day 15 - 1100 to go Position - 13'20'.8N 42'04'.3W Time - 1600 GMT 5th Dec 2010 Speed - 8 knots Heading - 280 degrees Wind - NE 15 knots Day 15, eleven hundred miles to go. During the day yesterday the trade winds finally kicked in and the sea built steadily during the afternoon. With it came squally conditions - some we avoided and others gave us a thorough soaking and in the str...

These are the official Lancelot boat logs from throughout the ARC (8-14): Day 8 - Upwind Position - 17'45'.8N 28'16'.9W Time - 1900 GMT 28th Nov 2010 Speed - 7 knts Heading - 278 degrees Wind - SSW 18 knots Well here we are on day eight on the 'storebror' boat (hi Jan) after several days of light & variable breezes, the wind has arrived at last. The only problem is that it's coming from entirely the wrong direction! This year the trade winds are not ...

These are the official Lancelot boat logs from throughout the ARC (1-7): Day 1 - 1st Blog from Prue Position - Just after the start in Las Palmas Speed - 7 knts Heading - 200 degrees Wind - NNE 10-15knts Well, here we go. Months of preparation by Jacko and Mick, ten days of delivery passage, three mega shopping trips in both Hamble and Las Palmas (more about that crazy experience in a future episode) and finally the crew of Lancelot for the ARC 2010 hav...