I arrived here in Antigua a few days ago to get ready for the 600 mile race on Bella Mente. The wind has bee in the 15-23 knot range, water and temps in the 75-82 degrees, which is pretty nice for February. There are around 50 boats in the race from over 200 feet to 30 feet. It has been a while since I have visited Antigua and the big surprise is the mega yachts that are here now. Many huge sail and power. I have counted 3 J class boats. Old classics and others that just get your mind spinning on how big they are.
The race starts in a few hrs. Our routing has us finishing in around 1 day 20 hrs which is pretty fast. We hope to get through the holes under the islands well and keep moving. Most of the race is reaching which Bella really does well.
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