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December 13, 2018
Ep. 55: Acorn to Arabella and Susie Goodall Pitchpoled in the GGR; The Slow Boat Sailing Podcast Hosted by Linus Wilson
We hear from Alix Kreder and Stephan Denette who are wooden boat builders and the creators of the YouTube Channel Acorn to Arabella. After almost three years, these college buddies they have built the frame of their 38-foot gaff-rigged ketch made mostly of trees on Stephan’s farm in western Massachusettes. They have almost no sailing experience, but they plan to sail the world whenever their wooden boat is finished in 2-to-10 years.
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In addition, Linus Wilson releases tape of Susie Goodall’s distress call with Slow Boat Sailing Podcast episode 19 guest GGR 2018 founder Don McIntyre. The youngest Golden Globe Race 2018 entrant, and only woman, was pitchpoled 2,000 miles west northwest of Cape Horn in the southern Pacific Ocean. She was ultimately rescued be an 190-meter cargo ship.
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Photo Credit: Christophe Favreau/PPL/GGR Caption: 2018 Golden Globe Race – GGR skippers congregate in Les Sables d’Olonne. Back row left to right: Uku Randmaa (EST), Jean-Luc Van Den Heede (FRA), Loic Lepage (FRA), Mark Slats (NED), Gregor McGuckin (IRE), Igor Zarertsjiy (RUS), Mark Sinclair (AUS),Tapio Lehtinen (FIN), Ertan Beskardes (GBR), Abhilash Tomy (Ind), Susie Goodall (GBR) Front row: Istvan Kopar (USA), Are Wiig (NOR), Kevin Farebrother (AUS), Antoine Cousot (FRA), Nabil Amra (PAL)
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Linus Wilson reads the first four chapters of Sailing to Treasure Island by Captain John C. Voss. You can get the full audiobook at
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SAILING TO TREASURE ISLAND: The Cruise of the XORA (Annotated) by Captain J.C. Voss
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Ep. 55: Acorn to Arabella and Susie Goodall Pitcholed in the GGR; Hosted by Linus Wilson
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We hear from AliX Kreder and Stephan Denette who are wooden boat builders and the creators of the YouTube Channel Acorn to Arabella. After almost three years, these college buddies they have built the frame of their 38-foot gaff-rigged ketch made mostly of trees on Stephan’s farm in western Massachusettes. They have almost no sailing experience, but they plan to sail the world whenever their wooden boat is finished in 2-to-10 years.
In addition, Linus Wilson releases tape of Susie Goodall’s distress call with Slow Boat Sailing Podcast episode 19 guest GGR 2018 founder Don McIntyre. The youngest Golden Globe Race 2018 entrant was pitchpoled 2,000 miles west northwest of Cape Horn in the southern Pacific Ocean. She was ultimately rescued be an 190-meter cargo ship.
Support the videos or podcast at
http://www.Patreon.com/slowboatsailing
On the Slow Boat Sailing Podcast Linus Wilson has interviewed the crew of Sailing SV Delos, WhiteSpotPirates (Untie the Lines), Chase the Story Sailing, Gone with the Wynns, MJ Sailing, Sailing Doodles, SV Prism, Sailing Miss Lone Star, and many others.
Get Linus Wilson’s bestselling sailing books:
Slow Boat to the Bahamas
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Slow Boat to Cuba
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and How to Sail Around the World-Part Time
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https://gumroad.com/l/sailing
have been #1 sailing ebook bestsellers on Amazon.
Linus Wilson reads the first four chapters of Sailing to Treasure Island by Captain John C. Voss. You can get the full audiobook at
http://www.Patreon.com/slowboatsailing
SAILING TO TREASURE ISLAND: The Cruise of the XORA (Annotated) by Captain J.C. Voss
The paperback at
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1790302390
or
http://www.lulu.com/shop/captain-jc-voss/sailing-to-treasure-island-the-cruise-of-the-xora/paperback/product-23887731.html
or the eBook at
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Learn the Navigation Rules for the Captain’s Exam with this audio album:
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Associate Producers Anders Colbenson, Larry Wilson, Ted Royer, and Rick Moore (SSL).
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December 12, 2018
Lowest Cost Catamaran Insurance with Gary Fretz, Yacht Broker
Yacht broker Gary Fretz gives his tips and cost estimates for the least expensive sailing Catamaran insurance. Insurance is something that can derail a Catamaran purchase. Thus, buyers need to secure insurance well before the closing on the sailing catamaran. He recommends BoatUS for U.S.A. based buyers based on rates in February 2018.
