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Published on Thursday, 15 November 2007 17:50
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Finish Open Sail2008:

  • 3rd of 40 Select 6.50 
  • 2nd Mini-Fastnet Prologue
  • 2nd of 40 Mini-Fastnet
  • 3rd of 50 Les Sables - Azores - Les Sables (including prototypes)

2007:

  • 4th of 41 Select 6.50 
  • 8th of 49 Trophée MAP
  • 2nd of 43 Open Sail
  • 1st Douarnenez Time Trials 
  • 2nd Transgascogne Prologue
  • 7th of 18 Transgascogne

2006:

  • 26th of 47 Select 6.50  
  • 14th of 38 Trophée MAP
  • 1000 Mile Solo Qualification  
  • 10th of 53 Mini-Fasnet

 

Oliver

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Published on Thursday, 10 May 2007 13:23
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Oliver-team

 

Oliver Bond

I have been a professional sailor since leaving university.  I have covered over 35,000 sea miles. My sailing has varied from racing dinghies to cruising Alaska as mate onboard a 90ft carbon fibre yacht. 

 

 

 

Mini Transat 2009

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Published on Thursday, 10 May 2007 13:08
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The Transat 650 is without doubt one of the most challenging ocean races.  Raced in 6.5 metre yachts single handed from La Rochelle, France to Salvador da Bahia in Brazil.  A 4,300 mile trip taking around 30 days.

The Transat 650 race, previously known as the Mini Transat, was first run in 1977 and has been held bi-annually ever since.  Conceived as a relatively affordable single-handed ocean race, it has become a breeding ground for successful ocean racers, including Ellen MacArthur, Loick Peyron and Brian Thompson.  Although originally run from Cornwall, in 1984 the French took it over and have since dominated the event despite an increasing number of international competitors.

The race is unique in that external support is banned, so unlike other races no outside weather routing or technical help is allowed.  This forces competitors to be more self-reliant.  Competitors usually hand steer for about twenty hours a day, only leaving the helm to eat, rest and navigate.

Race Boat

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Published on Thursday, 10 May 2007 13:14
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Pogo2 plan

 

 

 Pogo 2 Specifications

  • Designer:  Groupe Finot
  • Length:  6.5 m
  • Beam:  3m
  • Draft:  1.6m
  • Displacement:  975 kg
  • Ballast:  430 kg
  • Mainsail:  25m²
  • Genoa:  18m²
  • Spinnaker:  70m²

 

 

 

Base Camp is a Pogo 2 designed in 2003 by leading French designers Finot Conq and built by Structures Boatyard.  Since 2003 Pogo 2s have dominated the Series Class winning the last two Transats. 

The fastest daily run in a Series Mini was in a Pogo 2 - 259.4 miles in 24 hours at an average speed of 10.8 knots. It was set by Herve Piveteau in the 2006 Azores race. Pogo 2s are also among the most reliable boats in the Mini fleet with all 11 boats that started the 2005 Transat reaching the finish line in Brazil.

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