February 2008
Monthly Archive
Thu 28 Feb 2008
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Gitana 13 crossed the finish line of La Route de l’Or, situated just off the infamous island of Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay, at 1707 (UT). After over 43 days 38 minutes at sea, including a forced five and ...
Thu 28 Feb 2008
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The Golden Gate Bridge won’t take long to appear over the horizon now and, as I write this last onboard commentary for this Route de l’Or, I realise that I have hardly talked about 'life aboard' at all! It ...
Thu 28 Feb 2008
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Pains Wessex is to supply all the marine distress signals required by Francesco Di Benedetto in his attempt to beat the Transatlantic world speed sailing record in a 20ft sport catamaran. Francesco, who hopes to set off later this ...
Thu 28 Feb 2008
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Thu 28 Feb 2008
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For the very first time, our bows are pointed towards the finish and the Golden Gate Bridge, which is also our final waypoint. For the very first time we can hope that the distance indicated on our GPS is ...
Thu 28 Feb 2008
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After setting out six weeks ago in the conquest of a record never before coveted by a maxi-multihull of Gitana 13’s dimensions, Lionel Lemonchois and his nine crew are experiencing their final hours at sea on this Route de ...
Thu 28 Feb 2008
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SCUTTLEBUTT 2542 - February 28, 2008: The latest news in the sport of sailing, letters from the 'buttheads, and the Curmudgeon's Observation.
Wed 27 Feb 2008
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"Simply put, we take people struggling to rebuild lives destroyed by chemical dependency out sailing and give them an experience that truly changes lives"
Boost for sailing charity A Cornish sailing Charity has received a much needed donation from St Austell Brewery Charitable Trust. via Falmouth Packet
Wed 27 Feb 2008
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Back in France after righting Groupama 3 in the New Zealand port of Dunedin, eight of the crew of the giant trimaran were in Groupama's press centre in Paris today to answer questions from journalists and web surfers during ...
Wed 27 Feb 2008
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The drag race down through the Yellow Sea to Japan has continued during the 24 hours and the winners are those that have not broken anything. The leading pack of New York, Glasgow: Scotland with style Clipper and Hull ...