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On the Slow Boat Sailing Podcast Linus Wilson has interviewed the crew of Sailing SV Delos, WhiteSpotPirates (Untie the Lines), Chase the Story Sailing, Gone with the Wynns, MJ Sailing, Sailing Doodles, SV Prism, Sailing Miss Lone Star, and many others.
Contact Gary Fretz at BigYachts@gmail.com or call 001.954.609.6282 (Florida, USA).
Get Linus Wilson’s bestselling sailing books:
Slow Boat to the Bahamas
Slow Boat to Cuba
https://gumroad.com/l/cubabook
and How to Sail Around the World-Part Time
https://gumroad.com/l/sailing
have been #1 sailing ebook bestsellers on Amazon.
Linus Wilson reads the first four chapters of Sailing to Treasure Island by Captain John C. Voss. You can get the full audiobook at
http://www.Patreon.com/slowboatsailing
SAILING TO TREASURE ISLAND: The Cruise of the XORA (Annotated) by Captain J.C. Voss
The paperback at
or the eBook at
http://www.lulu.com/shop/captain-jc-voss/sailing-to-treasure-island-the-cruise-of-the-xora/ebook/product-23887490.html
Learn the Navigation Rules for the Captain’s Exam with this audio album:
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Associate Producers Anders Colbenson, Larry Wilson, Ted Royer, and Rick Moore (SSL).
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Kopar Faces a Southern Ocean Storm
Hungarian-born, American sailor Istavan Kopar faces a major storm and has been granted permission to go below 42 degrees south to avoid it. He is racing the solo-nonstop Golden Globe Race 2018 for small sailboats. The storm’s worst should hit him on Thursday, December 14, 2018 UTC in the morning. Kopar is nearing the same spot where English sailor Susie Goodall lost her rig in the southern Pacific Ocean over 2,000 nautical miles west northwest of Cape Horn.
Kopar lacks a working SSB radio and his only contact with the outside world are typically weekly satellite calls with the race headquarters. Kopar and other racers cannot use their satellite phones except in emergencies to communicate with anyone besides GGR race headquarters. The storm is forecast to have at least 50 knot winds and 7-meter seas according to windy.com. Kopar is in 4th place out of 5 remaining competitors. Five boats have been dismasted and the skippers of eight other GGR boats have dropped out of the race since July 1, 2018.
Below is the press release from the GGR:
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Picture credit: Jessie Martin/PPL/GGR Caption: 2018 Golden Globe Race: American/Hungarian skipper Istvan Kopar and his Tradewind 35 yacht PUFFIN arrival at the Boatshed.com Hobart Film gate in 5th place in the Golden Globe Race
Day 164 – Lead narrows between Mark Slats and Jean-Luc Van Den Heede
Istvan Kopar faces major storm
Susie Goodall arrives in Punta Arenas on Friday
Mark Sinclair – ‘Capt Coconut ‘– retires in Adelaide
Igor Zaretskiy reaches Albany to make repairs – now in the Chichester Class
Uku Randmaa’s ETA at Horn – Wednesday 19th DecDateline 16:00 UTC 12.12. 2018 – Les Sables d’Olonne, France
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Mark Slats hopes to close the gap on race leader Jean-Luc Van Den Heede over the next two weeks
Mark Sinclair is philosophical about his withdrawn from the Race. “I’ve enjoyed every moment of it” He says.
The barnacle growth on Igor Zaretskiy’s yacht, was slowing her down by 2 knots.
As French race leader Jean-Luc Van Den Heede works to protect his shrinking lead over 2nd placed Dutch rival Mark Slats, the focus is once more on a violent storm in the Southern Ocean that looks likely to overtake 4th placed American/Hungarian Istvan Kopar on Friday.
Race HQ has given permission for Istvan to take evasive action and move south into the NO-GO Zone, just as Estonian Uku Randmaa did to avoid the same storm that left Susie Goodall dismasted and in need of rescue a week ago.
Race Chairman, Don McIntyre says: “We have just advised Istvan to head south as fast as possible. We hope he can make at least 180 miles, which is the lower marker on the distance track. We then have to hope the forecast track of this storm will be correct. Going South has risks because it takes him closer to the centre of the storm and sudden wind shift zone? But if he gets south he may miss the worst of it.
This weather overlay is for 0800 UTC 1 4.12.18 showing the predicted position of the storm and the point 180 miles south where Race HQ has advised Istvan Kopar to be in order to avoid the worst of the weather.
