Trompeta sold

After several months of wrangling with the Surveyor acting for our Insurers we have taken the decision to sell Trompeta as she stands and Monday this week saw us complete on the deal through BVI Yacht Sales. At least the new owner who is a Scottish businessman will have a boat that has a working engine and generator and water maker unlike our purchase where nothing worked!

It us quite sad in a way as Trompeta has given us many happy memories and she is certainly the right yacht to have undertaken our circumnavigation as we felt completely safe whatever the weather.

So this is our final blog for Trompeta and we wish her and her new owner the very best.

Nanny Cay BVI

Yesterday we motored down to Nanny Cay Marina where there is a hurricane storage area and we had Trompeta hauled out of the water to put her on the hard for the summer. Trompeta was downwind of a fire (8 April) close to the dock where she was berthed at Village Cay and as a result has suffered some heat damage - mainly on the port side- which we are having to submit an insurance claim for repairs. The surveyor acting for our Insurers Admiral is Benson and he was there at Nanny Cay to watch Trompeta get hauled out as he wants to do some further investigation on the hull where there are two vertical cracks in the gel coat above water line level to try and determine if the divinycell core has been damaged. At the moment we are getting estimates from different contractors for the various work to be done as well as the hull a lot of our canvas has tiny burn holes in where sparks and cinders fell on the bimini and dodger and hatch covers.  The boat yard Manager Keith has advised us we can have work done on the boat where she is at the moment until 1 July so we have a few weeks for things to be done.

Anyway on the positive side the boat is looking good below water level and the work done by Grenada Marine means she is pristine underneath! Above deck we need to replace some of the teak decking as part of the fire claim so will probably get the whole deck re caulked as overall the teak is still good. Once everything is done she will be in good shape again.

There is another HR42 called Matilda who is in the boat yard near to us which completed the World ARC at the same time as we did and there is a new owner who is doing repairs to her having bought the boat last year he is still working on her!

Trompeta will stay in Nanny Cay until the end of the hurricane season and all the work is completed we will then put her back on the market for sale.     

Trompeta is up for sale

Had a meeting with Brian Duff yesterday the yacht sales broker from BVI Yacht Sales. He has taken lots of photos of Trompeta and will add these to her listing details which are already on their website. We have been over to check on Trompeta every day and she seems OK. It is a very sheltered and protected dock so the strong winds of the last few days have not been a problem. We hope to have a buyer soon as the broker already has two interested people and she has only just gone on the market!

BVI again

We sailed Trompeta from Grenada to St Lucia overnight Friday and anchored off Pigeon Island Rodney Bay St Lucia on Saturday night. Good sail from St Lucia to Dominica and made Portsmouth by early evening but it was dark so it was a good thing we were greeted by Titus a boat boy who led us safely to a mooring buoy. Dominica still has one of the lowest charges for moorings at US$10 per night! Next morning we left at first light to sail up to Guadeloupe. Made the anchorage at Pigeon Island mid afternoon in good light which is just as well as the approach was littered with fishing pots so not a good place to enter motoring in the dark! The anchorage was alright even if the wind did turn us around during the night as the anchor was well set. Another early start the following day to make the last 200 odd miles up to the BVI and the wind was very light and right behind us so a poled out genoa was the best option which meant it was slow so we did motor for a large part of the journey. We reached the BVI through Salt Island passage and dropped anchor in Road Harbour at 10pm Wednesday night. The next day Peter cleared in with customs and paid our US$200 to import Trompeta for a year. We now have to empty the boat ready for sale. Trompeta is now on a dock adjacent to Village Cay which is a short dinghy ride away from Heartbeat our charter boat at The Moorings.

Trompeta back in the water!

All went well yesterday at Grenada Marine although putting the sails back on was a fiddly job so so we did not manage to get away until after 2pm but we had a good downwind sail around the corner to Port Louis which is where we are now. Peter decided to change our start battery as it was reading low so Island Water World supplied one whilst we were on the dock at Grenada Marine. There are a couple of spare raw water pumps for engine and generator which had new seals put in which we received back before leaving. Very good technician called Green ran up both the engine and generator whilst we were still on the hard and these have performed well now we are back in the water. Plan is to leave this morning to head up the island chain to Tortola. Not sure yet if we will stop en route as the winds are forecast to be light over the weekend so we may just make a straight run for the BVI which will be a better wind angle rather than trying to curve around the islands. It all depends on conditions and how tired we feel!

