Category Archives: Day Two

Arthur Podesta, Elusive II BOV skipper having a break 🙂

Sunrise From aboard elusive 🙂

Hello from the Greek team! It has been so hard during the night loosing more than ten places on the leader board and taking them back by the morning! We are now trying to cross the straight riding the three-o-clock … Continue reading →

Missive from Arwen – best looking class 40 in middle sea, best looking crew… Frustrating first night of wind holes and sail change muck ups. We’ve fixed the roller furling gear for the code zeros twice now, and repaired some … Continue reading →

Otra Vez cracking on towards Messina this morning.

Not much wind at after 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 →

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 →

After an eventful and entwining start with close quarter manoeuvring, we enjoyed a friendly rivalry with some of our closest and dearest friends. Following a fast fetch to Sicily, we were relieved that the main had’t fallen down again! This … Continue reading →