I will spare you the minutiae and post pictures with little descriptions of what is pictured, if needed. Otherwise, enjoy.
Me, Ron and Richard in Mustang's cockpit, 11/19.
Mustang from across the marina.
Our neighbor in Las Palmas to port.
The Captain had a local artist paint this on the wall aft at the Marina.
Under way...
Me getting the ships cannon ready for firing as we cross the line.
Dolphins, and these are little ones. About mid way across during a watch on an overcast night we heard a splash and whoosh to port and knew that it was dolphins coming up for a breath and a look at us. Intensely curious, dolphins are always checking out boats. This night we were treated to a phosphorescence light show. I went forward to the bow pulpit and hung out over the water as perhaps a dozen large dolphins swam left and right and among each other just under and ahead of the bow, with an occasional silhouette of one of them breaching the surface, followed by the abundant phosphorescence caused by their re-entry into the water. Pure magic and one of the most incredibly beautiful things I have ever seen.
Back to the passage. A sail arrangement you probably have never seen...
Wing on wing on wing, The main, an inner fore sail and the outer fore sail, all flying at the same time, one spilling into the next spilling into the last. Very efficient and much safer than flying a purely downwind sail (spinnaker, tri-radial, etc.).
General shots...
We arrived in St. Lucia on December 5th at 07:30 local time, 13 days and 23 hours after leaving Las Palmas, a very respectable time. Our finish place was 4th in the open class and 24th overall, a fine finish. No one who came in ahead of us belonged behind us and many who came after us ought to have finished ahead.
This is White Knight, a fast Swan sailed by two really cool young Italian gentlemen who were great fun to hang out with.
I'll end this with a shot of yours truly at the starboard main winch and Mustang at rest on the west coast of St. Lucia.
JAN 27, 2012 05:18 PM
thank you mr sailor!I love siouxie and the banshees too!
someday you will take me with you on your boat across the seven seas!
JAN 27, 2012 09:49 PM
Ha Thanks! I've been known to lurk around and occasionally say a thing or two 
And wow. I lived in Alicante, just South of Valencia for a while. Spain is an interesting country. I got down to Sevilla, but would have loved to visit the Canary Islands while there! Looks like it was an amazing trip!
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JAN 30, 2012 11:08 PM
honestly, gaudi brought me to spain, the first time i saw a picture of casa mila, i wanted to go there
that's a bit simplified but it is the reason i went there
JAN 30, 2012 11:12 PM
Maybe one day I will be in that area and can try some of the sushi over there
JAN 31, 2012 09:32 AM
Thanks so much!
And fuck yea! Rangers are THE best.
JAN 31, 2012 10:03 AM
Nice! They always have a strong start but towards the end of the season is where they start to suck. 
Hopefully not this year, were having an awesome season!
Aww, thanks. That's so pretty.
JAN 31, 2012 10:20 AM
That looks to have been a fantastic time. I am most envious
JAN 31, 2012 09:05 PM
haha not a designer, an artist and a gal who will not just travel, but move to another country for amazing art and just to be able to say "i saw gaudi's buildings & walked through parque guell (well walked and nearly skipped some), dali's museum was so overwhelming it made me physically ill (in a good way), and i stood in puerta del sol on one foot and ate grapes as the new year chimed in one year" 
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FEB 05, 2012 01:04 PM
Thank you. I am in love with your comment. 
Going to go read it again.
I love seeing you on the boat!!!! What an adventure!
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