Yesterday we alerted Istvan to run East as fast as possible to try and outrun the worst of the weather, but since then the storm has intensified and changed direction. It is for Istvan to decide what to do . GGR can only offer advise and we are updating him every 12 hours.”
Leaders draw closer
Jean-Luc Van Den Heede tacked to within sight of Rio’s Copacabana Beach today and is now entering the zone of headwinds that is likely to slow his progress considerably. The 73-year old has climbed Matmut’s mast again to check that his repairs to the lower shroud tang fastenings remain secure and seems happy enough for now, but these head winds will concentrate his mind on protecting the rig on his Rustler 36 at all cost. This will invariably slow the Frenchman down.
At 12:00 UTC today, Matmut’s lead over Mark Slats rival Rustler 36 Ohpen Maverick is down to 946 miles, a loss of 76 miles during the past 9 days. That’s not enough of an average to overtake the Frenchman, but Slats knows this could all change during the next two weeks. He is hand steering much of the time, including at night, driving the boat hard and surfing on the best waves, knowing he can make big gains on the leader. His boat is in good shape and he is feeling strong and excited at this new race to the finish. The finish back in Les Sables d’Olonne is still some 5,000 miles way, but for Mark every hour of the day is important! He knows that anything can happen, so he has to be careful himself, but is charged with excitement. Can he make up the difference?
Susie Goodall
Susie Goodall is due to be dropped off at Punta Arenas on Friday when her rescue ship, the MV Tian Fu picks up a pilot prior to navigating through the Magellan Strait. She will be greeted by her Mother.
One to miss her rivalry is Istvan Kopar who had been 780 miles behind when her yacht DHL Starlight was pitch poled and dismasted 7 days ago. But Kopar has his hands full. Not only is he facing a similar storm but is struggling with major steering issues on his Tradewind 35 Puffin and also running very short of water. Nor does he have a working radio to pick up weather reports so is reliant on Race HQ to advise him about approaching storms as a safety measure. For now, he sits 4th overall – an amazing achievement considering. And perhaps this storm will have a silver lining and bring him rain!
Barnacles
While Uku Randmaa’s barnacle ridden Rustler 36 One and All was making 5.7knots today, the Estonian has revised his ETA to round Cape Horn from Monday 17th December to the 19th, 5th placed Tapio Lehtinen missed the opportunity two days ago to finally scrape clear the barnacles slowing his Finnish flagged Gaia 36 Asteria. The weather was calm without wind, but just as he was about to dive overboard, two sharks arrived and circled the boat for the rest of the day. His only consolation came with the text message: 09 Dec 06:13 UTC: SHARKS EATING THE BARNACLES (I THINK) SO DIDN’T NEED TO SWIM
Tapio has since reported a leak in the bow, which he is trying to fix, and though he now has the winds from the right direction for a change, he is still making slow progress across the South Pacific and must wait for the next calm to finish off what the sharks began.
Australian Mark Sinclair whose Lello 34 Coconut has also been plagued by barnacle growth, reached his home port of Adelaide last week just as his water supplies ran dry. He has decided to retire from the Race. Speaking by phone, he says that barnacles had slowed his yacht considerably, and though a team of friends had rallied round to clean the hull and make other repairs to the boat, he was concerned that reaching Cape Horn in early March was a little late in the season.
Barnacles also proved the downfall of Russia’s Igor Zaretskiy who put into Albany, Western Australia on Wednesday to clean the hull of his Endurance 35 Esmeralda and replace a broken forestay. He blames the barnacles on a simple error of judgement made two days before the start from Les Sables d’Olonne, when he slipped his boat to wash the bottom and did not take the opportunity to apply another coat of antifouling.
Zaretskiy is now demoted to the Chichester Class for making a stop and hopes to set sail again on Monday. This leaves just 5 of the original 17 starters competing in the Golden Globe Race.
GGR at the Paris Boat Show
Race leader Jean-Luc Van den Heede is scheduled to make a satellite phone call to the Paris Nautic Boat Show at 10:30 UTC (11:30 French time) on Thursday 12th Dec during a media event on the Les Sables d’Olonne Agglomeration stand.
December 11, 2018
Is GGR’s Jean-Luc Van Den Heede the Next Bernard Moitessier?
