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Latest news from Nick Moloney to Dr Krumnacker
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Nick Moloney is a member of Ellen MacArthur's Offshore Challenges Sailing Team http://www.nickmoloney.com
* MOLONEY SETS NEW TOP SPEED ..... 38.6kts down the face of a very big wave
* Fighting hard with an active front and strong winds .... West / North Westerly winds at high speed, some serious surfing averaging speeds of 30 knots reaching 36-37 at times
NICK CV PART FOUR (Racing Experience)
2000/2001 : Sail maker, helm onboard PLAYSTATION for transatlantic record attempts and The Race. 2001 : victorious co-skipper with Ellen MacArthur, of 'KINGFISHER' for the 8000 mile EDS Atlantic Challenge.
POSITION REPORT (Day 35 at sea)
COMPARISON table / JULES VERNE TROPHY
Monday 5th April 2002 1124at GMT
POSITION ORANGE
Position : 53°9'S / 175°17' E
Speed 24h : 20.91
Distance since departure : 14791.2 miles
Distance 24h : 501.81 miles
COMPARISON TO SPORT ELEC IN 1997
Position : 49°31 'S / 155°06' E
Speed 24h : 21.25
Distance since departure : 12376 miles
Distance 24h : 514 miles
LATEST LOGBOOK FROM NICK
middle of the night local 4/04
New top speed so far for ORANGE in this Jules Verne attempt set by the
Aussie 38.6kts
2 reefs in index and storm jib 35-40kts of wind 115 TWA.
Pitch black night can hardly make out the horizon. Probably wouldnt have
happened if I could have seen where I was going as I most likely wouldnt
have turned our bows down the face of a wave that big.
Apparently if it still stands by the time we reach Brest. I have to buy the
crew dinner.....cant quite work that out???
time to get some sleep.
will hopefully have a good 24hour run tyoday
nick
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