On the dockside with fourth placed Pirates of the Caribbean 10 June 2006 Paul Cayard, (USA) – Skipper “It is fantastic to see everyone here and to see the enthusiasm that the people of Rotterdam have for the race.” “We have enjoyed six podium finishes in a row and I think we had it coming. […]
The crowd here in Holland has been amazing. Hundreds if not thousands of spectator boats have been out on the water yesterday to welcome the fleet and today to watch in the In Port Race. In the harbor where the boats are in the inner city, 60,000 fans came down to see the boats and […]
Position: 52,9.58N , 4,4.97E Speed: 12 knots, Course: 183 deg. I just had my usual leg end chat to the crew and I thanked them for their tenacity. This leg has been a real test; a mental test. We got separated from the lead pack and could never catch up. The writing has been on […]
Position: 55,19.86N , 1,53.3E Speed: 11 knots, Course: 173 deg. We finally have some good steady breeze, and maybe, just maybe, we are done with all the weirdness. Were are on port tack sailing fast on the wind, that is 11.5 knots, and aiming just below the last mark which bears 156 degrees. At this […]
Position: 58,1.31N , 2,21.22W Speed: 9 knots, Course: 141 deg. We are hanging in there despite how absurd this leg has gotten. We have been parked up at least once every twelve hours in the last two days. Today we had a complete park up after the getting through the cut at the top of […]
Position: 58,34.43N , 6,29.32W Speed: 11 knots, Course: 39 deg. We are finally moving again. We have been slating for the past six hours up here at a place called “The Butt of Lewis”. That says it all. After so much high intensity sailing, 30000 miles around the world, this leg has been agonizingly slow […]
Position: 54,55.98N , 9,46.3W Speed: 13 knots, Course: 51 deg. I apologize for not writing a daily report yesterday. From 1600 Sunday to 1600 Monday, Jules and I never slept. So when we finally got our chance, we went for it. I have just woken up from 12 hours of sleep. I feel like a […]
This leg is all about the extremes of the Volvo. Three days of sailing 427 nm sailed. When we came through here a few weeks ago it was a wild finish to one of the most intense legs of any around the world race to date. At this point we have barely had a wave […]
Position: 50,27.8N , 7,42.85W Speed: 4 knots, Course: 345 deg. The wind has been between none and 3 knots all morning. We are drifting our way across the Irish Sea. We were very lucky and caught Ericsson yesterday just before sunset. They had gone straight across the bay between Lizard Point and Start Point while […]
Position: 50,7.13N , 3,55.31W Speed: 6 knots, Course: 279 deg. Slow going so far. We are about 20 hours into this race and we have gone 120 miles… about the same as one good 6 hour sked in these boats. It was a reaching start yesterday and ABN Amro Two got the best position and […]
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