Golden Globe Race leader and 5-time circumnavigator Jean-Luc Van Den Heede is looking like he may be the next Bernard Moitessier as he aims his boat right onto the beaches of Rio de Janeirro, Brazil. GGR race founder Don McIntyre argued in a facebook live event that Van Den Heede had good sailing reasons to be pointing so close to shore. We will see if Van Den Heede fancies the GGR trophy more than Bernard Moitessier-like bragging rights of quitting while he was ahead. He is trailed by second place Mark Slats of the Neatherlands. The retro, solo race for 32-to-36 foot sailboats begins and ends in Les Sables-d’Olonne, France, which is Van Den Heede’s home port.
Van Den Heede considered dropping out of the GGR after being pitchpoled in the Pacific Ocean on the way to Cape Horn. He was able to repair his rig, but it is most susceptible to breaking in headwinds. The Atlantic Ocean finish to the round the world sailing race involves headwinds for most of that last ocean crossing.
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Captain Coconut Retires from the Golden Globe Race
Captain Coconut, Mark Sinclair, will not continue in the Chichester Class of the Golden Globe Race (GGR). He will stay in his home port of Adelaide, Australia just short of sailing half-way around the world. Only five racers remain in the solo, nonstop Golden Globe Race for 32-to-36-foot sailboats. A sixth competitor, Russian Igor Zaretsky, plans to continue on in the one-stop around the world Chichester class, which allows one unsanctioned stop. Five boats of eighteen starters have been dismasted in the Southern Ocean so far. Mark Sinclair was the last native English speaker in either class, but Mark Slats, a Dutch skipper, also holds an Australian passport. Slats is in 2nd place. Hungarian-born American Istavan Kopar is in 4th place.
Mark Sinclair faced the daunting prospect of sailing over 15,000 nautical miles back to France and then returning to his home port of Australia. His slow progress meant the Southern Ocean storms that dismasted five other boats and led to the rescues of four other competitors would become more frequent. The Golden Globe Race waved the requirement that both Zaretsky and Sinclair anchor for the film drop in Hobart. The Golden Globe administration left Hobart weeks ago because both men were so far behind the other competitors who had cleared through Hobart weeks before. Sinclair spent 158 days at sea solo and unsupported. He dropped out in day 163 of the competition. The first place competitor, Frenchman Jean-Luc Van Den Heede, is in the Atlantic Ocean just off the coast of Brazil. Sinclair, “Captain Coconut”, had to sail the length of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans to finish the event.
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Caption: Captain Coconut speaks to English sailor Susie Goodall in France before the start of the Golden Globe Race.
December 7, 2018
Susie Goodall Aboard Ship, Rescued from Dismasted Sailboat
British sailor Susie Goodall made it aboard her rescue ship as of 15:14 UTC on Friday, December 7, 2018, according to her race team. The rescue ship is the Tian Fu, a 190-meter long ship. Goodall was hoisted by a crane aboard the large cargo ship from her yacht. The injured sailor abandoned her dismasted 36-foot sailboat DHL Starlight. On December 5, 2018, the yacht was pitchpoled in a Southern Ocean storm 2,000 nautical miles west northwest of Cape Horn. This was the fourth sailor out of eighteen starters to be rescued since the event began 159 days earlier on July 1, 2018. This latest one was for the lone woman and youngest participant in the solo-nonstop, around the world race.
Goodall was the last native English speaker in the race. The original 1968 race was won by its only finisher England’s Sir Robin Knox-Johnston. The Golden Globe Race (GGR) is a retro, solo, non-stop race around the world for small sailboats. Only five of the original eighteen participants are still planning to complete the 30,000 nautical mile race. Two boats have rounded Cape Horn and are sailing up the Atlantic to the finish in Les Sables-d’Olonne, France. Three others are over 1,000 miles from Cape Horn in the Pacific. Susie Goodall’s yacht is the fifth to be dismasted in the Southern Ocean.
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Goodall has been suffering from a concussion and bruises from her DHL Starlight’s pitchpoling prior to its dismasting in a Southern Ocean storm. Since that accident 2,000 nautical miles west northwest of Cape Horn in the Pacific Ocean she has struggled to keep down water and has not eaten. She has vomited many times since the dismasting. She was healthy enough to cut away the mast over the last two days. Rigging in the water has been known to sink vessels if not cut away.
MV Tian Fu is bound for Madryn, Argentina. That will give Goodall the opportunity to round Cape Horn albeit not on her yacht. According to MarineTraffic.com it is due into port on December 17, 2018, but it may have been delayed up to four days by the rescue.
