Star Dancer - AZAB 2007 & ROUND IRELAND 2008

Date: 14 Jun 2007 13:11:46

Title: Spinnaker at sundown

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One of the challenges was driving hard at night - especially with the spinnaker in marginal conditions. Here it was perfect conditions.

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Diary Entries

2008
- Jul 2008
  - Sat 19 Jul
    - 50:20.60N 03:22.24W Lyme Bay - headed home
  - Fri 18 Jul
    - 50:09.27N 05:03.93W Falmouth
  - Wed 16 Jul
    - 49:57.42N 06:20.73W New Grimsby Sound
  - Mon 14 Jul
    - 50:35.34N 07:28.92W Cossing the Celtic Sea
  - Tue 08 Jul
    - 51:42.12N 08:31.04W Kinsale
  - Mon 07 Jul
    - 51:33.81N 09:07.28W Glandore Harbour
  - Fri 04 Jul
    - 51:29.17N 09:22.59W Baltimore Harbour - Sun and a Gale
  - Wed 02 Jul
    - 51:56.88N 10:13.97W Caher River - Vanlentia Harbour
- Jun 2008
  - Sun 29 Jun
    - 52:16.25N 09:51.72W Relaxing in Finit
  - Fri 27 Jun
    - 52:16.25N 09:51.72 We have retired from the race!
  - Mon 23 Jun
    - 51:32.85N 07:47.95W Fastnet Rock - 68 miles to go
  - Sat 21 Jun
    - 52:58.94N 06:01.99W Race Start Delayed - High winds
  - Mon 16 Jun
    - 52:58.95N 06:02.03W Star Dancer at Wicklow
  - Sat 14 Jun
    - 51:16.39N 05:54.26W Passage to Wicklow
  - Wed 11 Jun
    - 50:09.13N 05:03.67W Star Dancer at Falmouth
2007
- Jul 2007
  - Thu 12 Jul
    - 50:42.09N 01:30.11W STAR DANCER BACK HOME AT YARMOUTH
  - Mon 02 Jul
    - Star Dancer - Overall Class 3 Winner and Leg 2 Class 3 Winner!
- Jun 2007
  - Fri 29 Jun
    - Star Dancer - a winner?
    - The boys done good
    - Supervising the third crew member
    - Crabtree the sailor
    - Crabtree in bed
    - Dolphins playing
  - Thu 28 Jun
    - 50:09.13N 005:03.67W CROSSED THE FINISH LINE!
  - Wed 27 Jun
    - 49:22.33N 06:42.53W - Are we nearly there??
    - 49:05.90N 007:36.38W Running home
  - Tue 26 Jun
    - 48:05.49N 10:13.64W Life at an angle
  - Mon 25 Jun
    - 46:38.18N 13:29.11W Big seas and good progress
  - Sun 24 Jun
    - 45:08.63N 016:32.65W A whale of a time.
  - Sat 23 Jun
    - 43:39.30N 19:23.46W Still under spinnaker!
  - Fri 22 Jun
    - 41:53.09N 21:28.38W. Spinnaker spinnaker
  - Thu 21 Jun
    - 40:15.55N 23:35.77W put the kettle on !
  - Wed 20 Jun
    - 38:26.14N 25:22.98W A slow 24hrs
  - Mon 18 Jun
    - Prize Giving and preparations for tomorrow
    - Star Dancer in Ponta Delgada
  - Thu 14 Jun
    - 37:44.40N 25:39.59W Chilling out in Ponta Delgada
    - Sunset last night before Azores
    - Sailing into the Storm
    - Race morning - ready to go.
    - Spinnaker at sundown
    - Sailing along
    - The Storm - wave breaking
    - The Storm - wave approaching
  - Mon 11 Jun
    - 37:44.40N 25:39.59W Arrived in Ponta Delgada!
  - Sun 10 Jun
    - 38:12.16N 24:37.18W Magic Moments
  - Sat 09 Jun
    - 39:22.04N 23:00.36W Star Dancer at 1200UTC Saturday 9th June
  - Thu 07 Jun
    - 42:53.37N 018:14.20W Star Dancer 1200UTC Thursday 7th June
  - Wed 06 Jun
    - 44:30.20 N 15:18.50 W. 1200UTC Wednesday 6th June
  - Tue 05 Jun
    - 46:22.01N 13:36.37W Star Dancer 1200UTC Tuesday 5th June
  - Mon 04 Jun
    - 47:33.14N 10:43.37W.
  - Sun 03 Jun
    - Star Dancer 49:05.22N 07:13.55W
  - Sat 02 Jun
    - 50:05.42N 04:59.20W One hour into Race
- May 2007
  - Wed 30 May
    - Preparations continue
  - Sun 27 May
    - 50:09.14N 05:03.68W
  - Fri 25 May
    - 50:25.54N 02:44.14W
  - Mon 14 May
    - Satellite phone test 50:42.09N 01:30.11W
  - Thu 10 May
    - Preparation update 50:42.09N 01:30.11W
- Apr 2007
  - Tue 17 Apr
    - STAR DANCER AZAB 2007 "50:42.42N 01:30.05W"