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A Wet and Windy Farewell to the UK!

Posted on October 16th, 2013

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And so after a year’s planning, on a wet and windy Wednesday morning Richard said goodbye to friends and family and boarded the Portsmouth ferry bound for Spain and onwards to Gibraltar.

Richard will spend the next week to 10 days making the final preparations to the boat in Gibraltar, before the family fly out for their final goodbyes at the end of next week.

 

The anticipated departure date is 26th October, although like all things nautical, this is very much weather dependent. Gibraltar is notorious for its tricky weather systems. This combined with the fact that Richard will be crossing the very busy entrance to the Mediterranean Sea, means that it is important to pick his weather window carefully.

Thank you to everyone who has sent messages of support, by Email, Facebook and Twitter to Richard. He really appreciates all the notes of support. Please continue to show your support and by donating via the ‘Donations’ button on his website.