![]() With 12 high performance IRC boats and a record 13 Class40s, a thrilling start was expected and there was no disappointment. Photo: James Tomlinson IRC Zero & Class40 RORC Vice Commodore Eric de Turckheim’s NMD54 Teasing Machine (FRA). ![]() VO65 Ambersail 2 (LTU) skippered by Przemyslaw Tarnacki was leading the chasing pack. Three hours after the start Pyewacket 70 was recording over 20 knots of boat speed with I Love Poland in hot pursuit. Johannes Schwarz’s Volvo 70 Green Dragon (NED) kept clear of trouble at the pin end to get a good start, as did Volvo 70 I Love Poland (POL) skippered by Grzegorz Baranowski. Jens Lindner’s Volvo 70 HYPR (ESP) skippered by Seamus Fitzpatrick, arced up to the line on port and got a great start at the pin end. Both boats have Volvo Ocean Race winners on board, but bragging rights went to Wind Whisper which stayed clear ahead. IRC Super ZeroĪ classic dial-up featured in the big IRC Class Pyewacket 70 (USA) skippered by Ben Mitchell and VO65 Wind Whisper (POL) skippered by Joca Signorini locked horns inshore before the start. Gunboat 68 Tosca (USA), skippered by Alex Thomson was leading the charge behind the two trimarans. Zoulou was the first to Barbuda just two hours and 43 seconds into the race, with Maserati a mere 26 seconds behind. Giovanni Soldini’s Maserati Multi70 (ITA) took a more conventional start inshore, but was soon up to full pace, with Zoulou and Maserati both hitting over 30 knots of boat speed. Flying their port hull, Zoulou had to duck a few boats on starboard, but nailed the pin end of the line at full pace. MOD 70 Zoulou (FRA) sailed by Erik Maris got away to a superb start. The fastest boats in the fleet are expected to finish in less than two days, but for some it will be five days before returning to a triumphant finish in Antigua with tracking available for the full fleet. The Caribbean 600 fleet have now set their sails for the spectacular 600nm race around 11 Caribbean islands. Seventy boats racing under IRC, Class40 and MOCRA Rules, with crew from 30 different countries, started the increasingly popular 600 mile race.Īt the start outside Nelson’s Dockyard in Antigua, unstable squally conditions, with the wind speed in the mid-teens, produced a thrilling start for all classes. The 14th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 has set off at 11:00 AST on Monday 20th February. ![]()
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