November 2008
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Sun 30 Nov 2008
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Hilary Lister said completing the journey was her "dream" A yachtswoman is to make a second attempt to become the first quadriplegic woman to sail solo around Britain.
Sun 30 Nov 2008
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Light airs could not come soon enough for British yachtswoman Dee Caffari whose Open 60 yacht Aviva has suffered yet more wear and tear in the deep South Atlantic. Throughout yesterday Caffari waited for calmer conditions to repair a ...
Sun 30 Nov 2008
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The spectre of high pressure is finally distancing itself from the leaders. At the heart of the group, fortunes have been varied, and the price paid to Saint Helena has been heavy for some. And though the two leaders ...
Sun 30 Nov 2008
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Sails hang wilting; just gravity fills their huge wind catching wings. Like the intricate lines on a fingerprint the load threads are complex and technical. The sails high load reinforcement, strength and intelligent design are redundant now, as a ...
Sun 30 Nov 2008
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The crew onboard Green Dragon has just 157 miles to the finish in Cochin. Ericsson 4 claimed line honours in the early hours of this morning 04:22 local time (GMT + 5.5). Telefonica Blue were chased hard by Ericsson ...
Sun 30 Nov 2008
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Its been a warm and humid day on deck with the afternoon temperature at 29 deg c and below decks its quite sticky. Its cooling off now after dusk and with no cloud cover at present I hope it ...
Sun 30 Nov 2008
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Today has been a very busy day down in the saloon. Father Christmas's little elves (Buzz and Charlie) have been beavering away all day fixing our big toy, the kite, trying to get it ready to put up again ...
Sun 30 Nov 2008
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Another beautiful dawn in paradise, found us with a good wind heading towards the Cape Verdes. Some of us thought a brief detour a quick session at the laundrette and a visit to a beauty parlour might be a ...
Sun 30 Nov 2008
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With the sea temperature now at 26C and the daytime temperature around 30C, it was decided some showering was needed. With a combination of seawater rinsed off with freshwater from the stern shower, everyone had a bit of a ...
Sun 30 Nov 2008
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Well we finally decided we had gone far enough south and so turned the boat and pointed her at St Lucia! I must admit it feels good to be heading west at last, but we may still have to ...