Maiden, Leg 1- Ocean Globe Race 2023
Leg 1- Ocean Globe Race 2023 Southampton, UK to Cape Town, South Africa 10th September 2023- 21st October 2023 7951nm 41 days After a whirlwind 8 months of hard work to get the boat and team ready, we finally crossed the start line! And what a start it was- so many boats out on the water to see us all off. We crossed the start in style with a spinnaker hoist and quickly cemented our place in the leading section of the fleet, with Pen Duick VI, Translated 9 and Spirit of Helsinki. We had some beautifully executed gybes from the team before the wind came forward on us near Yarmouth. I made a bad call when we hoisted the JT instead of the J1. I thought the change in wind direction would be more gradual which meant when it came round too close for the JT we had to tack to do the peel to the J2 which ultimately lost us ground. Spirit of Helsinki had vanished off into the distance and headed out past the needles, Pen Duick VI had opted for the North Head passage, so that left us and Tr...