Analysis: Susie Goodall’s Rescue Today Will be the Riskiest of the GGR
More details here!
British sailor Susie Goodall sighted her rescue ship at about 12:00 UTC on Friday, December 7, 2018. The injured sailor is trying to get off her dismasted 36-foot sailboat DHL Starlight. Big challenges remain for the injured sailor to get aboard the massive ship in what will likely be the riskiest rescue by a Golden Globe Race sailor yet. Yes, the 159-day-old race has had three previous rescues. This latest one for the lone woman and youngest participant in the solo-nonstop, around the world race has the least chance of success going into its final hours.
The Golden Globe Race (GGR) is a retro, solo, non-stop race around the world for small sailboats. Only five of the original eighteen participants are still planning to complete the 30,000 nautical mile race. Two boats have rounded Cape Horn and are sailing up the Atlantic to the finish in Les Sables-d’Olonne, France. Three others are over 1,000 miles from Cape Horn in the Pacific. Susie Goodall’s yacht is the fifth to be dismasted in the Southern Ocean.
The rescue ship is the Tian Fu, a 190-meter long ship. The ship’s master has confirmed to the GGR that no man over board boat is available. (They have a RIB, but don’t want to attempt it in these conditions of 4-meter waves.) The current plan is for the Chinese ship’s crew to use the crane to lift Goodall from the high sided ship. Susie will have to find a way to get to the ship. Unfortunately, her engine started and died in the big seas. Small sailboat engines usually suffer from fuel system problems in big seas in my experience. Moreover, they lack the power to move against the wind and seas in anything over force 5 conditions. Thus, the massive cargo ship is the more maneuverable craft at the moment.
Ship rescues are often dramatic and frequently go badly. The size and poor maneuverability of giant ships mean that the stricken yachts are sunk while trying to save their crew. Rescued sailors can be bruised from the ships sides or be thrown into the water. 4-meter waves are forecasted for this rescue. That makes getting close to the ship much more dangerous. No prior GGR rescue was directly from such a large ship.
The other three rescues went smoothly, but none were from a high sided ship. The sea state for the other three rescues were in much smaller waves. The other rescues used smaller boats, RIBs or rigid inflatable boats, to transport the sailors onto the rescue ship. In addition, aerial support helped the prior rescue ship teams hone in on the four other dismasted Golden Globe Race sailors. No air support has been provided in this case.
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Goodall has been suffering from a concussion and bruises from her DHL Starlight’s pitchpoling prior to its dismasting in a Southern Ocean storm. Since that accident 2,000 nautical miles west northwest of Cape Horn in the Pacific Ocean she has struggled to keep down water and has not eaten. She has vomited many times since the dismasting. She was healthy enough to cut away the mast over the last two days. Rigging in the water has been known to sink vessels if not cut away.
The current plan is to use the ships crane with a line. Goodall’s job would be to grasp the whipping line in 4-meter seas and clip in. Then she would be hoisted by one of the ship’s huge cranes. She has her life jacket with harness and a climbing harness to clip into the line. She also plans to have two ditch bags tied to a separate line. The line attached to the crane itself is a hazard. If all goes well Goodall will be on a pendulum. A worse outcome would be that she would be knocked off the line or swing into the steel ship. Sailors have died before attempting to be rescued by massive ships.
While the Indian and Australian Navies were eager to help in prior rescues in the Indian Ocean, the British sailor Susie Goodall, who is arguably the most popular of the racers, has not got the slightest attention from any Navy, including the United Kingdom. She has relied on the Chilean rescue coordinators and the duty of massive commercial ships. That lack of interest by the navies of the world may reduce her chances of success.
Another problem is that this rescue attempt could sink Goodall’s yacht preventing more suitable rescue craft such as Hungarian born American sailor Istavan Kopar’s 35-foot yacht from rescuing Goodall. There are no easy answers. Goodall’s charging capacity is gone, and her satellite phones and rescue devices are losing their batteries. Kopar’s sailboat Puffin is still days away. By that time, it may be much harder to track Goodall.
Goodall’s inability to hold down food or liquids could be life threatening if she waits for another boat. Death from dehydration can happen in as little as three days. Moreover, it is uncertain how much water she still has onboard after the pitchpoling which destroyed her emergency water stores.
Dr. Linus Wilson is the creator of the Slow Boat Sailing YouTube Channel and Podcast which have covered many sailing disasters and rescues. He holds a USCG, “six-pack” captain’s license, OUPV-Near Coastal. He has written three books about sailing including How to Sail Around the World Part-Time. He can be reached at linuswilson [at] outlook com.
