Transpac race analysis July 16 by Dobbs Davis, Seahorse Magazine - published on Jul 16, 2015
Transpac Update:
FIRST WAVE AWAY FAST in Transpac: "The first wave of 22 entries in Divisions 7 and 8 have had a great 48 hour start to their race from La to Honolulu in the 48th edition of the Transpac. The class leaders have traversed nearly 500 miles, almost one–fourth the distance to the finish in this 2225-mile biennial ocean racing classic, organized by the Transpacific YC..."
Lending Club 2 opts for record-run attempt: "Renaud Laplanche and Ryan Breymaier co-skippers of Maxi trimaran Lending Club 2 have made the decision to withdraw from the 2015 Transpac race and instead leave Long Beach today, July 15th, to attempt the outright Transpac record, currently held by Olivier de Kersauson onboard Geronimo..."
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FIRST WAVE AWAY FAST in Transpac: "The first wave of 22 entries in Divisions 7 and 8 have had a great 48 hour start to their race from La to Honolulu in the 48th edition of the Transpac. The class leaders have traversed nearly 500 miles, almost one–fourth the distance to the finish in this 2225-mile biennial ocean racing classic, organized by the Transpacific YC..."
Lending Club 2 opts for record-run attempt: "Renaud Laplanche and Ryan Breymaier co-skippers of Maxi trimaran Lending Club 2 have made the decision to withdraw from the 2015 Transpac race and instead leave Long Beach today, July 15th, to attempt the outright Transpac record, currently held by Olivier de Kersauson onboard Geronimo..."
#Transpac2015 Links and LIVE Twitter Feed: http://www.johnthecrowd.com/2015/07/transpac-yacht-race-2015-race-analysis.html
One hell of a story | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 - Wake up, work, cook, clean, sleep. That's the life of a storyteller on the Volvo Ocean Race. It's one hell of a job, it's one hell of a story - and it's all made possible by Inmarsat. Published Jul 8, 2015
The Final Episode - Life at the Extreme - Ep. 39 - 'End of watch' | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 - The Volvo Ocean Racers end their nine month round the world marathon crossing the finish line in Gothenburg, Sweden. They’ve had a maze of tricky shipping lanes to dodge, but finally Team Alvimedica win their first leg of the race. For Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing, it’s the double, winning both the in port and overall oceanic series, with Team Brunel second overall, and Dongfeng Race Team third. The skippers share their final thoughts on the closest edition yet. Published on Jul 7, 2015
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