by First Class Sailing | Jul 24, 2023 | Fastnet Race, Racing
Rolex Fastnet Race 2023 – Skipper Blog, Day 1 by Ricky Chalmers, Challenger 3 As the Rolex Fastnet race kicks off, we hear from Skipper Ricky on-board Challenger 3. An interesting start on the Rolex Fastnet Race Well, that was an interesting start… Not sure on...
by First Class Sailing | Dec 11, 2019 | ARC Rally, Atlantic Adventures
Back on dry land You will no doubt be glad to hear our intrepid crew have safely made port in St Lucia after an epic trip across the Atlantic. Here at First Class Sailing it has been my honour to post the blog daily and most of the time I have merely posted the...
by First Class Sailing | Dec 10, 2019 | ARC Rally, Atlantic Adventures
Only a day away With the crew of Challenger 2 around a day from the finish line today their thoughts are turning to being back on dry land, seeing loved ones and of course sampling some of the local rum! We wish them good luck for the final few miles of an epic trip...
by First Class Sailing | Dec 10, 2019 | ARC Rally, Atlantic Adventures
Tuesday 10 December Becs and I are back on MF watch today, having taken over from the chuckle brothers Jim and Jason. Personally I don’t get why they have a problem with getting up at 5.30 having been sailing half the night to cook a bunch of smelly crewmates...
by First Class Sailing | Dec 9, 2019 | ARC Rally, Atlantic Adventures
What a shower! Avid readers may be interested in the process of showering on the good ship Challenger 2 . Our water production capacity allows for a shower every other day provided we all use minimum water. As we are very warm below deck and subject to random dowsing...