18.08.09 – Day 2 of the Archipelago Raid
09:54:43 hrs
The start of leg 2 went underway at 08.45 this morning. The fleet has started their crossing of Ålands Sea towards Ekerö from head quarter 1 at Arsläjan on Arholma. With a westerly breeze of 4 knots the teams got a light wind start. The wind will turn east during the day and therefore the fleet is headed directly towards Ekerö to sail the northerly route around Åland island towards Finland. A happy crew on board Team Audio Network British Sunnucks/Farren won leg 1. An interview with team Audio Network can be found under Audio. Last team to arrive to Arsläjan was Team Piano at 02.20 am, literally living up to their name. The race management let the teams get some sleep and delayed the start until 08.45 this morning, due to that the last team came in early this morning. The teams had to be towed from checkpoint 5 to head quarter Arsläjan due to no wind after 22.00. Rudder problems were reported from the Italian team yesterday but nothing they couldn’t fix. Severe damage came upon Team FG Porsche while they hit a rock in the night. The dagger board opened the hull with the result of a lot of water filling the hull. While they were towed in the night they almost sank and they realized early this morning at Arsläjan that the damage was too big to repair without professional help. Team FG Porsche has therefore decided to withdraw from the competition. Still 25 teams in the race – stay tuned!
After a day of racing, Conrad Humphreys and Ryan Crawford onboard Team Blue are in 12th place on the results table.
Tags: Archipelago Raid, Conrad Humphreys, F18, Team Blue
