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Virgin Money heads east for a Transatlantic Record
10.22.08 04:00 EST Richard - We're off...
I can't quite believe we've decided to leave four hours earlier than planned to ensure we jump in front of a huge storm. The first 24 hours we'll endeavour to out-run a storm and navigate another that could cause major damage to the boat and destroy our chances of breaking the record. We need to navigate these two storm systems perfectly to have any chance of succeeding. It’s going to be a very challenging six days.
10.22.08 08:00 EST Mike - Fantastic to be out here...
...blasting along finally on the mighty Virgin Money. So far the forecast has been spot on and we are heading North East at pace.
It has been a long couple of days just getting here and making the tough calls that the team faced about when the best time to go Code Orange was and get the crew on planes. It's great to be back at sea, great group of guys, great boat that's beautifully prepared...now we need a little luck and a good chunk of good management to keep this thing in one piece and have the weather gods smile on us...
Fingers crossed, I'll keep you posted... http://uk.virginmoney.com/challenge/
