Sailing Logic Blog
Tuesday, 2 September 2008
RORC Maderia-Cowes Race Report No 11: .....12 hours to go and counting....
Puma is nearly home - into the Channel they have stormed this morning and are still averaging 10 knots towards the finish line. Pen Azen have definitely got ahead of them further after the interesting night, but not far enough for comfort. We still believe that Puma has a chance of overhauling the handicap deficit and so please keep everything crossed even tighter. It will be very, very close and oh so very, very exciting!
Puma is nearly home - into the Channel they have stormed this morning and are still averaging 10 knots towards the finish line. Pen Azen have definitely got ahead of them further after the interesting night, but not far enough for comfort. We still believe that Puma has a chance of overhauling the handicap deficit and so please keep everything crossed even tighter. It will be very, very close and oh so very, very exciting!
We have heard from the yacht at lunchtime and they have the 0.75 oz spinnaker up and the sun is shining. The wind is still strong from the south west which means it is perfect for bringing them home as quickly as possible.
A few of the crew are having second thoughts about racing to Cherbourg this weekend, but I am sure after a few beers and a good nights sleep they will be raring to go again.....absolutely mad!
Unfortunately, singing and dancing to Queen cannot help them at the moment as they have no power but they have been trying to remember the words and the tune, so maybe its a good thing they are mid-channel and no-one can hear them! Spirits as ever are very high with everyone working exceptionally hard to get the yacht back to Cowes in record time.
ETA still the same - 0200-0400hrs Wed morning.
Posted by Philippe Falle at 1:21 PM
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