Category: Leg 5 | The Asia-Pacific Challenge
Leg 5 will lead is back into the northern hemisphere. After crossing the equator, we will have to navigate the islands in south-east Asia, where lots of uniluminated fishing vessels will keep us on our toes. After 5’800NM of racing we will reach the Chinese Sailing centre of Qingdao.
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Broken
The second half of this race has not really started as we had anticipated. First we were caught off guard by the speed and force of a squall. It looked like we might be able to outrun the squall and avoid the worst part, but then the wind started building surprisingly fast. Right after the
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Big red patch
The past days were very variable. The winds near the equator are rather weak and change a lot. On the other hand the high sun radiation creates a lot of thermal activity, cloud formation and potentially squalls. Those cannot only shift the wind direction drastically but produce strong gusts. To spot those squalls in due
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Doldrums for a second time
On our way onto the northern hemisphere, we have to pass the doldrums yet again. Similar to what we saw three months ago when heading south, this region is notorious for light winds, hot temperatures and some squalls. We have meanwhile completed our motor-assisted section in this race and are heading for the end of
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See you again Australia
A lot has happened since our arrival to Australia at the beginning of December. There were the festivities at sea and many more impressions, I will likely remember forever. Nonetheless, the time has come to bid farewell to Australia. But I will be back at some point. To clear out we have moved our boats
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