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Monthly Archives: November 2008
Volvo Ocean Race leg 2 – stormy weather
The Ericsson boats were in command through a stormy passage to the scoring gate off Madagascar, taking first and second places. Surprisingly, Green Dragon kept her 3rd place and Team Russia made 4th. Puma was still in second place for … Continue reading
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Vendée Globe – finding my way around yachtpals.com
Artemis Ocean Racing notified me of the latest input from Jonny Malbon, in which he announces his decision to head south and find his own hole through the dodrums rather than joining the queuefor the turnstile. You can read the … Continue reading
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Vendée Globe – queueing for the turnstile
Sailing conditions have been flaky for the main groups of the fleet, what with wind shadows from mountainous islands, and the trades petering out early ahead of an almost continuous doldrums zone. The failing wind compresses the pack as the … Continue reading
Volvo Ocean Race Leg 2 – Ericsson 3 fits new keel
Scrutineers in Alicante determined that Ericsson3′s keel did not conform to measurement rules. It wasn’t far enough out to disqualify the boat, but it did cost her a penalty of 1 point for each in-port race, one point for each … Continue reading
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Vendée Globe – Rich Wilson blogging on Yachtpals
I’m gradually tracking down all the different places where competitors are leaving a trail. Tim is mirroring Jonny Malbon’s Twittering (sorry, I think I’m supposed to call them Tweets) on jonnymalbon.com , and I’ve just discovered a post from Rich … Continue reading
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