Clipper 13-14 Race
Leg 4, Race 7, Hobart, Tasmania to Brisbane, Australia
Well, as you may remember, Henri Lloyd had to retire from the previous race (Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race) because of a problem with the bearing on the rudder. It also appeared that the same problem was present on PSP Logistics to a lesser degree. Both boats were hauled out of the water for repairs.…
Read MoreSlipping away to Sydney
They woke us up and fed us breakfast then told us that the local time had ‘slipped’ to late afternoon as we prepared to land in Hong Kong. Being there was a surprise to me – until the morning I left I had thought it was a direct flight, despite others expressing surprise that aircraft…
Read MoreLeg 4, Race 6, Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race
This was a race of mixed emotions. At the start of this race, Henri Lloyd was in overall lead with 58 points and had just won Race 5. Sydney was the half-way point of the whole Round The World Yacht Race and all of the boats had been hauled out of the water for a…
Read MoreLeg 4, Race 5, Albany to Sydney, Australia, across the Great Australian Bight
The start of Race 5 saw Henri Lloyd in first place overall with 45 points as at the end of Race 4. What a drama at the very start of this race! Henri Lloyd was in the lead at the start of this race but GREAT Britain and PSP Logistics had a collision at the…
Read MoreLeg 3, Race 4 – News from Henri Lloyd
While Anita will be writing about her races after she has finished them, as she will not have internet access at sea, one of the round the world crew members, Sarah Lloyd, does, and is writing a blog of her own. She is allowing Anita to link to some of her posts so that you…
Read MoreLeg 3, Race 4, Cape Town to Albany, Australia, across the Southern Ocean
At the start of leg 3, Henri Lloyd had 32 points and they were in the lead overall. Leg 3 – Race 4 – Cape Town to Albany, Australia Crossing the Southern Ocean, usually defined as further than 40 degrees latitude south, is a journey not undertaken by the majority of sailors and as a…
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