ERICSSON 4 LEG TWO DAY 7 QFB: received 21.11.08 0828 GMT
21.11.08 12:57 | Volvo Ocean Race
I guess it must be huge news onshore but in the last day, we have been getting the news of the piracy off Somalia, apologies if this is the thousandth blog mentioning the fact!
Pirates come in all shapes and forms, from the fully organised terrorist style, which we are reading about so much, to the opportunists. There are a lot of reported incidents, which are not piracy at all. I have sailed many, many miles throughout SE Asia and piracy was one of the big worries in this area, all too...
DELTA LLOYD LEG TWO DAY 6 QFB: received 20.11.08 1826 GMT
21.11.08 12:56 | Volvo Ocean Race
The story remains the same: More fast sailing. We just gybed and are heading north towards India. We’ve successfully hitched a ride onto another low pressure system. The sea state is relatively calm, considering the wind speed is in the mid 20’s. We have our favourite sails up: the fractional zero and a reef in our main. Every ounce of weight in the boat is stacked in the most extreme aft position on the boat, to keep the trim of the bow…and the speed…...
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ERICSSON 3 LEG TWO DAY 6 QFB: received 20.11.08 1833GMT
21.11.08 12:55 | Volvo Ocean Race
Great feeling
In the middle of nowhere, with only open seas surrounding and only birds and fish listening and watching, six guys are making big noises of joy. With fists in the air, screaming and laughing, we are celebrating being the second boat to the scoring-gate along the 58 longitude.
Second is second and we are certainly aiming to beat everyone. But, it still feels very good and from where we are now our navigator, Aksel Magdahl, thinks that we are looking good for the rest of the...
TELEFÓNICA BLUE LEG TWO DAY 7 QFB: received 21.11.08 0458 GMT
21.11.08 12:55 | Volvo Ocean Race
Laurent’s arm is stable (Laurent Pages/FRA), and he has slightly more movement, but still has more pain than he really wants to admit.
Of course the painkillers are doing their job, but also the negative side affects have kicked in, a bad stomach, so now he has to ‘run’ to the toilet, not easy having only one arm to hold with, we are doing an average of 21 knots, just over 40 km per hour. Very Bumpy. Let’s not even talk about the usage of toilet paper.
On deck: wet, wet, wet, and...
TELEFÓNICA BLUE LEG TWO DAY 6 QFB: received 20.11.08 1552 GMT
21.11.08 12:31 | Volvo Ocean Race
We are very happy bunch, passed both Puma and our teammates. I think Puma simply just forgot about the scoring gate, why would you otherwise give these points away?
But we sailed well, we took over 30 miles out of our sistership in the last 24 hours, who we know have the same sails, and we are not far behind the leaders.
We are still not the quickest in the heavy running conditions, but we could this time control the damage and we are only 60 miles behind first place instead of 600...
Day 12: In for another 'get together'?
21.11.08 12:31 | International News
In brief:- Fighting light winds at the front - but could the exit to the Doldrums be near?- "I'm alright, I could be more tired. Right now it's hot, I have no wind and with the swell the boat is a bit shaken", says Sébastien. - Slow start to the day and fleet compression on the menu- What are the "beast's" intentions? As Yann Eliès dubs the Doldrums...- Today, Sébastien explains us what the Doldrums i s... Watch the video below
In detail:After a night...
GREEN DRAGON LEG TWO DAY 6 QFB: received 20.11.08 1127 GMT
21.11.08 12:28 | Volvo Ocean Race
We are thrilled to get 3rd place and 3 points at the Mauritius scoring gate. This has been our sole focus since breaking the boom 2 days ago. We seem to be able to sail downwind with spinnakers quite well, and even now reaching with one reef seems OK. It’s upwind sailing that we must hope to avoid.
Our gybe went very well too thanks to a catamaran style sheeting system rigged up by Justin (Justin Slattery IRL). India still feels an awful long way away right now.
We hope to start the...
TEAM RUSSIA LEG TWO DAY 6 QFB: received 20.11.08 1159 GMT
21.11.08 12:27 | Volvo Ocean Race
Very happy with the 2.5 points we just picked up at the scoring longitude of 58E and boat, sails and crew in one piece. We had lots of discussion during the preparation period about the concept of the boat and, to be honest, it feels very good to sit on a solid boat in the midst of the Southern Ocean. I would be surprised if we were the only boat that broached heavily and certainly not the last.
Of course there is a certain luck factor not to break anything, but a solid boat helps as...
Puma Ocean Racing - LEG 2 DAY 7
21.11.08 12:03 | Volvo Ocean Race
Today was a great day. It is the little things in life that tip the scales from not so good to great. It is a larger scale on some days than it is on others. What made today so great is the fact that it has been over 24 hours since we have had our power tools out, grinding carbon fiber in order to laminate new carbon skins on our damaged yacht. Seriously, this is a great day. I know that the interior of these boats and the lack of amenities has been well...
