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OPTIMUM 3 ASPIDA
Optimum 3 Aspida. After a long day of trying to catch elusive zephyrs we finally got into some solid breeze that carried us to off Palermo. We are now battling it out again with Cantankerous and Veruna in light airs. … Continue reading
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KOHINOOR
Dinner on board Christopher Opielok’s Carter 71, Kohhinoor: Steak and potatoes!
Posted in Day One
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RAN
We are nearly closing the 2nd day at sea on Rán II in the Rolex Middle Sea Race 2012. We are still 80 or so miles till Trappani, going at the amazing speed of 5 full knots of boat speed! … Continue reading
Posted in Day One
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RAN
Moving at last Good news we are moving we are sailing 8 whole knots of speed. Unbelievable! Bad news we are 60 degrees off course which means in fact we are doing half our speed. Isn’t good? Better than not … Continue reading
Posted in Day Three
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HI FIDELITY
“In all this time in treevail, sobbing, gaining current we rode into the straight – Skylla to port and on our starboard beam Kharibdis’ dire gorge of the salt sea tide. By heaven! She vomited and all the sea was … Continue reading
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RAN SUNSET STROMBOLI
We have just about to pass the active volcano Stromboli, a small island off the north coast of Sicily. It is one of the three active volcanoes in Italy. Behind us, we have the rest of Aeolian Islands, as well … Continue reading
Posted in Day Two
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DINAH
All good on ‘Dinah’ ten miles south of the Straits of Messina. Incredibly hot and sticky in these light airs downwind conditions. I hate to think of how uncomfortable it must be fully crewed. We made some good calls last … Continue reading
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