Clipper update: Day two
"A game of snakes and ladders"After an exciting start to the Clipper 13-14 Race off the South Coast of England, the boats are settling down to their routines and the race is now fully underway.
With PSP Logistics, Team Garmin and OneDLL taking an early lead, there have been lots of changes with the fleet racing tightly together with hardly anything separating current leaders Old Pulteney and second place Mission Performance.
Eric Holden, skipper of Henri Lloyd summed up the start of Race 1 to Brest perfectly: "It has been a day of snakes and ladders. We had a conservative start, hoisting the A3 Spinnaker rather than the A2 Spinnaker that most other boats chose to put up.
“As night fell, the leading boat went inshore to escape the adverse tide but found themselves becalmed and we tacked offshore just in time to slip by with Derry ~Londonderry~Doire. There are sure to be other wind holes up ahead and plenty of snakes as well as ladders to watch out for before we arrive in Brest."
Olly Cotterell, skipper of OneDLL comments from his nav station: "The winds have been fickle and boats have been passing very close to each other during the night. It is amazing how close this race is. As I sit here typing this up we have the A1 Spinnaker up and are being chased down by a number of vessels.
"There has been a great variety of wind on this trip with the direction and strength changing regularly, testing the crew's ability to quickly read the situation and make the appropriate changes. The crew had to work really hard as we rounded Dungeness. The wind got up quickly making it tricky to get the Yankee 1 down, still with determination and graft we got it done. In typical nautical fashion the wind soon died down and the Yankee 1 was back up!
"Our systems are getting tested and the crew is getting used to the set up on our new home all in all I am very happy right now both with progress and the boat."
If you missed the race start or if you would like to watch it again go to: http://youtu.be/Fd308DB1mUs
To follow the race go to: www.clipperroundtheworld.com
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