Grenada again

Arrived back in Grenada Monday afternoon and Peter called into the boat yard to check on Trompeta and I carried straight on to the hotel La Sagesse where we are staying for a few nights whilst the boat is prepared for launch. Yesterday was spent chasing up outstanding jobs and getting ropes and lines set up. The stack pack went back on so it is ready for the main sail. It is a little too breezy to put the sails up when the boat is in the cradle so we have to wait until she is in the water. The mechanic has just about finished in the aft cabin so today I should be able to clean up and make up our bed. The boat was anti fouled with two coats of Seahawk Islands 44 which is the same that we used in St Lucia at the start of the rally and it lasted really well. Today we are having the boat polished all over so she is shiny and smart for our trip up the island chain back to the BVI. Peter will set up as much as he can so once she is in the water it is just the sails to put back on. We may possibly launch later today but more likely it will be first thing tomorrow to give Grenada Marine staff chance to fit our new bow thruster propeller whilst she is still out of the water.

Back in Grenada

Arrived back in Grenada Tuesday so after a night in La Sagesse we spent yesterday in the boatyard at Grenada Marine catching up with the staff on jobs done on Trompeta. We are pleased to report the boat has been well looked after and apart from a lot of dust is very tidy. Have taken the opportunity to make a proper inventory list and check what stores we have on board! The sail loft have completed minor refurbishment work on both sails and these were returned to us in good order.

Today we will spend another day at the boatyard just finalising outstanding jobs before launch at the beginning of December. We have time off work to fly down to Grenada on 2 December to check and launch the boat which will have been anti fouled before she goes back in the water. We then plan to sail Trompeta back up to the BVI where we can keep an eye on her whilst we are working.

Trompeta ready for Hurricane season

Trompeta is finally secured in her cradle at Grenada Marine for the Hurricane season. We left Port Louis on Wednesday and had quite a tough sail into wind and tide to reach St David's Harbour so it took us 5 hours in total but at least we sailed and did not motor like the last time. Our intention was to pick up a mooring buoy in the harbour but when we looked around it seemed we would get more protection if we anchored so that is what we did - in very muddy sand - as we discovered when we came to lift the anchor on Friday! The two nights at anchor allowed us time to take the sails off in preparation for haul out. Friday morning dawned and we were in the slip for 9 am to get lifted out of the water. It all went very smoothly and the boat yard workers are clearly practised at what they do so it gave us confidence in what to us was an unknown place. Friday saw a team of people visiting the boat to agree what needed to be done whilst the boat is out of the water. Grenada Marine offer a full care taking service so we are having a monthly boat check and a fortnightly battery check initially. The yard will update us by e mail on a regular monthly basis so we know what work has been done and how much to pay. This way we pay as we go along and there are no surprise bills. Peter has arranged with the Volvo Penta mechanic to replace various things on the engine which is being ' winterised' as is the Generator. The water maker was pickled already by Peter and we have added water purifier to the water left in the tanks ( around 50 gallons!). Our plan is to leave the boat here in her cradle tied down until the end of November which is the official end of hurricane season. We get the benefit of full insurance cover this way. Grenada Marin will apply anti foul just before we come back so they ask for a couple of weeks notice so this can be freshly done for our return. Whilst the boat was in the boat yard we have been staying at a lovely hotel called La Saggesse which s a Nature Retreat and one of the top 10 places to stay in the Caribbean ( according to the Sunday Times). It was lovely t ave 4 nights of pampering and a beach right on our doorstep going to sleep at night listening to the sound of the waves crashing onto the beach. The only downside is the sandflies which come out at dawn and dusk to nibble you! We had the company the first two nights of Tim who had an Oyster boat in Grenada Marine also on the hard. Tim flew back to London on Sunday so the last two nights we have had the place to ourselves. Today we took our final swim in the sea before lunch as we are due to fly home tonight so will get picked up from the hotel at 4.30pm for our 7 pm Virgin flight home.

