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Alex Thomson (GBR) and Andrew Cape (AUS) onboard Hugo Boss arrive in Barcelona in second place in the Barcelona World Race.
Showing posts with label Barcelona World Race. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Barcelona World Race. Show all posts
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Sunday, February 10, 2008
42 knots of wind...
View from Paprec-Virbac 2
"We have 38 to 42 knots of wind, a cargo ship 300 metres away and big waves. The boat is really slamming. It's quite dangerous," was the brief description of conditions on Friday from a noticeably tense Jean-Pierre.
"We have 38 to 42 knots of wind, a cargo ship 300 metres away and big waves. The boat is really slamming. It's quite dangerous," was the brief description of conditions on Friday from a noticeably tense Jean-Pierre.
Behind the leading boat, Hugo Boss is now facing the same horrible conditions on the approach to Gibraltar. Winds are in excess of 35 knots and the wave conditions are truly heinous. Not too surprisingly, it hasn't been easy to make contact with them over the past few days. But on Friday, skipper Alex Thomson had an idea of what lay ahead:
"It's going to be upwind all the way to Gibraltar really and with increasing breeze as we get there. It could be pretty nasty as the wind funnels through the Strait."
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"It's going to be upwind all the way to Gibraltar really and with increasing breeze as we get there. It could be pretty nasty as the wind funnels through the Strait."
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Barcelona World Race Episode 2 Video
The second instalment of the world's first ever non-stop round-the-world offshore sailing race for two-person teams. The fleet have now hit the Trade Winds and are heading south. So grab a beer and sit back and enjoy the sail!
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Friday, August 17, 2007
Jonathan McKee reports in...
It is to an enthusiastic Jonathan McKee that the Sailing Team spoke to this morning as he reported in from there Open 60 Estrella Damm:
“Things are going well onboard. We are just coming up to Ushant, it's been a good test of the boat, last night was really dark and quite windy but it feels good to be leaving the Channel. It is good to be double-handed at last, we are getting into the routine, sleep wise we are not too bad we have been doing a normal 4 hours watch system and it seems to be working for us. We haven’t been very good with food so far but all is well onboard, and we're just happy to be out here.” To follow Estrella Damm during her qualifying sail to Barcelona, please click here
http://www.estrelladammsailingteam.com/
photo by OnEdition
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Open 60's So Cool! - Update: A closer look
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Barcelona WorldRace Prologue took place at the Fastnet Race off Cowes, UK.
The Barcelona World Race duos are racing in the same two-up format for the 608-mile race that starts Sunday, 12th August. The Barcelona World Racestarts in November and will be held every four years. For the first time, this race will see the world's best professional sailors from both solo andfully crewed disciplines coming together to compete against each other inteams of two.
The Barcelona World Race duos are racing in the same two-up format for the 608-mile race that starts Sunday, 12th August. The Barcelona World Racestarts in November and will be held every four years. For the first time, this race will see the world's best professional sailors from both solo andfully crewed disciplines coming together to compete against each other inteams of two.
Racing 25,000 miles over three months across the planet's mosthostile and challenging oceans in high-performance IMOCA Open 60 monohulls. Never before has a two-handed, non-stop around the world race been stagedand there has never been a crewed, non-stop round the world race inmonohulls. This concept opens up a whole new world of possibilities in thesport of extreme offshore sailing both in terms of competition and racecommunications.
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