Raffaellesco - Bill and Suzette's Sailing Adventure

 9/14/23 Porto Esportiu Marina, Tarragona, Spain Woke with the sun, which means about 0830. Suzette is desperately trying organize and manage her storage of galley food and implements while having it look good. Armed with cabinet measurements we were off to buy baskets and containers at The Flying Tiger and the Chinese Store. With her baskets secured she began the process of rearranging and organizing. Of course, now I cannot find a thing. We left the dock about 1315 heading north to Villanova and the AC40 race practice. We enjoyed sunshine and a perfect broad reach in calm seas. Passing Port Segur Calafell entrance, our marina for the next couple nights, we continued 5 more miles to the Race Course off of Villanova. It was very exciting to line up with the other spectator boats and watch the action first hand. The AC 40 are a single class of boat; 11m long, 18m tall, 2 tons in weight with foils and high-tech sails. To see them get up out of the water in less than 10 knots of...

 9/6/23 Huntington Beach, CA It has been a busy week getting ready to depart for 3 months back in the Med. We did slip away to Catalina for the long weekend and our club’s annual Luau on the beach. The luau was a success and the food was great. Arriving back at our dock on Labor Day we spent the day putting Rascal away for the fall. Departure day and we are beyond ready to go with just two rolling duffels and two carry on briefcases we are traveling light. Our friend Inez picked us up promptly at 7:30 and delivered us to John Wayne airport for a 10:06 flight to Salt Lake City, the first leg of the journey. With TSA pre and Delta Priority we quickly checked luggage and managed to clear security in minutes. I like to be at the airport early and calmly wait for our boarding. The Comfort + seats on the plane were roomy and a nap had the flight over in no time, arriving early at SLC. The flight to Paris was on time and it was a beautiful day for flying. We love the Premium Economy s...