PRB sues for damage after Le Cam rescue
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On Saturday 11th July 2009 at 13:00hrs, three 67ft steel hulled yachts - Adventure, Challenger and Discoverer - crewed by Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force personnel, will set off from a start gate off Southsea Castle. They’ll be bound for the Canary Islands, on the first leg of a year-long round-the-world Tri-Service Adventurous [...]
Let’s look at three round-the-world challenges that are taking place right now:
The Volvo Ocean Race - crewed boats, multiple legs, fixed schedule.
The Vendée Globe - singlehanded, fixed schedule. No pit stops allowed, but competitors can restart during the first few days.
Singlehanded Round The World Record - competitor chooses start date. No pit stops allowed.
Competitors are [...]
Three very disappointed skippers and their teams have now retired from Vendée Globe 2008, because there is no hope of getting their boats repaired and ready to re-start by 13:02 on 19th Novemeber.
Kito de Pavant (Groupe Bel)
Marc Thiercelin (DCNS)
Yannick Bestaven (Aquarelle)
All three had their masts smashed after falling off large waves. Yannick Bestaven was perhaps [...]
42 years ago, Francis Chichester sailed the Laurent Giles ketch Gipsy Moth IV round the world single-handed, challenging the times taken by clipper ships in their heyday. Having asked Jack to design him a fast boat, he then complained that she was not easy to handle. Friends of mine who were ardent supporters of the [...]