December 6, 2018
Sailing in the Dangerous Archipelago at Night S2E17
Anna, Linus, and Daly sail through the Dangerous Archipelago at night at the end of a four-day offshore passage from Ua Pou, Marquesas to Fakarava, Tuamotos in French Polynesia. They are racing against the calendar and an incoming frontal system. Tricky tidal currents complicate their entrance to the remote atoll of Fakarava.
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On the Slow Boat Sailing Podcast Linus Wilson has interviewed the crew of Sailing SV Delos, WhiteSpotPirates (Untie the Lines), Chase the Story Sailing, Gone with the Wynns, MJ Sailing, Sailing Doodles, SV Prism, Sailing Miss Lone Star, and many others.
Get Linus Wilson’s bestselling sailing books:
Slow Boat to the Bahamas
Slow Boat to Cuba
https://gumroad.com/l/cubabook
and How to Sail Around the World-Part Time
https://gumroad.com/l/sailing
have been #1 sailing ebook bestsellers on Amazon.
Linus Wilson reads the first four chapters of Sailing to Treasure Island by Captain John C. Voss. You can get the full audiobook at
http://www.Patreon.com/slowboatsailing
SAILING TO TREASURE ISLAND: The Cruise of the XORA (Annotated) by Captain J.C. Voss
The paperback at
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1790302390
or
http://www.lulu.com/shop/captain-jc-voss/sailing-to-treasure-island-the-cruise-of-the-xora/paperback/product-23887731.html
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Learn the Navigation Rules for the Captain’s Exam with this audio album:
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Associate Producers Anders Colbenson, Larry Wilson, Ted Royer, and Rick Moore (SSL).
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British Yachtswoman Susie Goodall Awaits Friday Morning Rescue
British yachtswoman Susie Goodall remains safe and secure aboard her yacht DHL Starlight after being pitchpoled and dismasted in the Southern Ocean some 2,000 miles west of Cape Horn yesterday. Overnight, Chilean rescue authorities have tasked another ship, the 38,000 ton Hong Kong registered bulk carrier MV Tian Fu bound from China to Modran, Argentina, to go to her aid and it is due to reach her position at 05:00 UTC Friday.
Conditions have moderated overnight but seas remain challenging, making life onboard very uncomfortable.
Susie remains in regular contact with Race HQ and will spend today preparing for evacuation tomorrow. The flooding is now under control, and today she will endeavour to coax DHL Starlight’s engine to run again in case she is required to manoeuvre her yacht alongside the ship. She will also ensure that the yacht’s liferaft is ready to deploy.
It will still be dark when the MV Tian Fu reaches the scene and the rescue operation is unlikely to commence before daylight. It will be for her Captain to decide the best method to transfer Goodall from yacht to ship. This could entail launching the ship’s own man-overboard vessel, or lowering a cargo net or ladder over the side for her to climb up from the yacht or her liferaft.
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Timeline of text messages received from Susie Goodall before and after being dismasted:
05 Dec 08:29 UTC: TAKING A HAMMERING! WONDERING WHAT ON EARTH I’M DOING OUT HERE Position: 45′ 33.054 S 122′ 37.061 W
05 Dec 12:33 UTC; DISMASTED.HULL OK. NO FORM OF JURY RIG, TOTAL LOSS Position: 45′ 27.787 S 122′ 23.537 W
05 Dec 12:57 UTC: INTERIOR TOTAL WRECK, LIFERAFT OK, Position: 45′ 27.284 S 122′ 22.985
05 Dec 13:23 UTC: NASTY HEAD BANG AS BOAT PITCHPOLED. UNBELIEVABLY ROLY NOW Position: 45′ 26.735 S 122′ 22.490 W
05 Dec 13:24 UTC: TOTALLY & UTTERLY GUTTED! Position: 45′ 26.702 S 122′ 22.460 W
05 Dec 23:04 UTC: THIS MOTION IS JUST HORRIBLE! CLINGING ON IN MY BUNK. Position: 45′ 25.629 S 122′ 13.763 W
06 Dec 02:51 UTC: IN NEED OF A GOOD CUPPA TEA! BUT SADLY NO COOKER Position: 45′ 24.506 S 122′ 05.482 W
The above was a press release from the 2018 Golden Globe Race dated 9:00 AM UTC on Thursday, December 6, 2018.
