ARC Rally RACE DAY... We Are Crossing The Atlantic Ocean! ~ Vlog #25

Sorry for our recent paucity in YouTube activity - you'll understand why now (and hopefully forgive us). The day we have spent six months preparing for is finally upon us... Across the Atlantic Ocean we go. The crew convenes in Gran Canaria to begin celebrations and preparations for the ARC Rally. There will be four of us on the crossing - our Patrons have known who for a long time, and here it finally is now for everyone to see. This was a monster of a busy week for us. Provisioning, safety checks, man overboard drills, seminars, weather routing, chart plotting, and drinking free champagne took up every second of every day up until the very day. Race day itself was bursting with atmosphere. It felt as if we were going into battle with so many boats up ahead of us on the start line (yeah, we were late). It was a beautiful sight to see such an array of sailboats skating across our bow as we headed into the thick of the fleet. The klaxon sounded and Avalon sailed to her carefully chosen course. The first step in a 2,800 nautical mile journey. Thanks for watching guys. If you liked it, please give us a thumbs up and leave a lovely comment. We post every Sunday! So if you’d like to see us every week, why not subscribe. Oceans of love, X&J If you want to help us make these vids better, we are on Patreon ~ www.patreon.com/findingavalon Like our Facey page to stay cluey on what we are doing ~ https://www.facebook.com/sailingavalon Follow us on Insta to see our lives in squares: Xanthe ~ @thexanth Jackson ~ @jcrannas The whole crew ~ @finding.avalon See our website to learn more about us and how you can help us www.finding-avalon.com Voiceover artist: Kristy Hocking http://www.kristyhocking.com Music: Belwoorf - Tropical Oceans (D.D. Dumbo Cover) Bedside. - Make up Words WoolyMammoths - Waterslide