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Absolutely.  A great little day sailer and racing boat. Low maintenance, easy to sail and cost effective to run.  What’s not to like, apart from not having a heads?

Congratulations!   A smile like a split watermelon.   Thanks for taking us on the build journey.  Very interesting to follow the challenges of your thought process.  I look forward to doing something similar soon.   Well done and enjoy the ride.

If it had to happen, better now than at Point Nemo.    He ain’t going into the Southern Ocean with a band-aid repair, even if it can be repaired.    Game over. 

Running a deep angle gives a better post-Theta course into the trade winds.  Short-term pain for long-term gain.  So long as nothing breaks.

Theta is a great name for this storm system.   In the financial markets “Theta” is one of the first level greek calculations of the Options world. It refers to ‘Time’, and specifically ‘Time decay’. The closer to option expiry, the greater the time decay. The euphemism is ‘Tooth’, because the...

Credit where credit is due - The J/121's have had some great wins lately.  Once they are in their element offshore, the boat has picked up some good silverware in a number of races.  Well done.

Gotta ask - Looking through the final results of BIRW, the late model J/Boats had their asses handed to them.  I've no idea of conditions over the full course of the event.   ORC2 saw all J/121's at the bottom of the pile, beaten by: 1. Ker 11.5  2. J/122 3. J/122 4. X-41 The 121's were...

Despite the controversy, it was a great race on many levels.  Close results across almost every division with not much greater than 60mins separating any 1st and 2nd placing. Not to mention the strong results by WOX and Grace O’Malley, putting 2 female skippers in the top 10 overall, with...

  He’d better brush up on his definitions.  If it goes to the PC, it’s not looking good on the defence front. Flippant, throw away comments in the public domain are costly.    RYA Race Management Guide 2017–2020: 1.4. TERMINOLOGY ‘Shall’ - mandatory action ‘Will’ - intended action ‘Should’ -...

Looks like the 2nd start line was quite animated. 

I can't believe no one has posted this yet - "The one the front fell off?"

Gutted for her.  Susie is unharmed at least. No other option but to hang tight and wait for a rescue.....from someone.  She's close to Point Nemo.  Only a few degrees out.  What a [email protected]@ck this "race" has developed into.  

That's some bucket list world tour they have planned.  Good on them for having a crack at the highest levels of ocean racing.  

Here's your boat back. I guess there are not many elegant methods to secure then tow a 100ft trimaran that's upside down, back through a sea state across a notoriously difficult ocean.  An expensive exercise for zero outcome.  The insurance guys will reconsider that approach next time. Quite...

A class act.  Well done AT.  

Geez he must be giving his shore team some heart palpitations.  

There's no denying that he was the 1st IMOCA to Guadeloupe though!  

It's an interesting one for the Jury.  I have not found the RdR SSI's yet.  However, the first question asked must be: "Did AT gain an unfair advantage through the use of his engine?"  a) Absolutely, or he'd be still on the rocks of a lee shore.   b) Poor navigation and not keeping a proper...

Phew! Back on track.....sort of. What an epic yarn this will be.

Whoops!  He's having another crack at going aground.  C'mon Alex hard to starboard!