atlantic ocean

Auto-pilot Trouble at Sea for Single-handed Sailor

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10 Apr

Looks like our friend Jeanne Socrates in having a bit of trouble on her 36 foot (11.2m) yacht Nereida sailing towards Trinidad. As you have read here at YachtPals.com, Jeanne is currently sailing solo on her first circumnavigation around the world.

Crossing the Pond Single-handed

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26 Mar

Single-handed sailor Jeanne Socrates has been enjoying some really nice sailing on her yacht Nereida while crossing the Atlantic ocean. The experienced sailor has encountered near perfect conditions all the way from St. Helena island, and is due to make landfall in Brazil in the next couple of days.

Atlantic Ocean Sailing

Posted January 28th, 2008 by ARC

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Berenice Swan 62 Sailboat, 19.82M arrives at Rodney Bay, St.Lucia. Photo: Tim Wright http://worldcruising.com/arc ARC Transatlantic Rally for Cruisers

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Rowing Across the Atlantic - Over 2,500 n/miles!

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15 Jan

Crossing the Atlantic Part 2 - Second Half of the Altantic Rowing Race

Written by Lin and Rachel at sea:

"Just a very brief blog today to tell you all that we’re so excited today and have cause to celebrate again. A quick text message to Tony at HQ gave us the confirmation that at 09:00hrs this morning we had rowed 1,286 n/miles from the start and have 1,284 n/miles left to get to the finish.