14.11.2008
The tradewinds at last!
Aboard Temenos II the scene has finally changed, and even though the wind
continued to blow stronger at the front of the fleet for part of the day,
Dominique is enjoying feeling his boat accelerate.
There was nothing that could be done to avoid the loss of ground suffered
yesterday by the chasing pack. At sea the weather can dish out conditions
that no strategy can outsmart. The tradewinds which the head of the fleet
are enjoying have been something those in hot pursuit had to wait their turn
for. It proved to be a long transition period and we can well imagine how
hard it has been on their nerves. This wait is ancient history now though
and since this morning the NE'ly tradewind has been filling the sails of
Temenos II........
Deliverance for Dominique
28.12.2008 - Deliverance for Dominique
24.12.2008 - Another Christmas in the antipodes for Dominique and Temenos
23.12.2008 - Temenos II 900 miles from Fremantle
22.12.2008 - A French radio station has a little surprise in store for Dominique
20.12.2008 - Temenos II reaches some more welcoming latitudes
17.12.2008 - Dominique in difficulty aboard his monohull
15.12.2008 - The Kerguelen Islands, a fantastic land of welcome
13.12.2008 - Refuge at Kerguelen
13.12.2008 - Temenos II approaching the Baie du Morbihan, Kerguelen
11.12.2008 - First iceberg on zone
10.12.2008 - Shaken but not stirred
09.12.2008 - Temenos II hotfooting it once more
08.12.2008 - The calm, a racer's nightmare
07.12.2008 - Stalling in view
05.12.2008 - In search of fresh wind
03.12.2008 - Snow on deck, coffee in the bilges
01.12.2008 - A gentle entry into the 'roaring' forties
30.11.2008 - The hour of reckoning
29.11.2008 - Who will Helena smile on?
28.11.2008 - The next 48 hours will be decisive
27.11.2008 - Sunday atmosphere aboard Temenos II
24.11.2008 - Temenos II slips along on a reach
22.11.2008 - Temenos II makes the switch to the southern hemisphere
19.11.2008 - Temenos II gets a surprise rehearsal for the Doldrums
17.11.2008 - Right out west
16.11.2008 - On the approach to the Cape Verde islands
15.11.2008 - Temenos II gains two places
14.11.2008 - The tradewinds at last!
13.11.2008 - Some rather overly invasive high pressure!
24.10.2008 - Video-Präsentation
18.07.2008 - Dominique Wavre - A new keel for Temenos II
14.05.2008 - Temenos II to be relaunched after 2 months of work
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