Grenada

Hurrah we are finally here in Port Louis Marina Grenada having left St Lucia yesterday around 6am. In the end it was a fairly easy sail once we got some wind. The trip down th coast of St Lucia was slow as no wind so motor sailed for the first 3 hours but then once past the island some good strong wind down to St Vincent and we were making steady progress under sail alone. The engine behaved itself so fingers crossed all is well on this. Now we are here in the Marina we will take the opportunity to get the boat clean and tidied up before heading south to St David's Harbour where we are due to be hauled out of the water on Friday. The plan is to arrive there maybe as early as Wednesday so we can get the sails off and the deck cleared for lifting. There is a good chandlery here in St Georges so Peter will be able to stock up on bits he needs for the storage. We used a Damp Rid bag in each wardrobe and in the cabin whilst the boat was in Marigot Bay and these kept the inside nice and dry but as we only have on bag left it will be good to get some more here if we can. Although we do not have a cockroach problem it is always wise to set traps whilst the boat is in storage so we need to buy some of these also. Bedding and towels will be vacuum packed in a storage bag to ensure they stay dry. Clothes need to be sorted out as we have to decide which we carry back to England and which we leave here. Some of our clothes including our Moorings crew uniform are already stored in our lock up room in the BVI. There are probably lots more jobs to do but these are just some of the ones that come to mind now.

Ready to leave for Grenada

After a stressful few hours we are now all fixed and ready to sail. Peter has changed the raw water engine pump and put in a new impeller so she is all good now. We did go to the expense of getting the local Volvo technician to look at the engine and he supplied the new impeller but we already had a spare new water pump on board. So in the end it was a fairly straightforward fix and we are now good to go! Have moved off the dock again and we will leave at first light. There seems to be a little more wind today so hopefully we can sail rather than motor! Relaxing on board now with tea and cake.

Still in St Lucia

We set sail early Friday morning and had to motor sail as there was NO wind!! Unfortunately we only got as far as the Pitons when Peter realised the engine turbocharger was over heating and we were seriously low on oil. Topped up the oil and put in a call to the local Volvo Penta technician who was able to offer some advice and it seemed the mechanism that oiled the turbocharger may be sticking. So Peter decided the only sensible option was to turn around and head back into Marigot Bay Marina so a technician can check out the engine. Very disappointing that after all the miles we have done using the engine it should be a problem now. So to treat ourselves we booked into the Marina Hotel (discounted rate for boat owners) and had a good nights sleep with full AC for a cool night with no mossies! Breakfast was included so we have been set up for the day now. The Volvo technician is due at 11am to look at our engine and fingers crossed it is nothing too serious and we can get underway for Grenada tomorrow morning.

Back in St Lucia again

Flew back to St Lucia last night after a month gainfully employed in the BVI. A late night as we did not get onto the boat until well after 10pm but in bed by 11pm so not that bad. After a good nights rest we are now preparing the boat for her sail down to Grenada and Peter has been checking all the systems and engines. He discovered a coolant leak on the main engine and spent some hours trying to replace a broken fitting but has now managed to achieve a temporary fix which will at least get us to Port Louis in Grenada where there is a good chandlery. It is amazing we did not use a drop of engine coolant all the way around the world and now she is idle we discover a leak! Have turned the fridge back on and restocked for the short passage to Grenada (around 120 miles). The plan is to leave tomorrow after lunch and arrive in Port Louis by late afternoon assuming our normal cruising speed of 5 knots. There is a bit of a weather system going through at the moment with gusty strong winds and big seas so we aim to leave when the swell has subsided a little. We have to get Trompeta to the boatyard in St David's harbour by 27 June as she is being hauled out of the water on 28 June. The month in the BVI worked out well for us and flights and boat storage and Marina costs are now covered. It was actually fun to be working again and we had a good time with some lovely people.

Trompeta back in Marigot Bay St Lucia

It has been a hectic few days since the last blog. The sail to St Lucia was quite tricky with a head wind and swell so after we past Saba Bank we had adverse current which slowed us down somewhat. Having said that we made Rodney Bay anchorage on Saturday night so that was better than last time we did the trip when it took us 3 days. Sunday morning we sailed around to Marigot Bay and Trompeta is now safely tied up and all loose items on deck stowed below. We met another couple from Gainsborough whilst we were there who have a boat called Puddlejumper which is also registered in Whitby!! The boat was actually on the dock when we stopped in Marigot Bay with World ARC and we remarked at the time it was Whitby registered but there was no one aboard. The couple that own Puddlejumper are called William and Karen and he is actually a farmer too! We met William and Karen the day we arrived as they had just flown in from London Gatwick so were a little jet lagged. However we met up with them for drinks the following evening and promised to stay in touch as they are having a holiday now with friends flying in to join them but they will also be taking their boat down to Grenada for the hurricane season and do not fly back to the UK until 23 June. We have now flown back to the BVI but return again to St Lucia on 18 June to sail to Grenada. So now it is back to work again and soon getting into the swing of things here. It is lovely to be back amongst friends and we are enjoying the socialising!

