The offshore race of the 150 nautical miles started on time, at 11:00 local time. The meltemi, the local wind, was blowing to over 25 knots, gusting up to 30 knots. The boats started without collisions, although one could feel the heat from miles away. From the starting line outside Mikrolimano, the boats were sailing by the shore, providing a spectacular view. First to the weathermark was the Greek SUPERFAST RACING, then the Croatian OLA and then the Greek DIESEL. Right behind them, many boats around 40 feet, came together to the mark, resulting to a total mess. Many boats did not have room to pass, so they had to bear away, others touched the mark and had to make a complete turn and the rest were just seeking their way through the other boats of the fleet. From that point, the boats headed for mark 2 with the spinnakers on. OLA had a spectacular broach, all the boats over 50 feet were just flying over the waves. The rest of the fleet is following making incredible speeds in the flat sea. The fleet is expected to finish the race in the first hours of Wednesday.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
ORCi Worlds, Offshore Race
The offshore race of the 150 nautical miles started on time, at 11:00 local time. The meltemi, the local wind, was blowing to over 25 knots, gusting up to 30 knots. The boats started without collisions, although one could feel the heat from miles away. From the starting line outside Mikrolimano, the boats were sailing by the shore, providing a spectacular view. First to the weathermark was the Greek SUPERFAST RACING, then the Croatian OLA and then the Greek DIESEL. Right behind them, many boats around 40 feet, came together to the mark, resulting to a total mess. Many boats did not have room to pass, so they had to bear away, others touched the mark and had to make a complete turn and the rest were just seeking their way through the other boats of the fleet. From that point, the boats headed for mark 2 with the spinnakers on. OLA had a spectacular broach, all the boats over 50 feet were just flying over the waves. The rest of the fleet is following making incredible speeds in the flat sea. The fleet is expected to finish the race in the first hours of Wednesday.
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