Wow! What a way to finish the race! Hollywood could not have written a better script. As Pirates would, we stole first place from ABN Amro Two today to win the final leg of this marathon. The crowd here in Gothenborg was HUGE. 100’s of thousands. We are all very happy and with our families […]
After getting punished by the right, we finally bit the bullet hard and went into the right corner. We left Ericsson and ABN Amro One and actually sailed on the un-favored board by 20 degrees for an hour. The reward is that we have caught up and just recently passed Brunel and now Brasil1 is […]
Position: 55,50.3N , 6,38.14E Speed: 6 knots, Course: 348 deg. At the start, we were planning on heading off on Starboard for a couple of hours to get a shift to the left. So we went after the left end of the line and got it. Only Ericsson got that bit more wrong that us. […]
The crowd was huge this morning at the departure ceremony. One thing is clear from our four days here, Holland is definitely into sailing and the Volvo Ocean Race. The fleet paraded down the Maas River, accompanied by hundreds of spectator craft. The 22 miles of shore line was populated with thousands of cheering fans. […]
Seahorse June 2006 The end of another lap is near. I am in New York right now about to depart for Portsmouth on leg 7 of the Volvo Ocean Race. It has been an adventurous trip and at times, a bit more eventful than necessary. But the race did not disappoint, and I have had […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Bacardi CupMarch 2, 2020 - 7:56 pm
Sailing Scuttlebutt
