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The battle for the gate commences - 02 November 2009 “In a 3,300-mile race how can you get excited about two miles?” questions Uniquely Singapore’s skipper, Jim Dobie. “Well that's the distance we made on Hull & Humber in the last six hours as we race for the gate. Every mile counts now and is earned by the crew’s hard work and concentration.”
Having reaped the rewards of their tacti... Read More
Halloween mischief - 01 November 2009 It’s one of the mantras of the Clipper Race that is drummed into crew and skippers from the outset: look after your boat and your boat will look after you. The teams that do best are those that look after themselves and their equipment. You can’t sail it like you stole it and rock up in port expecting to have whatever you’ve damaged in the process replaced withou... Read More
Deja vu - 31 October 2009 It’s a case of déjà vu for some of the teams competing in Clipper 09-10. The winds have lightened up across the fleet and dropped some of the yachts into wind holes reminiscent of those that gave them so much trouble in the Doldrums. “Progress has been slow and painful,” explains Spirit of Australia skipper, Brendan Hall. “We managed to claw our way past Team Finl... Read More
Les jeux sont faits - 30 October 2009 The bets have been placed and now it remains to be seen which of the tactical gambles will pay off as the ten teams competing in Clipper 09-10 race from Rio de Janeiro to Cape Town. In between the 68-foot ocean racing yachts and the finish line is a 900-mile wide scoring gate – which just happens, at the moment, to be sitting over an area of high pressure and... Read More
High pressure splits fleet - 29 October 2009 It’s a far cry from the ‘champagne’ sailing conditions all the crews experienced on Leg 1. Most of them haven’t seen this kind of tough, upwind sailing since their pre-race Clipper Training, although some had a taste of things to come in the gales on the way to the race start. So the much more physical conditions of Leg 2, as opposed to the largely... Read More
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