The most dramatic episode in Nancy Blackett’s Round the Island adventure actually occurred during the preceding night, when our mooring – on a buoy out in the Cowes Roads – started to drag. The wind had got up, it was raining hard (in contrast to the weather on both the day before and the day […]
Nancy Blackett completed the 2010 J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race earlier today in a time of 12:24:37, crossing the finishing line at Cowes, Isle of Wight at 17:34:37. Entered in the Traditional Gaffers class, the Nancy Blackett came 8th out of nine finishers and twelve entrants. The oldest boat to take part […]
Nancy completed race at 17.34 in time of 12 hrs 25 mins.
Chairman of NBT narrowly failed to impale crew member with dividers! Latest news.
Off Bembridge. Weather has turned cold. Sea lumpy. Still we're in the final stage.
SE of Dunnose Head going well. Two thirds of way around.
2 miles west of St CAtherines point. Wind NW 4-5 going well. Tracker now seems to be working.
Rounded Needles 7.45. Going well: we're actually passing other boats rather than being passed.
Coming up to Hurst. Have impression tracking system is not operating. Going well after a first breakfast.
Crossed start line at 05.12
The start of RIR day. It's 04.00 and we had a disturbed night. Around 01.00 we realised we were dragging our mooring and in pouring rain we had to untie to find shelter(!) bouncing up and down on the Island Sailing Club pontoon. We're just about to be evicted after about 2 hours sleep when […]
On the mooring at Cowes. Rain creeping up on us from SW. – Bob Hull
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