Message From nicole

Yesterday we went through the Panama Canal & crossed from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic. It really feels like we are on the way home now.... The Canal was cool. Some very large locks, connected by a river & lakes, & all just powered by gravity. I filmed the first lock transit from the top of the mast, which gave me a great view, though a number of bruises! Sadly it also rained all day, though we managed to take advantage of Liverpools rain shelter, cunningly made out of their storm jib, whilst waiting for the next lock! We started the race to Jamaica a couple of hours ago, but got off to a shocking start, which was followed up by a fairly shocking sail change- so I think that we are now in last place (again). The weather is also shocking. Huge squalls carrying lots of rain -& I mean lots of rain- & wind that can't quite decide what it is doing. But it is just a short hop, with less than 450 miles to go.<