Monthly Archives: October 2008

Volvo Ocean Race – report from sailonline.org 12 Oct 2008

Posted on October 12, 2008 by admin

Oops. Nearly forgot my deadline. After a busy day off line, which ended with a long champagne lunch party for a friend’s 60th birthday, I finally got  round to checking the damage. Actually, things weren’t much different from how I … Continue reading →

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Volvo Ocean Race – report from sailonline.org 11 Oct 2008

Posted on October 11, 2008 by admin

This is it. We were all teleported back, some from beyond the Canaries, and placed on the start line at 10:00 UTC. Any course we then set was used to launch us off the line at 11:00 UTC. This was … Continue reading →

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Volvo Ocean Race – report from sailonline.org 10 Oct 2008

Posted on October 10, 2008 by admin

The wind has been dropping slowly all day, which has reduced the excitement a bit. A few people took Delayed Command gambles for the night watch – one or two paid off, but others were disastrous. Mine would have lost … Continue reading →

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Volvo Ocean Race – report from sailonline.org 9 Oct 2008

Posted on October 9, 2008 by admin

The Official Volvo online simulated race has just opened, but the sailonline.org one has been running for a while. There are already 463 boats registered and the leaders of the practice session are now weaving through the Canaries. Everyone seems … Continue reading →

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Introducing a New Category – the good old days

Posted on October 8, 2008 by admin

I’m getting a bit like my grandfather. I’ve been around long enough now to notice that some things have changed. I want to talk about the differences between then and now, and perhaps comment on where things seem to be … Continue reading →

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