HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAT

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Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2008 11:06 AM
Subject: Fw: Matchmaker Contact ARC yacht numer 34

Hi all
Most of you don't even know i've managed to secure a crew place on an ARC yacht earlier this weekBut we set off in the next hour!!!

I really have landed on my feet on this one - its a 65ft oyster with every luxury you can imagine

(although the washing Machine can't be used at sea!!!)

Spent the last few days provisioning and the new crew are loving my OCD tendancies when getting all the menu ingredients labelled up so we know what to grab out of the freezer or which fridge (yes there's 2 plus cooler box in cockpit) for every meal over next 18 days.

As per usual i'm running round like headless chicken but wanted to let you know the details to track our progress - see website below

If i've forgotten anyone in my haste and while the marching bands are kicking up and boat dog horns blaring please pass this email on!

The email address onboard will be symatchmaker@mailasail.com and I can receive emails on that but please be aware the whole crew (incl boat owner peter) get to see content so don't send inappropriate content or large files etc!
I will send another mass email when we get to st lucia safely - roughly 18 days from nowWhen back on this email!

Take care and lots of love
Katherine

-----Original Message-----

From: "Peter Lloyd" <symatchmaker@mailasail.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2008 09:13:48 To: <kath@kathblackler.co.uk>

Subject: Fw: Matchmaker Contact ARC yacht numer 34

Hi All of Katherine`s Family & Friends,Between Sunday 23rdNov and 12thDec Me and my crew - Jen, Simon, Katherine, and Callum, will be sailing across the Atlantic Ocean in SY Matchmaker.

She has satelite communications on board so that we can keep in touch with familyand friends. You can communicate with the boat and all her crew if youwish on this e mail - but be aware we all see what is sent! (so cut outthe really personal stuff!)- please reply to test it out if you wish - andsave the details in your contact box.

Please DO NOT SEND any graphics orphotos or logos because these are very slow to transmit and are also veryexpensive as they take up a lot of band width - so make sure your e maildoes NOT contain a logo "Signature". We shall be checking mails every dayat 12noon (sometimes more often).

You can also reach the boat by Satelitephone if anything is particularily urgent. The number is +870764836998. Ifyou are interested in following our progress across the Atlantic you canopen our "Matchmaker" blog page which is,http://blog.mailasail.com/symatchmaker

We shall post an update most day but NOT everyday - and normally at around12 noon (local time) - n.b. we shall loose 4hours of time zone as wetravel west! Subject of course to the wind - we expect to arrive in StLucia around the 10th December.

Thanks Peter LloydS/Y Matchmaker