Rob Craigie - Jbellino

Hi All,

A long haul at the end but finish time

12:20:40

Done it!

Rob Jbellino

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Hi All

Its been a long night. Got called on VHF by a tug and tow. I figured 'boat
42 50 70 55' was me since this was my lat and lon. With lots of fog it's
neat once you know that's how its done. No wasted words, just low key get on
with it. I had forgotten how well Americans make use of radio. In the air
its the same.

22 miles to go. If wind holds, it might this time, eta 11-12:00 bst

Rob

Lat: 41:14N
Lon: 71.03W

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Hi Jankees,

Congratulations. You fought and sailed for this win and you GOT IT!

Fantastic!

How about that? - we sailed the North Atlantic solo, pretty good I say!

Looking forward to that beer with you

Rob

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Hi All

As JanKees said a few days ago - it ain't over till its over,

Been v light all night. Just sheeted in to stop sails slatting about and set
course on close reach. I made a fair distance and got enough sleep in short
spans of 30-40 minutes to keep me going.

Had half hour of 11 kts a while ago now wind has dropped a little.

Heading due west mag between 4-5 kts. 160 miles to go. Finish positions
will all depend on who gets the calms I reckon - no change there then.

Sun has been up a couple of hours now. I can see some clouds as well. In the
fog I can just see mast head and about 50 meters around boat.

Wind has picked up now to about 15 kts. Speed up to 7+ kts. Is this the
forecast wind coming to stay to the finish or just another tease?

The wind instruments stopped again last evening. Never mind nearly there
now.

Rob Jbellino

Lat: 41.05N
Lon: 68.23W

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Hi All,

Making good steady progress in SSE winds. Have been all day and night to be
honest. Went under the biggest thunderstorm I have ever experienced. Lots of
forked lightening, huge loud long claps of thunder. It rained like it would
never stop.

As the storm got close I took down the kite and prepared for a major set of
gusts. In the event there as almost no change in the wind - noting to worry
about at all.

About 200 miles to go. The wind is a bit more southerly and just too shy for
the kite. So making 7-7.5kts under white sails. If this wind continues as
forecast I should be on a reach all the way to Newport.

Rob Jbellino

Lat: 41.31N
Lon: 66.49W

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Hi All,

Making good steady progress in SSE winds. Have been all day and night to be
honest. Went under the biggest thunderstorm I have ever experienced. Lots of
forked lightening, huge loud long claps of thunder. It rained like it would
never stop.

As the storm got close I took down the kite and prepared for a major set of
gusts. In the event there as almost no change in the wind - noting to worry
about at all.

About 200 miles to go. The wind is a bit more southerly and just too shy for
the kite. So making 7-7.5kts under white sails. If this wind continues as
forecast I should be on a reach all the way to Newport.

Rob Jbellino

Lat: 41.31N
Lon: 66.49W

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