Matthew Maples, the ASTA intern on board Europa, has sent in the following report on their last 24 hours in Ireland:
“Our anchor now lies at the bottom of blue Ballycastle Bay while our silent
sails, furled and lashed to the yards; get their deserved rest from their
work. No longer sailing, the hatches and portholes are [...]
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Xsaar, the last vessel to finish the transatlantic race from Halifax, Canada, crossed the finish line at 06.45 this morning. All the vessels are taking time out to relax, replenish supplies and catch up on some sleep. Their current positions and intentions on going to Belfast are set out in the following table, as far [...]
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Jet Sluik of the Dutch vessel Tecla has sent in the following report of their first day after the race:
“The race is finished! All ships are over the finish line. And just now we heard that we are first in our class AND overall! We got a phone call from Holland congratulating us!
“For the past day [...]
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The UK yacht Rona II is now up in Loch Fyne with some of the vessels that will be taking part in the Small Ships’ Race which will see 18 smaller Tall Ships race to Belfast to join the Tall Ships Atlantic Challenge fleet. The crew report on their last 24 hours:
“We were late to [...]
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Another day and a new leader in the final race of the Tall Ships Atlantic Challenge. Cisne Branco may have finished first but that does not mean she has won the race. The Dutch vessel Tecla has overtaken her on corrected time and has taken the first place overall as well as in her Class [...]
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Midshipman James Redbourn (RNR), on the French naval vessel Etoile continues to share his experience of life onboard:
“Hello once again from Etoile’s main mess! I can report that it has been a mixed week once again for all onboard. Despite the routine of rotating watches creating a simplistic eating, sleeping and sailing lifestyle, with our [...]
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Matt O’Connell on board Rona II provides an update on the past two days since finishing the race:
“It has been a refreshing two days. Hot showers, solid ground and fresh food including meat that was cut less than a year ago. For Thursday’s dinner we had two delicious legs of lamb and all the normal trimmings that [...]
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One of the last vessels to finish the race to Belfast, Tecla, report on their final miles to the finish line:
“Land ahoy and 40 miles to go! Our Irish crew jumped up and down on the foredeck as we saw the first strip of land. The midday pancakes where flying through the air and all [...]
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Matthew Maples, ASTA intern on board Europa, has sent the following update on their arrival in Northern Ireland:
“At 07:01 and 35 seconds UTC time, our ship’s horn sounded a thunderous blast; the race for us had ended and we had crossed the finish line, marked by Tory Island in the north west corner of Ireland. [...]
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Race 5 of the Tall Ships Atlantic Challenge continues until all the vessels have crossed the finish line. While Cisne Branco was indisputably the first ship across the finish line, all the positions on corrected time are subject to change until all the ships have finished racing.
This is graphically illustrated by today’s race report which [...]
