Hard to believe that the moment has arrived! Tomorrow morning L'ORIENT heads out to the high seas - next stop Tortola, British Virgin Islands. So much time, effort and blood has been shed in the engine room to get to this point and we are eager to get underway. We have been joined by our great crew members - Bob and Pat - for the almost 1500 mile sail down to Tortola. Over 60 boats are taking part in the Caribbean 1500 this year - while we won't be able to update the blog from the ocean please follow our progress at:
http://www.worldcruising.com/carib1500/viewer.aspx - select the C1500 2011 tab and search for L'ORIENT to see where we are in the ocean. We have so enjoyed this week in Hampton - it was wonderful to have Kirstin's parents with us and their support (and car) made the week much easier. We estimate that it will take us between 8-10 days to reach Tortola - a highlight is sure to be the "Fishpocalypse" that Tom and Pat assure will take place with their new fishing technology! We look forward to a rum reward on the finish line! More to come from the islands.....
