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Artemis Transat Day 8 - Out of the Darkness
18 May
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The blackout is over, and BT is out of the race - undone by a broken mainsail car. BT skipper Sébastien Josse said "Of course pulling out at that stage is a big disappointment, but you know these things can happen. We've seen the boat was capable of being ahead of the best of the IMOCA fleet, that means our optimisation process was based on the right choices.Artemis Transat - Whales Sighted - Dee Caffari Blog
Sailing in grey skies and flat light made everything feel damp and cold but the flat sea with a slight ocean swell made the sailing easy. Downwind conditions are easy miles although I am struggling to keep Aviva on the pace and continue to drop away from the fleet. This is depressing but considering I had no power just yesterday I have to be pleased I am still in the race. |
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Artemis Transat Day 3 - My First Solo Ocean Race - Dee Caffari Blog
I am now on my way to Boston on my first solo race, sailing a boat I have only known for five months. My start was okay yesterday, not where I should have been on the line in an ideal world, but I am always nervous manoeuvring these boats in the final minutes. |
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Solo Circumnavigation of Antarctica
07 Apr
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Day 71 at Sea: Fedor Konuykhov ticked off another major mile-stone overnight, passing the Cape of Good Hope during his solo circumnavigation of Antarctica. 'Iceberg ally', as the South Atlantic Ocean has been called this season, is also behind him, but the 56 year old Russian adventurer, trailblazing an inaugural record around the Antarctica Cup Racetrack from Albany, Western Australia and back aboard hi
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