Round Britain & Ireland Race - Vertue 'Mea'

[Black Diamond]

Although the multihulls and the planing monohulls finished the RB&I race getting on for a fortnight ago, the brave Mea is currently breasting the Norfolk Coast, on the final leg, from Blyth to Plymouth. She has been at sea, with 48 hour stopovers, for a month tomorrow, including sheltering from a storm in a bay in Donegal for a couple of days.

Here is the Classic Boat article about her entry - 1959 Vertue enters Round Britain & Ireland Race - Classic Boat Magazine

Here is the YB Races tracker, below the header article. The Royal Western Yacht Club of England | Round Britain and Ireland Yacht Race

Well done Matteo Richardi and crew, you display great spirit, and have taken on what is acknowledged as one of the toughest voyages on the planet.

 

[dansaskip]

Indeed well done and good effort. Just goes to show what great things you can do with limited resources and a small boat. But I already knew that I guess.

 

[fredrussell]

…on what is acknowledged as one of the toughest voyages on the planet.

Is it? I didn’t realise our waters were considered such a challenge. It’s surely not as taxing as high latitudes stuff?