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Underway on Leg 2 of the Transat

Written by Administrator
Monday, 05 October 2009
Ollie is now underway on Leg 1 of the Mini Transat 2009. You can follow the race here .

Underway on Leg 1 of the Transat

Written by Administrator
Sunday, 04 October 2009
Ollie is now underway on Leg 1 of the Mini Transat 2009. You can follow the race news here .
Last Updated ( Monday, 05 October 2009 )

New Video - Azores Race

Written by Administrator
Friday, 19 September 2008
Click here to check out the latest video on You Tube from the very windy Azores race (8 mins).
Last Updated ( Friday, 19 September 2008 )

Close fight in the overall Mini rankings

Written by Administrator
Sunday, 06 July 2008
A battle is developing at the top of the rankings. I am currently joint 4th of the 114 ranked sailors in the Series class, hampered by having competed in only two qulaifying races this season. The upcoming Azores race is the big scoring event of the year with both legs and the overall result counting, so the rankings are still wide open. To see the full ranking click here.
Last Updated ( Sunday, 06 July 2008 )

Mini Fastnet 08 Reports

Written by Administrator
Thursday, 26 June 2008
Check out the Daily Sail web site for a full report on the race. For those who can read french check out the report on the winches club site (look out for the James Bond jokes) and the SeaSurfSail web site.
Last Updated ( Monday, 07 July 2008 )

Daily Sail Feature

Written by Administrator
Monday, 07 April 2008
For those of you with a subscription to the Daily Sail have a look at their latest feature - an article on the campaign and the latest developments in the class.
Last Updated ( Monday, 07 April 2008 )

Fastnet videos on You Tube

Written by Administrator
Thursday, 28 February 2008
Check out the video of the 2006 Mini Fastnet onboard Base Camp on You Tube. Also on the Aviva Ocean Racing channel have a look at the video of the windy 2007 Fastnet Prologue race and a tour of the boat with Open 60 skipper Dee Caffari .
Last Updated ( Monday, 07 April 2008 )

Trans Gascogne Leg 2 reports

Written by Administrator
Thursday, 02 August 2007
The weather was a lot more friendly for the return leg from Spain. We had a few hours of reaching at over 11 knots with the Gennaker set. Click here to check out Harry Spedding's report on the Aviva Ocean Racing site . Also have a look at my Co-Skipper, Dee Caffari's report on her web site.
Last Updated ( Friday, 03 August 2007 )

Extreme Leg 1 Photos

Written by Administrator
Friday, 27 July 2007
Check out these web sites to see just how tough conditions were in the 1st leg of the Transgascogne. Impressive shots of Benoir Sineau´s flooded Mini which was later recovered. A video clip showing the violent motion onboard as we headed south.
Last Updated ( Saturday, 09 August 2008 )

Transgascogne Report

Written by Administrator
Friday, 27 July 2007
Check out Harry Spedding´s report on the Transgascogne Prologe and 1st leg on the Aviva Ocean Racing Web Site.
Last Updated ( Friday, 27 July 2007 )

4th in the Pornichet Select

Written by Administrator
Thursday, 10 May 2007
The Pornichet Select: 4th place in this 300 mile solo tactical race (with many islands and rocks affecting both the breeze and tide) was a good result. Local knowledge from winter training in Pornichet helped me to 2nd place at Belle Ile - just behind the eventual winner, Fransisco on 607. At this point I started to feel very ill and by the time we had rounded the island I was back in the middle of the 41 strong Series fleet. The next 18 hours were spend VMG running in a pack. I had a lot of work to do if I was going to finish in the top 10 but still not feeling 100%, I took a few 10 minute cat naps.
Last Updated ( Monday, 28 May 2007 )
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