by firstclass | Feb 27, 2012 | Global Ocean Race
If rounding the horn is the accepted “cool dude” turning point, I feel much better now that we are finally sailing in the Atlantic. After Cape Horn we headed north towards the Strait of Le Maire, between the Tierra del Fuego and the Isla De Los Estatos...
by firstclass | Feb 24, 2012 | Global Ocean Race
What a day, we finally rounded Cape Horn! I think it will take me a while to fully process this fact but I’m sure it’ll live in my thoughts for the rest of my life, arriving here has been at times tremendously tough and yesterday just when the weather was...
by firstclass | Feb 23, 2012 | Global Ocean Race
We are through the peak of the storm and we’re happy to report that we didn’t sustain any damage… Our strategy was to slow the boat down and let the worst part of the depression go past us before resuming our course towards Cape Horn so that...
by firstclass | Feb 23, 2012 | Global Ocean Race
A nasty gale is brewing south of us, the worst of it is headed straight for Cape Horn just at the same time we were due to round the infamous cape. After much debate we decided it was simply too risky for us to carry on heading for such a dangerous randez-vous...
by firstclass | Feb 23, 2012 | Global Ocean Race
Our moment of glory as leaders of the Global Ocean Race was short-lived, as predicted the reaching conditions favoured the newer more powerful Cessna who simply pulled away averaging 1-2 knots faster despite our every effort to bear away and sail as fast as...
by firstclass | Feb 23, 2012 | Global Ocean Race
Finally our dive to penguin latitudes paid its dividends and today we jumped in the lead of the third leg of the Global Ocean Race with a lead of 30 miles over Cessna Citation who had chosen a more northerly option. We are still on full time radar watch for...
