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| 1995.1 | Chris, Thanks for the update and keep them coming | MORO::SEYMOUR_DO | MORE WIND! | Mon Feb 15 1993 17:38 | 1 |
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| 1995.2 | | SAC::CSOONE::BARKER | @UCG,ex UBO,NEW,REO,RES,SBP,UCG & RYO | Wed Feb 17 1993 07:14 | 8 |
| The latest is that ENZA is still on schedule after 18 days, close to Tristan da
Cunha, which, according to my Time Manager Map of the World, is about 1500 miles
due west of Cape Town.
Bruno Peyron, in Commodore Explorer, who set of 9 hours before ENZA, is
a 300 miles further south.
Chris.
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| 1995.3 | | SAC::CSOONE::BARKER | @UCG,ex UBO,NEW,REO,RES,SBP,UCG & RYO | Mon Feb 22 1993 06:51 | 10 |
| The first of the three yachts to set out, Olivier de Kersauson's Charel, who
left about a couple of weeks before the other two, has suffered serious damage
to one of its 3 hulls, and is limping into Cape Town. The rules of the challange
are the same as normal racing, i.e. no outside assistance, so any shore based
repairs would rule out further participation.
Meanwhile, the other two catamarans are about 3 days ahead of schedule and
are now deep into the Southern Ocean.
Chris
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| 1995.4 | | SAC::CSOONE::BARKER | @UCG,ex UBO,NEW,REO,RES,SBP,UCG & RYO | Thu Feb 25 1993 06:49 | 9 |
| ENZA clocked it's best 24 hour run of the trip so far of 477 miles, averaging
19.9 knots. The acheived over 30 knots at times, and are now only 20 miles
behind Commodore Explorer. Both boats are a couple of days west of Cape of
Good Hope.
The world record is 527 miles, held by ENZA in one of it's previous guises,
Formula TAG, on an Atlantic crossing a few years ago.
Chris
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| 1995.5 | ENZA Withdraws | NZOMIS::DUKE | | Sun Feb 28 1993 17:38 | 8 |
| ENZA has been damaged and has withdrawn. It appears that ENZA hit
something deep in the southern ocean and has suffer severe damage to
one hull. Peter Blake hasreported that they intend to head to South
Africa.
Also reported was problems with the remaining boat. Its lost steerage
on one side and has problems on the other. There is mention in the
paper of a rescue mission.
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| 1995.6 | | SAC::CSOONE::BARKER | @UCG,ex UBO,NEW,REO,RES,SBP,UCG & RYO | Mon Mar 01 1993 07:10 | 13 |
| ENZA hit something which ripped a hole in the bottom of their starboard float.
Apparantly the crew heard a bang, but thought nothing of it. One of the off watch
members, who was asleep in the starboard float at the time, thought something of
it 15 minutes later when he floated out of his bunk. ENZA was 4 days ahead of
their schedule at the time. The hull has been patched up, and they are limping
towards Cape Town.
Meanwhile, this weeks Yachts and Yachting has a picture of the latest boat to
be launched to break this record. It is a 143 foot long monohull schooner,
sponsored by TAG Heuer, and to be skippered by the Frenchman who holds the
current record ( 109 days ). ( Sorry , can't remember his name. ) The boat has
just been launched and will have an extensive racing/record breaking program
before going for the big one.
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| 1995.7 | | GVA05::STIFF | Paul Stiff DCS, DTN:821-4167 | Mon Mar 01 1993 09:49 | 5 |
| I saw the article in the French Mag "Neptune Yachting"
The skipper is Titouan Lamzou (sp wrong...).
Paul
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| 1995.8 | | SAC::CSOONE::BARKER | @UCG,ex UBO,NEW,REO,RES,SBP,UCG & RYO | Tue Mar 02 1993 07:38 | 19 |
| Commodore Explorer, the last of the 3 yachts left in the Challenge, has had
to withdraw, after receiving cracks in one of the hulls.
Peter Blake has said he is determined to have another go, probably next year,
but the ability to drive lightweight multihulls through the Southern Ocean
must surely now be in question, as all 3 yachts failed before they got much
beyond the Cape of Good Hope.