Aviva Ocean Racing race update: Caffari Philosophical
20.11.08 12:58 | International News
Caffari has taken a step back and become more philosophical about the losses and gains that will be constant throughout the 27,000 miles of the Vendée Globe round the world yacht race. The messages of support from fans and followers (over 400 since the race started eleven days ago) along with encouragement from the Aviva Ocean Racing shore crew have helped Caffari galvanise her fighting spirit. As a measure of her journey in solo sailing, today Caffari celebrates only the third...
DELTA LLOYD LEG TWO DAY 6 QFB: received 20.11.08 1003 GMT
20.11.08 12:31 | Volvo Ocean Race
We've made the turn for India. Early today we gybed and started our north path to India. When we gybed, the wind had eased to the high teens and we had our VMG A4 kite up. We continued to sail VMG angles as we watched the other boats around us gybe as well. Throughout the day the wind has built and shifted to the north. A couple hours ago we did a sail change to our fractional code zero and put a reef in the mainsail, so that we could maintain course while sailing...
DELTA LLOYD LEG TWO DAY 6: received 20.11.08 0637 GMT
20.11.08 12:00 | Volvo Ocean Race
Here are a few words about us! First of all, I want to say that the crew are all ok, nobody has had any problems, just little things: Matt (Matt Gregory/USA) has a sore throat and Husti (Ryan Houston/NZL) has injured his knee, which has been hurting since he smashed it after a wave hit us. Both of them have been great and they are not complaining at all.
After the first part of the leg, with windy, sometimes gale force conditions going South, I have seen that the boat is absolutely...
TELEFÓNICA BLUE LEG TWO DAY 6 QFB: received 20.11.08 0837 GMT
20.11.08 11:59 | Volvo Ocean Race
After not enough sleep and almost certainly too many coffees, I began wondering in the early hours of the morning if this whole race is some crazy psychological experiment. My mood has changed dramatically in recent hours and the reason behind it is eight small lines of data that are sent to the boat every three hours.
Each sched we receive massively defines the mood on board and it is fair to say it affects mine especially. Happy, angry, hopeful or disappointed these...
TELEFÓNICA BLUE LEG TWO DAY 6 QFB: received 20.11.08 0406 GMT
20.11.08 11:57 | Volvo Ocean Race
Our patient Laurent (Laurent Pages/FRA) will never complain, that is not his art, but you can see he is in lot of pain, and most likely out for the rest of the leg.
He is not happy, as he has never had a major injury in his life, but we told him we cannot turn the clock back, and just have carry on. Of course consulted our team doctor Christina back in Spain, and it was good to hear she had the same opinion. Got advice for the painkillers and anti –inflammatory pills, so Laurent can...
NERONE DI MASSIMO MEZZAROMA - CON ALLA TATTICA VASCO VASCOTTO - VINCE L' 11° ANNIVERSAY MATCH RACE INVITATIONAL DI MIAMI
20.11.08 10:23 | International News
Nerone, il plurititolato Farr 40 di Massimo Mezzaroma - con al timone Antonio Sodo Migliori e Vasco Vascotto alla tattica - si è aggiudicato l'Anniversary Match Race Invitational di Miami, giunto alla sua undicesima edizione, evento che apre ufficialmente la settimana di regate del 2008 Rolex Farr 40 North American Championship. Riservata al monotipo disegnato da Bruce Farr e organizzata dal Trysail Yacht Club, questa "due giorni" di matc race è stata caratterizzata dall'agonismo che...
TEAM RUSSIA LEG TWO DAY 5 QFB: received 19.11.08 1758 GMT
20.11.08 10:22 | Volvo Ocean Race
At last, two minutes to breath! I have just come off deck having peeled to our largest spinnaker; it’s a great feeling to be under max sail. The first few days have been testing to say the least, with a tricky first day followed by big wind and close racing, all of which have, of course, been coupled with a few technical challenges onboard.
After a good start, we sped round the inshore course with the lead pack only to sail in into a huge wind hole as the gradient breeze battled with sea...
DELTA LLOYD LEG TWO DAY 5 QFB: received 19.11.08 1839 GMT
20.11.08 10:21 | Volvo Ocean Race
It's been another day of great sailing on the Delta Lloyd. We've had some great postion reports this afternoon so the guys are in great spirits as we pull some distance back on the leaders.
We switched from our fractional code zero to our downwind masthead VMG sail this afternoon as the wind settled from the mid to upper 20's down into the high teens. We are anticipating a wind shift that will allow us to gybe and head north to the trade winds...and closer to...
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