Ocean Globe race.

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Next epic adventure to set off from UK is Don Mcintyres latest, setting off from Southampton on Sunday.

Having avidly watched Maiden first time round, great to see her on lap 2.

Good luck all!

Home

 

[jlavery]

Yes, will be watching too. I was on the 89/90 race, was impressed by Maiden at the time.

Meanwhile Simon Curwen is on the Ocean Globe (with his wife's blessing, apparently) as navigator. Can't remember which boat.

 

[capnsensible]

Which yacht were you on?

A renamed Fisher and Paykel sits on a mooring just outside Marina Rubicon, Lanzarote. Has been there years and is getting a bit sad.

 

[jlavery]

I did the three cold legs (Punta - Fremantle, Fremantle - Auckland, Auckland - Punta) on Creightons Naturally.

Think there are quite a few ex WRTWR boats wasting away in various boatyards.

 

[capnsensible]

Jealous!

A friend and myself had a good shot at some legs in an earlier race on a Services Yacht but a publicity seeking disowned by his regiment paratrooper took it over.

I'm over it now. Really. No grudge at all.

 

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[capnsensible]

F and P rather old now.....

 

[jlavery]

Whereas Creightons has been reborn into a fantastic (large) family and charter yacht.

Not too sure about the doghouse though.

 

[capnsensible]

Amazing what you can do with money!

 

[jlavery]

Amazing what you can do with money!

And vision. I think they did a lot of the work themselves, so costs may not have been as high as one thinks. Still beyond my budget though!

 

[B27]

Whereas Creightons has been reborn into a fantastic (large) family and charter yacht.

Not too sure about the doghouse though.

...

Creightons was quite an old boat before it was even named Creighton's?
IIRC ,the cost per foot of buying it before the race was quite cheap, but much was spent on it then!

Interesting, the Creighton's brand seems to pop up in Aldi recently, having not seen it for consumer stuff for 25 years?

 

[jlavery]

Creightons was quite an old boat before it was even named Creighton's?
IIRC ,the cost per foot of buying it before the race was quite cheap, but much was spent on it then!

Interesting, the Creighton's brand seems to pop up in Aldi recently, having not seen it for consumer stuff for 25 years?

Ocean Greyhound before Creightons, I think

 

[flaming]

Although the VO70s produced far faster speeds and incredible videos, and the VO65s produced the closest racing in the history of the event...

I can't help but feel that nobody will be talking about them in the same way in 30 years time.

 

[capnsensible]

Yesterday was the 50th anniversary of the first Whitbread. How far has sailing come on since then! Makes, for me, this retro race more interesting.

 

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The yachts are heading down Southampton water now for a light airs start.

 

[Lightwave395]

I'm about to stroll down to the RYS start line to watch, in the rain, after my bacon sandwich of course...

 

[capnsensible]

I can see the rain.....

https://www.webcamtaxi.com/en/england/isle-of-wight/cowes-yachting-cam.html

Waiting for the cricket to start over the water at the Rose Bowl too. TV is wonderful.

 

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The live feed for the start is on now.

 

[creeks]

A few pics from today. The first was an accidental black and white!




Pen Duick VI

 

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McIntyre OGR entrant “Triana” diverting with injured crew