Monday, March 8, 2010

The Eagle has Landed

Boy the crew was happy to see us. There was a particular look of relief on the face of my Project Manager, Jeffrey Wargo, who has been gone from his Johns Island home for more than 2 months. The extended delivery from France to Charleston was his longest offshore voyage, despite thousands of miles on competitive and leisure sailboats. His partner Liz Orsi and their dogs came out with me on the chase boat to cheer them on, as did Dr. Kevin Hogan, who was part of the original crew leaving France. The crew received our treats of food and cold beer with open arms, and continued their slow motor to the dock. It was great to greet my old friends Jeffrey and JC Caso, who will stay here in Charleston to execute the refit and preparations for the race, and also travel to each port of the race as my core shore support team. Adam Currier, who was just onboard for the delivery from Tenerife to Charleston, is a great guy who helped us out when we were in France as well. He barely made it here in time for his flight home to Lorient, France, but I’m sure we will see him again when we head to La Rochelle for the start of the race. The boat looks great and truly had a good beating on the delivery from France. She needs some love and we will get to work as soon as the boys get some sleep and feel rested enough to dig in to a pretty major project.

Thanks for following our progress.
Cheers,
Brad
 
Photo by Pepe Hernandez

 
Photo by Pepe Hernandez

Boat to Arrive this Morning in Charleston

I received word this morning at about 6:30 a.m. that the race boat was at the jetties entering Charleston Harbor. They are coming in slowly as they are fighting the tide and have limited horsepower for motoring. They expect to be at the dock by 8:30 a.m. at Seabreeze Marina on Immigration Street in downtown Charleston. I'm headed out onto the water to greet them and deliver some treats. I think food and sleep are probably high on their list at this point!

Thanks for checking in,
Brad