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Monthly Archives: June 2012
Turning Sailing Into a Spectator Sport
Sailing races used to be for participants. As a spectator sport for the uninitiated, they were a disaster. Too far away from live spectators and shore-based cameras. Low viewpoint didn’t show what was happening tactically. Delayed starts were quite a … Continue reading
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Solitaire du Figaro 2012 – a war of nerves
French navy ship Thétis shot some video and talked to the skippers as they passed through the big flat patch yesterday. This morning, Jann Eliés is still in the lead, and Morgan Lagravière has slipped in between him and … Continue reading
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Solitaire du Figaro 26 June 2012 – sailing into a hole
It must be very difficult to stay awake when it’s near flat calm. Maybe you don’t need to – any change in the strength and direction of the feeble breeze will probably wake you. I took a look at the … Continue reading
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Solitaire du Figaro – a dull start and a difficult night
A gloomy start, with only 12 knots of wind, led to a difficult night dominated by the old hands. Gildas Morvan led until the fleet split three ways to battle with the strong tidal stream. In the end, coast-hugging paid … Continue reading
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La Solitaire du Figaro Eric Bompard Cachemire 2012 starts on 24 June
They’re off again. All the young bloods with an eye on professional singlehanded racing careers are already getting their boats scrutinised and checking all their gear. There will be old hands like Jann Eliés, who has already survived having his … Continue reading
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