On the move again

Have a couple of days on the Moorings dock again to finalise our preparations for going back to work and sailing back down to St Lucia for the start of the hurricane season (officially 1 June). We have rented a store room (or rather an attic above some rooms) for the princely sum of $30pm to store our surplus clothes and other equipment we want to leave in the BVI. Have been offered temporary work starting 23 May to 17 June on a crewed yacht so will fly back to the BVI from St Lucia to do this then return back to our boat on 18 June. Then sail to Grenada for storage in a cradle in Grenada Marine boatyard which is a designated hurricane storage facility and approved by our insurers. Met up with some old crew in Village Cay today for lunch (Peter and Bobbi) who are still working on the same yacht they were on when they were here at The Moorings but doing private charters now. Their boat looks very different as they have really implemented all the little comfort and design improvements we all talked about before. So tomorrow is our last day of preparation before setting sail again to St Lucia. It is about 310 miles so will probably take us a little over 2 days if we get some decent winds. Have booked into Marigot Bay Marina from 19 May. The Marina has good WiFi so will be able to report on progress when we arrive!

Goodbye World ARC boats

Saturday saw the start of ARC Europe and we waved goodbye to 4 World ARC boats all heading back to England/Europe. One boat is heading back to the USA with the Atlantic Cup which sails to Bermuda with the rest of ARC Europe boats. It was a good send off at Nanny Cay with 10 World ARC boats in total in Nanny Cay Marina. The only remaining boats in Nanny Cay Sunday morning were Trompeta, Zoe and Anastasia. We all agreed to meet for traditional Sunday lunch at Brandywine Restaurant and we sailed Trompeta around to Brandywine Bay and dropped anchor in the bay to dinghy ashore to the restaurant. It was a good job we left Nanny Cay early as when we unpacked the dinghy and blew her up she had developed another leak!! So after much swearing and cursing Peter was able to glue the seam up and stick another patch on the dinghy. It was the opposite aft end that had leaked in Grenada so he is now well practised! Anyway we made it on time to the restaurant and were just enjoying our drinks when Phil & Andrea turned up in their hire car with Ed & Zoe as passengers. We all enjoyed a lovely roast beef and Yorkshire pudding lunch with extra yorkies!! Phil and Andrea are leaving Anastasia in Nanny Cay for 3 weeks whilst they fly home to England to sort out some stuff before returning end May to sail up the East coast of the USA. Ed & Zoe are sailing to the USVI to get a rigger to check their rig before setting off back to the USA. Ed was impressed by our rigger Isaac who did a very thorough job of inspecting our rig using a little mirror to look behind wires. He noticed a stray wire in one of our shrouds so has replaced that and has done a lot of minor rig adjustments so now we are good to go back to Grenada. Unfortunately he is very busy so was unable to do a rig check on Zoe until next week and Ed did not want to wait that long as he has a family reunion to get home for! So Trompeta is in good shape with only minor things to fix like the automatic bilge pump which has been driving Peter crazy as he tries all sorts of ways to stop it tripping. It is probably down to an incompetent Electrician in South Africa who spent all day putting in a switch. We are renting a storage unit here in Road Town BVI so we can take surplus clothes and personal items off Trompeta before we sail back to St Lucia on 15 May. Work commitments mean we are busy from 24 May to 16 June then we fly back to St Lucia to sail Trompeta down to Grenada for hauling out on 1 July. Our flight back to London is booked for 2 July so timing is tight! At least we have some work which means money coming in again for a change and we should comfortably cover our flight costs. So now we have a few days relaxing and enjoying the BVI whilst we prepare our boat for the next stage of her journey!!

