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Written by Nicko
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Wednesday, 15 February 2006 |
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None of were too sure how long it might take to get the keel in. The optimistic guesses were half an hour while the pessimistic guesses said a whole day. Thankfully in the end it was somewhere between.
The initial plan was to lift Rafiki by crane, stand the keel up, and then drop her down on top of her keel. The weather forecast was for quite a bit of wind which didn't bode well for the craning part of the operation. However the KB Boatpark has a nice bit of forklifting kit which we were able to utilise instead which made for a high precision operation.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 20 February 2006 )
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Written by Nicko
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Sunday, 05 February 2006 |
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It's safe to say we were hoping for the most uneventful weekend possible. And thankfully that's what was delivered.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 06 February 2006 )
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Written by Nicko
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Saturday, 28 January 2006 |
The Mini-Transat was launched in 1977 by the Englishman Bob Salmon in response to the rising costs of other single-handed races such as the OSTAR. Salmon set the maximum length of the boats at 6.5m/21ft. Race rules were minimal - a maximum of five sails were allowed and electronic navigation was not permitted.
The first race started from Penzance at the southwest tip of Cornwall and stopped in Tenerife in the Canary Islands before heading to the finish at English Harbour in Antigua. Some 24 boats started in the first race with the race being won by Daniel Gilard. In 4th place was Jean-Luc van den Heede (BOC and Vendee Globe) with Bruno Peyron (Route du Rhum, Figaro and RTW record) in 12th.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 13 September 2006 )
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