Monthly Archives: October 2012

ESIMIT EUROPA 2

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

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VIDEO FROM YESTERDAY’S START!

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EH01 GLOBL YACHT RACING

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

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RAN

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

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VIDEO OPTIMUM 3 ASPIDA

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

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COMANCHE RAIDER II GASANMAMO

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

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VENTO DI SARDEGNA

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

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OPTIMUM 3 ASPIDA

It has been neck and neck with Clippa Lippa since Rolex Buoy. Great sailing, we just passed Cape Passero. Nik

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1ST SUNSET RAN

We are now approaching sunset time in the first day of the Rolex Middle Sea Race. The wind is also going away slowly, we are now only with 7.5 knots wind speed. We are sailing at 9 knots of boat … Continue reading

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Comanche Raider

There have been some technical difficulties with the display of their position on the tracker but all is very well on board. Jonas Diamantino just called the media centre: After a difficult start in big waves because we are a … Continue reading

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