by First Class Sailing | Nov 8, 2011 | Global Ocean Race
First of all big congratulations to Ross and Campbell Field, and to Halvard Mabire and Miranda Merron for their first leg achievement, all winners in my eyes for their display of experience, determination and skill in negotiating their route to Cape Town. We have...
by First Class Sailing | Nov 8, 2011 | Global Ocean Race
Now, mainly thanks to Phesheya who forced us to rethink our route when they broke away from the pack and dipped to the south, we are enjoying idyllic sailing conditions and most importantly have climbed up the ranks against Cessna who, on the other hand, have been...
by First Class Sailing | Nov 8, 2011 | Global Ocean Race
We just broke through the barrier of the 1000 miles to go to Cape Town, it’s still a lot and the pressure is high, Cessna is 114 miles behind at the last ping but they are giving it all averaging over 12 knots now and curving fast onto the rhumb line. For us,...
by First Class Sailing | Nov 8, 2011 | Global Ocean Race
A night of drama and a hard fought podium result into Cape Town This is just a brief message to say that we’ve crossed the finish line to take third in the first leg of the Global Ocean Race managing to keep Cessna behind to the finish. Paul and I are absolutely...