Peter's Birthday

Today is Peter's birthday and we are in Nanny Cay Marina having left the Moorings dock yesterday morning. We had a birthday dinner party last night joined by 20 other crews from various World ARC boats who are all here in Nanny Cay to either depart with ARC Europe or wave them off like us. ARC Europe is the return Rally for many boats as it sails to Bermuda then the fleet splits and the American boats head up the East coast back to the USA and the European boats head to the Azores then onto Portugal or England. We stay here though!! Having sailed all around the world there is no place quite like the BVI which is beautiful and definitely home for us. ARC Europe leaves Nanny Cay on 4 May so we are booked into the Marina here until Sunday. Our plans have changed slightly in that we are now sailing back down to St Lucia leaving here on 15 May and arriving in Marigot Bay for 19 May. We have flights booked to return back here on 21 May to do two charters the first of which starts 24 May and the second 11 June ending on 16 June so we fly back to St Lucia on 18 June. All very tight but we only get 28 days in the BVI when we fly into the country compared to 30 days by boat. Although when we bring our boat back here in December we will have to pay $200 to temporarily import the boat and this allows us to stay for up to a year! Once we are back in St Lucia we have time to enjoy the countrty again and sail back to Grenada where we are booked to haul out the boat on 1 July to go in a cradle for the hurricane season. Have not yet booked flights back to the UK as we are still researching the best deal as it is complicated. We need to fly out from Grenada then back to the BVI as work starts 1 October 2013. We then need to find a window between charters to fly back to Grenada to sail our boat back up to the BVI for the winter season. This will have to be the end of November at the earliest for insurance reasons. All very complicated!! Today we have the riggers coming to carry out a full rig inspection now we have finished our long passages. We are also expecting the sail loft to arrange for someone to measure up our hatches to make some waterproof covers for use whilst the boat is stored in the hurricane shelter. Unfortunately we still have leaks every now and then but usually only small amounts of water get inside the boat but obviously we need to keep the boat dry over the summer to avoid any mould and mildew problems. We have actually bought some Damprid which is a product made up of silica crystals designed to eliminate damp from the air. We will place these pots in each bathroom and another in the wet locker (wardrobe for outside foul weather gear). My job today is to pack away our coats and foul weather gear in storage bags so we can take them off the boat. There are lock up store rooms available near to the Moorings and we are hoping to rent one of these for our surplus clothes and other boat stuff which we prefer not to leave on the boat whilst she is in storage. We also have to appoint someone to carry out a guardianage service whereby they check the boat on a regular basis (batteries, pests, damp etc) and open hatches to air the boat. It is not cheap but essential for insurance purposes. We will visit the Royal BVI Yacht Club at lunch time to collect our membership cards as we have kept up our membership on an overseas basis whilst we were away sailing. Now we are back the secretary wants some photos and stories for her newsletter!

Back in the BVI

Having left Antigua very early on Tuesday morning we sailed to St Maarten where we anchored for the night in a very swelly and rolly Simpson Bay. Needless to say not much sleep that night but at least we had a rest. The following morning we then left very early to sail back to the BVI. On our final approach to the BVi we were unlucky enough to snag a fishing pot but fortunately Peter was able to free this off and we carried on our way.Arrived around 1am this morning and dropped anchor outside the Marina. Now on the dock in The Moorings Marina and back with our old friends. Everyone has welcomed us back and we love it here! Looks like we have some temporary work in June doing charters in the USVI for a change. Full time work depends on getting us work permits but the Manager thinks there should not be a problem for us to start again on 1 October. We have even been offered our old boat Heartbeat as she is staying in the fleet for another year. The question now remains as to what do we do with Trompeta? She is beautifully equipped for ocean sailing but I doubt Peter will be in a hurry to do more of this for a while! It has been fun but hard work at times. Going back to work as charter crew will feel like having a holiday again!!

English Harbour Antigua

We have had a lovely time here so far. Yesterday we had a Parade of Sail of the Antugua Classic Yachts Regatta who have been racing this week. Trompeta was in prime position on the dock and Peter rigged up the hammock chair so we could watch from the foredeck. The champagne tent was pitched right by the side of us so lots of people were gathered on the dock to watch the procession of yachts some of which fired cannons as they toured the harbour. It was all very well done and provided a good spectacle. The official Antigua Race Week starts next Sunday but we will be back in the BVI by then so will not be here to watch. Dinner last night was excellent at a French restaurant called Le Cap Horn and quite reasonable in price too. We both opted for the special which was Mahi Mahi with scallops cooked in ginger and coconut milk for EC$75 or around £18. The food generally here we have found to be excellent. Saturday we ate at the Admirals Inn and had the chefs special tasting menu which was 5 courses for EC$110 (£27.50). There is a really good Museum here of the Dockyard giving lots of information about the history of the Dockyard from the time it was first used as a British Naval Base up to the time of the official reopening after restoration in 1961. There is no charge to look around the museum so we did make some purchases at the gift shop. Today will be our chance to do some boat shopping as the Chandlery will be open and as usual we have some things to look out for. Nothing too major so if they do not have the bits it will not matter too much. Last night we actually walked to Falmouth Harbour and back as the Restaurant was on the road between the two harbours. It is not far!