The current record of 109 days was set in the first Vendee Challenge Singlehanded
Race, in a 60ft monohull. The second of these races, which is currently underway,
should bring that down to about 100 days, so it is quite easy to see that a
143 footer, which in theory would be 50% faster, could do it quite easily, but
( and it's a big one ) nobody has ever built a flat out offshore racing boat
bigger than the 85ft Whitbread boats, so the learning curve is very steep.
There were a couple of French boats in the 70's ( Club Med & Vendredi 13 ),
but these were designed as Singlehanders, and had simple, short rigs and
were both unable to beat the big Tri's.
Chris
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| 1995.9 | Multihulls | SALEM::GILMAN | | Tue Mar 02 1993 14:49 | 12 |
| Re: Enza hole in hull.
Well that is something to be said for multihulls.... if you hole one
you have spare hulls.
BUT, I would never want to be in a multihull under severe conditions
which might capsize her. I will take a monohull anyday where capsizing
is a risk.
Jeff
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| 1995.10 | | SAC::CSOONE::BARKER | @UCG,ex UBO,NEW,REO,RES,SBP,UCG & RYO | Wed Mar 03 1993 06:45 | 5 |
| It would appear that reports of the withdrawl of Commodore Explorer are a
little premature. They had to stop for 5 hours to make repairs to one of the
main beams.
Chris
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| 1995.11 | | LARVAE::CSOONE::BARKER | @UCG,ex UBO,NEW,REO,RES,SBP,UCG & RYO | Fri Mar 26 1993 10:37 | 8 |
| COMMODORE Explorer, skipperd by Bruno Peyron is expected to round Cape
Horn today, after only 45 days at sea. This is several days ahead of
schedule. They seem to have survived a major scare when a severe storm
threatened to blow them onto the rocks off the Cape yesterday. ( A Cat
with a wingmast and no sails set does not go to windward too well ! )
Chris
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| 1995.12 | Whales hit | NZOMIS::DUKE | | Thu Apr 15 1993 21:57 | 6 |
| Latest report is that with 10 days remaining Commodore has had further
problems. This time she is reported to have hit a pair of whales. There
is mention of a period to access the damage before deciding what to do.
In this report she was in the Carabeian (sp) somewhere. There was no
mention as to if she was on target or not.
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| 1995.13 | | LARVAE::CSOONE::BARKER | NE1410IS | Fri Apr 16 1993 08:00 | 3 |
| The latest news is that they are slightly behind schedule, and have to average just under
14 knots in order to reach the finish by Tuesday, when the 80 days is up. One of the hulls
is split, but that's OK, as they are using the other one at the moment !
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| 1995.14 | One day more? | UTROP1::OUTER_R | Raiders of the last bug. | Mon Apr 19 1993 07:07 | 5 |
| >The latest news is that they are slightly behind schedule, and have to average just under
>14 knots in order to reach the finish by Tuesday, when the 80 days is up. One of the hulls
>is split, but that's OK, as they are using the other one at the moment !
What happened with the one day gain of Philleas Frog, or what his name?
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| 1995.15 | | LARVAE::63940::BARKER | NE1410IS | Tue Apr 20 1993 12:38 | 1 |
| 24 hours left and 405 miles to go !
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| 1995.16 | Finished inside 80 days | NZOMIS::DUKE | | Tue Apr 20 1993 20:38 | 2 |
| Commodore finished approx. 7.15am this morning NZ time. This is about
20 hours inside the 80 days.
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| 1995.17 | | LARVAE::CSOONE::BARKER | NE1410IS | Wed Apr 21 1993 07:17 | 1 |
| 79 days 6 hours, to be more exact.
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| 1995.18 | | LARVAE::CSOONE::BARKER | NE1410IS | Fri Apr 23 1993 08:04 | 13 |
| Reports from earlier in the trip said that Commodore Explorer damaged one of their hulls
after hitting ice in the southern ocean. Now that they have returned more of the story
is emerging. In order to repair the hull, it had to be dried, and the only way this
could be done was by sailing the boat with one hull out of the water for 2 hours !
