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Monthly Archives: January 2012
Extreme Catamaran – first bad weather for Micromegas 5
They shouldn’t have sent that SMS congratulating themselves on having delayed the start of their voyage until the really good weather. They’d been fishing, sunbathing and slipping along under full main and genaker for nearly two weeks. They had caught … Continue reading
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Extreme Catamaran Sailing – Micromegas 5 Back in the Old Routine
Not all extreme catamaran sailing is about speed – whether it’s Groupama seeking ocean speed records or I-Shares Cup and America’s Cup lightweights tearing around in relatively smooth water. The Berque twins are old hands at taking on the Atlantic … Continue reading
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Micromegas 5 Has Left la Gomera
At 13:00 today 5 Jan 2011, after a series of delays, Micromegas 5 left the Canary Island of la Gomera, heading for Barbados. The sky was cloudless, the water 28°C, the wind very light and on the nose. If that … Continue reading
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Micromegas 5 Sets Sail for Barbados
After a couple of delays for last-minute celebrations with the wonderful folk on the Canary Island of Gomera, Emmanuel and Maximilien Bergque cast Micromegas 5 off from the dock in the middle of the afternoon of Wednesday 4 January 2012, … Continue reading
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Micromegas sets off across the Atlantic tomorrow
Max and Man were invited to a New Year party, so they very wisely put off their departure until 2 Jan. But they met a Scottish couple at the party, so they deferred their departure until tomorrow. (Have you ever … Continue reading
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