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Team Jolokia
Legend : A swimming pool ?!
The afternoon victory : have overcome a sea turtle !
The crew of diversity stay focus and full of motivation !
Posted in Day Three
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Gabi Due
Photo from 
Gabi Due of Intuition Kabestan in front of Stromboli
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Arwen
Photo provided by Austen Clark, skipper of Class 40 Arwen, who took this picture of Turkish Grand Soleil Keyif 60 at Stromboli
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Stormy Weather
So we are just off Stromboli trying to eke out whatever we can from the breeze that just isn’t there.
Looks like it’s going to be a long day in very little breeze.
JB
Posted in Day One
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Geisha
Check in at 08015 Monday 20/10/2014.
Finally rounded Strombolicchio.
Good morning All, we have rounded Stombolicchio in good company and made up ground on our competitors including the ever competitive Southern Child.
We had a frustrating evening / overnight with the breeze up to 5 knots and down to 0 knots and it felt like almost every heading of the compass.
Having rounded the top of the course we are now progressing under full main and A0 making just under 5 knots. Hope the breeze will pick up as the day warms up – expecting another hot day.
We are all officially on holiday sailing which is awesome.
Crew of Geisha signing off.
Posted in Day Three
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Tomahawk
Difficult Difficult lemon difficult !
The decisions of the night before put us on the back foot today, our average SOG for the 10hrs from 7am-5pm was a mere 2.7 knots, hardly edge of the seat stuff. Still we are now entering the straits of Messina and skirting the TSS under full Main, S2 , mizzen with 1 reef, mizzen staysail tacked to windward and spin staysail tacked to windward, visibility from the Helmand location is bugger all!
SOG now 7.3 knots so the smiles have returned and grumpy after guard are planning the next moves!
We have seen two very different forecast for the coming night and have decided to believe in the one with wind !!!
Tonight we are looking forward to lasagne with green beans and cheeky glass of vino!
I have to say I almost had a falling out with one of the crew James as when I announced it was my birthday he guessed my age at 43, now I’ve had a hard paper round but that hurt !
We’ve kissed and made up now!
Great to see Stormy Weather having a great run, we are jealous of her progress but wish her all the best, however our ears are pegged back and we are trying are hardest to get back in touch.
Dinners ready, so I’m signing off, let’s see what the treats lie ahead.
Jaffa
Posted in Day Two
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Geisha
Check in at 1715 Sunday 19/102014.
Currently making just short of 8 knots and making steady progress towards the Straits of Messina.
Another stunning afternoon on day 2 and after some tricky light airs now making positive progress towards the Straits before nightfall. The large .75 ounz spinaker is working hard for us right now
Mark Johnson is quietly giving us a lesson on the darker arts of weather including adiabatic lapse rates.
The mood is high on board and for some the expectation of supper of Moroccan salad is already high on the agenda.
Looking ahead through the straights there are a number of boats crossing the channel and we are also of the same view at this point.
Crew of Geisha signing off.
Posted in Day Two
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