Category Archives: Day Two

Andrea Mura, skipper of Vento di Sardegna: Aswe slowed after the strait in no wind, the team had a swim off the back of the boat.The sea is 24ºC ! We are now refreshed and ready to get back to … Continue reading →

Looking for RAN – At 1300 Esimit Europa 2 have picked up good breeze after going out from the Strait of Messina – app. 15 knots. But wind dropped down in next few hours, at the moment they’re facing just … Continue reading →

Sunday 1300hrs and EH01 is battling her way up the straights of Messina with around 25NM to go to the top. Progress is, as expected, rather slow with winds at around 190T – 200T and soft at 6- 8 knots. … Continue reading →

Slow motion We did pass Siracusa some time ago but have not moved much. We are still hours from leaving the straights. We are still sailing at 2 knots boat speed, which is very slow indeed! Stig sailed away from … Continue reading →

Niklyk sent a text last night and a video from the boat. sailing along the Sicilian coast in flat water when we heard something in the water. Dolphins on the bow! The boat and the crew are all well and … Continue reading →

Jonas Diamantino’s Matltese ILC40 has been going well and spirits are high on board: Good Morning from Comanche! We are having breakfast in front of Catania with XP-ACT close behind us. Last night the crew did a fantastic sail change, … Continue reading →

Samantha Evans reports from the Italian Open 50 Very tricky conditions overnight, we tried to pick up land breezes and avoid the holes in the wind, so not much sleep but keeping rolling along…just. Spectacular scenery at sunrise this morning. … Continue reading →

Bob Clitherow – Yellowdrama Start As I started thos blog during the race, we started at 11:10am on Sunday 22nd October from Grand Harbour. According to the latest weather files, Yellowdrama should reach the finish on Thursday morning after 5 … Continue reading →

Andreas Hanakamp – Vaquita 1600 CEST “Just passed out of the Strait, which makes us very happy. We went too far offshore last night and lost out. We worked our way back going inshore and are now sailing near the … Continue reading →