The American Cam Lewis steered the boat, whilst skipper Bruno Peyron applied the resin
and glass. All this was whilst dodging icebergs and the southern ocean swell. They later
hit two whales in the atlantic and had run out of fibreglass repair kit by the time they
crossed the finishing line ( a straight line between Ushant and the Lizard. )
Now we KNOW they are mad.
Chris
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| 1995.19 | 80 column format | 3D::SEARS | Paul Sears, ML01-2, P38c, 223-0212 | Fri Apr 23 1993 16:16 | 18 |
| Note 1995.18 formatted for 80 column challenged viewers.
Reports from earlier in the trip said that Commodore Explorer damaged
one of their hulls after hitting ice in the southern ocean. Now that
they have returned more of the story is emerging. In order to repair
the hull, it had to be dried, and the only way this could be done was
by sailing the boat with one hull out of the water for 2 hours !
The American Cam Lewis steered the boat, whilst skipper Bruno Peyron
applied the resin and glass. All this was whilst dodging icebergs and
the southern ocean swell. They later hit two whales in the atlantic and
had run out of fibreglass repair kit by the time they crossed the
finishing line ( a straight line between Ushant and the Lizard. )
Now we KNOW they are mad.
Chris
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| 1995.20 | | LARVAE::CSOONE::BARKER | NE1410IS | Wed Jan 19 1994 12:12 | 11 |
| The mad fools are off again !
Peter Blake, Robin Knox Johnson, and 6 others have set off from Ushant to try
and break the 79 day record set last time. The boat has been extended again, to
92 feet, and this time they have set off together with a French Trimaran to
make "The longest match race ever ! "
Incidentally, they expect to overtake the Whitbread fleet somewhere near Cape
Horn, if all goes to plan.
Chris
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| 1995.21 | | LARVAE::CSOONE::BARKER | NE1410IS | Tue Jan 25 1994 07:09 | 5 |
| ENZA has just set a new 24 hour record of 520.9 miles, which is an average of
21.7 knots. They have now crossed the Equator ( in just over 7 days ) and are
ahead of their 77 day schedule.
Chris
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| 1995.22 | Still on track ? | OTOOA::MOWBRAY | This isn't a job its an Adventure | Tue Mar 01 1994 11:48 | 2 |
| Has anyone heard any further reports on how ENZA is doing ?
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| 1995.23 | | MOVIES::WIDDOWSON | Bytes die young | Wed Mar 02 1994 07:06 | 2 |
| UKTV on Tuesday morning had them on track for about 70 days and
averaging over 400 miles a day....
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| 1995.24 | | LARVAE::CSOONE::BARKER | | Wed Mar 09 1994 07:23 | 7 |
| ENZA rounded the Cape Horn just ahead of the Whitbread fleet, after 48 days at
sea, which is 5 days ahead of Commodore Explorers record, and are on target
for about 72 days for the whole trip.
They were delayed for a day or so, hove to in violent winds and seas near the
Horn, Blake said they were the worst conditions he had ever encountered, and
he should know, having done 5 Whitbread Races.
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| 1995.25 | makes you wonder | OTOOA::MOWBRAY | This isn't a job its an Adventure | Wed Mar 09 1994 08:55 | 4 |
| If I was slogging away in one of those Whitbread 60's match racing in
the southern ocean day after day and then ENZA pops up out of nowhere,
Blake and RKJ sipping martinis as they blast by at 30KTS, I'd be an
unhappy boy !
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| 1995.26 | | LARVAE::CSOONE::BARKER | | Wed Apr 06 1994 08:52 | 10 |
| ENZA completed their 28,000 mile voyage this weekend, in 74 days 20 hours, 5
days inside the previous record. Their average speed for the trip was around
15 knots, and they were taking things very easy over the last few days, due to
very heavy winds and seas in the north Atlantic. They crossed the finishing line
under storm jib alone.
Their French rival, Lyonaisse Des Eaux Dumas ( SP? ) also finished just inside
the old record, 4 days later.
Chris
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