There was little to do today, but I got a ride to the bottom of the hill close by the finish line from Steve in his rental chariot. I walked the last couple of hundred feet up to the lookout point at the old Fort Charlotte above the Pillars of Hercules and watched some of the boats cross the finish line coming from Guadeloupe. In the past years there were just two people (Clare and Steve) doing all the work up there but this time the whole picnic table was full of people so the long waiting periods between the various boats passed quickly.
One of the orange start buoys waiting to be deployed (2016-04-22 10:36:30 NIKON D7100 [f/5.6, 1/320s] ISO 100)Start Mark
The first day of registration, before the rush (2016-04-22 10:37:57 NIKON D7100 [f/5.6, 1/40s] ISO 100)Registration is open
The flags are flying in preparation for the races (2016-04-22 10:41:15 NIKON D7100 [f/7.1, 1/200s] ISO 100)Sailing week flags
The notice board at Breezeway in Falmouth Harbour has everything from wanted ads to fliers for concerts and gigs (2016-04-22 10:55:22 NIKON D7100 [f/1.8, 1/400s] ISO 100)Falmouth notice board
This mansion was only being bulldozed last year, and I gather it was finished so quickly because the owner imported all of the labour from off-island. (2016-04-22 13:09:16 NIKON D7100 [f/9.0, 1/400s] ISO 100)Mansion on the hill
Coming to the finish line after racing from Deshaies on Guadeloupe (2016-04-22 13:24:28 NIKON D7100 [f/8.0, 1/400s] ISO 100)Finishers from Guadeloupe
Cayenne to the finish line after racing from Deshaies on Guadeloupe (2016-04-22 13:34:05 NIKON D7100 [f/9.0, 1/250s] ISO 100)Finishers from Guadeloupe
Our committee boat being prepared (2016-04-22 16:23:54 NIKON D7100 [f/7.1, 1/250s] ISO 100)Dou Reve 3 - Committee Boat B
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