by firstclass | May 2, 2012 | Global Ocean Race
Finally here we are, Sergio and I literally just crossed the finish line in front of Charleston Harbour, it’s the middle of the night, just after midnight local time, the race officials are about to board the boat to check the engine seals and then we’ll...
by firstclass | May 1, 2012 | Global Ocean Race
The latest update from Marco Nannini We have 340 miles left to Charleston, we are pleased with how things have gone in the past 2 days, after the tactical move to cover Phesheya we feel a little more in control of our destiny. Our advantage over them has plummeted...
by firstclass | Apr 30, 2012 | Global Ocean Race
The last 24 hours have been incredibly frustrating, the whole day we negotiated the passage of many rain clouds which played havoc with the wind, on average we had a lot less than predicted by the forecast and after each downpour we hoped things would stabilise but...
by firstclass | Apr 30, 2012 | Global Ocean Race
Just as i write a big rain cloud on the horizon has brought a sudden windshift, this is the first we encounter since leaving the unstable airs around the equator and unfortunately it probably signals the end of the stable band of the trade winds… We have...
by firstclass | Apr 17, 2012 | Global Ocean Race
The last few days have been, as predicted, a drag race towards the north-east corner of Brasil, all tactical decision had been played out earlier around the tricky corner near Rio de Janeiro where the wind tends to be always on the nose and there is a nasty counter...
by firstclass | Apr 12, 2012 | Global Ocean Race
The struggle to reach the stable trade winds seems to have lasted an eternity, the fleet progress has been very slow compared to the schedule we had imagined when leaving Punta del Este and only Cessna at the front has been keeping steady averages since reaching these...
