Big Boat Sydney Harbour tomorrow !
Sydney Harbour Big Boat Race starts tomorrow.
Ragamuffin 100 will race the newly renovated Wild Oats and Rambler 88 for the first time .
15 knot NE winds are expected for this Supermaxi showdown.
The Long Haul to Sydney
I'm now on the road to Sydney, starting on tuesday with the Solas Big Boat Race in Sydney Harbour onboard Ragamuffin 100.
Stockholm Arlanda to Sydney Kingsford Smith
Transiting through Hong Kong
Sydney soon!
The Sydney to Hobart Race looms on the horizon under 3 weeks away.
Training begins next week onboard Ragamufin 100 with our first race being the Solas Big Boat Cup next Tuesday.
This will be the first show down pre Sydney hobart with the fastest Supermaxis in the world lining up in Sydney Harbour!
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Raja Muda... A strong win in the Raja Muda... next Sydney Big Boat Regatta
A happy evening with the crew of Antipodes
Raja Muda... 1st Place
Overall win in Class for Antipodes in the Raja Muda. After a week of racing we finally lifted the trophy!
Overall winner in Class at the Raja Muda
Redress awarded
Redress was awarded to Antipodes for assisting the refloating of Starlight after she ran aground.
Antipodes now has 5 firsts on the scoreboard and 2 races left.
Starlight aground on the reef
4th Race and 4th 1st Place!
Light winds in Penang followed by 30 knots near the finish propelled Antipodes to another win from Starlight.
Inshore racing in Penang begins today!
Another 1st in Penang
Another light day of racing in Penang but another 1st place.
This keeps us 3 points clear of Starlight.
Another offshore stage to Langkawi begins today before the Langkawi inshore races.
Antipodes leaving Pangkor for Penang
1st in Class to Penang
Another light race to Penang, a lot of reaching in good conditions.
Nightfall initially came with no wind, however a land breeze got us home in a record time.
Next race is on Wednesday with inshore racing off Georgetown,Penang.
Raja Muda...Leg 1.. 1st in Class...
Tricky conditions for the first leg of the Raja Muda from Port Klang to Pangkor , but a very solid 1st place!
Finishing in heavy rain and Thunderstorms made for an interesting race.
RAJA MUDA.....NEXT!
On Saturday we start the Raja Muda from Port Klang in Malaysia and work our way up through the infamous Mallaca Strait, renowned for Calms, Storms, floating debris and intense heat.
Over the following week we will race up to Pangkor, Pangkor, Penang and Langkawi.
A mix of offshore and inshore racing onboard the Lee 72 Antipodes.
The Mallaca Strait
RAGAMUFFIN 100 1st to Vietnam!
New Race Record! 25 minutes inside our previous record.
Finishing at 0725 we set a new record of 42 hours and 5mins encountering speeds up to 32 knots in 30 knots winds made for a great sail.
Leaving Hong Kong
Arrival in Nha Trang
Start Day , Vietnam Race
Lighter winds forecast for the Vietnam Race may make breaking our record difficult, however Team Ragamuffin will push as hard as possible to get to the finish inside 42 hours!
Preparing for the 1320 Start
Guest Sailing in Hong Kong
A perfect day for guest sailing in HK!
Next ..Vietnam Race
673 nm to Nha Trang. We are hoping to beat our record of 42 hours onboard Ragamuffin 100 .
We achieved the current record onboard Ragamuffin 90 2 years ago!
Ragamuffin 100 at speed in Hong Kong harbour
Great Racing in Hong Kong
Ragamuffin 100 has had 2 great days of racing in Hong Kong.
Line honours in both offshore races and inshore races.
China Coast Cup Hong Kong
Hong Kong, China . China Coast Cup begins tomorrow and we have another day of training and sail testing on Ragamuffin 100.
Typhoon in hong Kong stops sailing
Typhoon stops sailing in HK...however it's moving through quickly and we will be sailing on Monday.