Dominica then Antigua

Have just spent two nights in Prince Rupert Bay Portsmouth on the island of Dominica. This island is very green and lush because it rains a lot!! We were anchored on a mooring close to Zoe and the four of us spent a busy day on Thursday doing a trip up the Indian River then after lunch we had a tour of the island by taxi and Sam the driver was very informative about all the fruits and trees and wildlife. He took us to the Carib territory where the local Carib Indians were selling their baskets and handicrafts so we had to stop and buy some - naturally! The evening we arrived in Dominica we went to the local BBQ hosted by the PAYS (Professional Association of Yacht Security) which is a group of boat boys who assist yachts finding moorings/space to anchor and acting as water taxis and supplying anything you might need here otr helping to source items for you. A very worthwhile group. The BBQ cost us EC$50 each (£12.50) and was good value with some tasty fish chicken salad and rice plus the obligatory rum punches!! So after our busy day of tours we had an early night. The plan was to leave the following day and visit Les Saintes and Guadeloupe next. However when Peter read in our cruising guide that these countries are actually part of France we decided it was not worth risking a bill for VAT on the boat so plan abandoned. Instead we left Dominica Friday afternoon and sailed overnight to arrive here in Antigua in English Harbour around 9am this morning. The first part of our journey was good but the wind and sea kicked up whilst we were sailing up past Guadeloupe so we had to motor sail to keep a course and it was rough. So glad to be here tied up in Nelsons Dockyard Marina which is full of history as all the old buildings have been maintained and now house various businesses. we are booked in here for 3 nights and will leave on Tuesday to sail up to the BVIs which is around 200 miles so another overnight passage. Should arrive in the BVI Thursday all being well!

World ARC comes to an end

Yesterday was our final day of the Rally. We left Marigot Bay in the morning and formed a Parade of Sail with all the boats in the fleet smallest to largest. We were 5th in line leaving the marina to head up to Rodney Bay calling in at Castries on the way to motor around the bay for the benefit of the local press and holiday makers. There were two big cruise ships in the bay and we waved at the passengers standing on the decks who were all lined up watching us. The fleet then made it's way up to Rodney Bay for the final farewell party. Once in the marina plenty of staff were on hand to take our lines and there was also a guy holding a huge bouquet of flowers and a bottle of chilled champagne!! This was a lovely surprise for us and thank you Jenny and Bill from Yorkshire who were kind enough to send us the flowers and champers! Once all the boats were docked it was time to head up to the marina swimming pool where rum punches and food were waiting. There was a lot of jolility and some frolicking in the pool too. Later that evening we were transported off to the Royal St Lucian Hotel for a farewell dinner followed by speeches and gifts. We came away with a lovely souvenir album of the trip plus a bottle of St Lucian rum and a plaque to mark our achievement. It was an emotional event with a lot of messages from former yacht crews conveyed and the fleet gave their own personal thanks to Paul and Suzana our rally control who have done a brilliant job keeping us informed and helping with docking in port and numerous other things including dealing with all the formalities entering and leaving each country. So today Peter is doing routine maintenance on the engine and generator and I am cleaning and doing laundry. We have 3 nights free berthing here so will leave on Tuesday to island hop up to the BVI along with several other rally boats including Zoe our sailing buddy boat. We rendezvous in Nanny Cay Marina (BVI) on 1 May which is where ARC Europe actually depart so we will be waving off the boats Dreamcatcher, Peat Smoke and Working on a Dream. Peter and Phil from Anastasia both have birthdays on 2nd and 3rd May respectively so a party is organised for 1 May to celebrate. We could not hold our party on 2 May as that is when ARC Europe have their event. It will be great to see a few rally boats in the BVI.