Category Archives: WEB

Volvo Ocean Race – report from sailonline.org 15 Oct 2008

Posted on October 15, 2008 by admin

This time I really did get totally carried away, and missed posting about the race altogether for a day. I spent yesterday convinced that I needed to head for the coast for as long as I dared in order to … Continue reading →

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Volvo Ocean Race – report from sailonline.org 13 Oct 2008

Posted on October 13, 2008 by admin

The sailonline game is so addictive that I nearly forgot to pay for the next year’s hosting of this blog – it’s due tomorrow. It’s a heady mix of the feel of navigating a blue water race in real time … Continue reading →

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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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