Harry Heijst
Pietje huilt, Pietje lacht
Just for a change a report today in Dutch. Na een hele donkere nacht met wind tot 15 knopen, lekker warm met water dat nog steeds 20 gr was, verwachtten we bij het oversteken van Bass Street windstilte. Dit kwam maar niet, maar toen hij opeens wel kwam en we een uur gewoon stillagen, zagen […]
Post by Harry Heijst | December 28, 2008 | 6 Comments | Comments RSS
Message in a bottle II
Today was an incredible day really. We did cover 190 Nm over the first 24 hours, calculated over the ground. The wind has been staying in the region of 20-25 knots, coming always from the North. We felt having been in a battle with Pinta-M and others but since Pinta-M has stayed more to the […]
Post by Harry Heijst | December 27, 2008 | 9 Comments | Comments RSS
Message from a bottle thrown in the sea between Sydney NSW and Hobart Tasmania
We started with Frank on the helm at 1300 on 26 December. It was a good start and believe we were already 3 sec after the starting signal over the line.Wind 15 knots. Genoa I. We tacked out of Sydney harbour but had to let Pinta-M go ahead of us an it took us until […]
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