Proud Rick flying his Caribbean 1500 flag


The pink flag of the fleet


Pink flags flying


Flags a flying


All our fellow cruisers


Our friend Cameron in full dive gear


Me with “my girls” - they are the best ever!


Chasing birds by Trudy's beach house


The Gang having drinks at the yacht club


The girls on Halloween


Typical Rick


Debbie and Terri


Pumpkin carving at the yacht club


Works of art!


Merric the pirate-arrgggh


Our friendly ghost


My pumpkin-it turned out great!


Lit up


Our costco provisioning run-packed to the brim


Exhausted shoppers


Caribbean 1500 cocktail hour- very popular!


Under the tent


Terri, Rick and Merric-what a cutie


Relaxing with our crew and Michele


Important and informative seminars we attended


Final sunset before departure


One last night on the docks


Blue Water Yacht Club- our hosts


9am... Time to Go!!


Ready to start the rally !!!


Off we all go


Hoisting the jib


Navy boats escort us out !


Susan and the ship


Look at all the pretty sails


Captian accessing the competition


Our beautiful sails


'Sophisticated Lady' Underway!!


Rockhopper heading out


Lovely


Blueprint Match under full sail


The race is on


More boats


We be sailing 1


Catching up


Ashley checking out Rockopper


Bob and his crew


What a day


The world travelling Ashley-ready for anything!


Ashley's view


Sun dappled water


What do you think crew?


Fellow Jeanneau


Zia racing ahead


Carib 1500


Michele and Paul's beautiful cat


Racing ahead


Being passed real close


Sailboats and war ships


Whoa a huge air craft carrier


Makes us all feel tiny


Beauty and the beast !


Hi guys !


Its a submarine - unreal


Pam on Helen Louise


Chuck and Pam starting the race


Submarine as she passes by - freaky


Very impressive and sleek


Look at those sails


Kisses for Susan


Busy harbour on water and in the air


Our first sunset


Lovely


Kory ready for the big bad ocean


Susan ready for the ocean


Ashley relaxing wih her bone


Sunset from the cockpit


It never gets boring


Me relaxing on the calm waters


Dinner on the ocean-yummy


Clouds and water-all we can see


This isnt so bad


Waves getting bigger off the transom


Look at those waves!


Feeling fine


It's a dog bowl nite! They stick to the table when its too rough for anything else!


Our homemade lure - its Christmas bows !


What's up?


Watching a movie


A huge green tanker


Its getting rough and wild out here


Fishing in the huge waves


Yikes


OH OH - whats left of our famous lure that caugtht the Mahi mahi


Giant waves!


Sunset


Waves against the horizon


One of the enormous waves we travellling through for days and days


Lucky riding high


We all got socked by a monster rogue wave-scary


Calm in the cockpit


Lucky battened down for the waves


Still Smiling!


Hold on! There's a wave comin!


'Susanna Gale' dismasted at sea


Gearing up to send fuel to 'Susanna Gale'


Having trouble meeting up in big seas


Arrived at the BVI's!!


'Sophisticated Lady' safely at the dock!


The fleet is in!


'Daydream' against the beautiful backdrop of Road Town


The crew of 'Belle of Virginia'


'The Journey'


'Helen Louise'


View across the harbour


Hey... even Marco made it!


Poolside at the resort


Testing the waters


The villas at Village Cay Marina


The villas at Village Cay Marina


Our silver plate for 6th place


The girls with their trophies


Cheers!


Receiving the 'Tempest' Award for rescuing Susanne Gale at sea


Picking guitar with your teeth!


Michelle and her dad


Across the harbor


Two of the Cats