nice jib Oskar Kihlborg/Ericsson Racing Team “That didn’t sound good,” said Justin. “Nope,” I said. PUMA LEG TWO DAY 5 QFB: received 19.11.08 0743 GMT Greetings from the monster hospital ward. And the hospital is not necessary humans. Just for our beautiful boat. At 0430 GMT this morning, we flew off yet another nice little [...]
BIG WAVES, BIG ACTION “The depression in the South Atlantic has aligned itself perfectly to fire the fleet to Cape Town at record place,” promises Green Dragon’s skipper, Ian Walker/GBR. But the although the 24-hour record of 562.96 nautical miles currently held by ABN AMRO TWO could be broken, it is a question of which [...]
The Volvo Ocean Race starts from Alicante, Spain on October 4 with an in-port race, with the fleet then setting out on Leg 1 around the world on October 11. The Volvo event began as the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race from Portsmouth, England back in 1973 and continued every 4 years until Volvo [...]
