December 2008
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Wed 31 Dec 2008
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"I could do with some sunshine though because I need to get out on deck and patch up my mainsail because it is falling apart. It needs to come down but to do that I need it to be ...
Wed 31 Dec 2008
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At 1300 UTC, Paprec-Virbac II lost its port rudder following a collision with an unidentified floating object. The rudder was completely ripped off the transom of the IMOCA 60. The boat is now left with only the starboard rudder, ...
Wed 31 Dec 2008
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E-Anarchy is the latest brainchild of Scot Tempesta, founder of the world’s most popular sailing form, Sailing Anarchy. As you might expect, it’s a mostly irreverent and off beat look at the sailing scene and Scot invites readers to ...
Tue 30 Dec 2008
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And so a certain stability visits the race ( a phrase certain to wreak havoc upon the fleet in hours) but from Norbert Sedlacek and Raphael Dinelli, thriving on their own personal challenges 5000 miles behind leader Michel Desjoyeaux ...
Tue 30 Dec 2008
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For the leaders and those in pursuit Cape Horn starts to occupy the thoughts. The final major milestone, both feared and revered, it marks the big left turn for home. Of course they know that the South Atlantic can ...
Tue 30 Dec 2008
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Hello everyone, Well, I just had what the French call a "nuit blanche" – a white night (not to be confused with a White Knight (unfortunately!)), which is a night with no sleep. However, rather confusingly, my night was ...
Tue 30 Dec 2008
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At 11:45 GMT today there was a dramatic recue deep in the South Indian Ocean. The 17,000 tonne bulk carrier CSK Radiance, having been diverted earlier in the week at the request of MRCC Reunion, located the stricken yacht ...
Tue 30 Dec 2008
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The 17,000 tonne bulk carrier CSK Radiance has arrived alongside Nick Budel’s Hayai. No further details are available at present. Nico Budel issued a Mayday call, after Hayai’s keel bulb became loose, when he was about 240 nautical miles ...
Mon 29 Dec 2008
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By 6pm on Monday evening 30 of the 94 remaining competitors in the Rolex Sydney Hobart 2008 had arrived in Hobart. The yachts still at sea can expect some good sailing overnight, with the north westerly winds expected to ...
Mon 29 Dec 2008
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In the last 12 hours Nico Budel aboard his Open 40 Hayai has experienced gale force winds with gusts topping out at 62 knots. Sailing with minimal sail and on a course that presented the least amount of load ...