Elusive II St Regis

Arthur Podesta – Elusive II St RegisNoon CEST
“Everything is fine, we are 19…20 miles from the Strait. We had a good night with lots of sail changes, and one patch of no wind at all. This morning we could see 40 yachts around us and it was a question of who got into the wind first. We were not the first to get going, but we were not the last.
We have enjoyed beautiful views of Etna, my daughter Maya who is helming at the moment got alovely picture of a rainbow over Etna plus a water spout.
Yesterday we damaged a spinnaker, but nothing too serious. The crew is in fantastic spirits, we had a super breakfast served up by Maya. We’re cracking under asymmetric, doing 9.4 knots in the right direction. We expect to exit the Strait in about two hours assuming the wind holds.