Forst the good news,

http://www.sailing.org/21729.php?PHP...d7ca10b14b c5

Sailing around the world - in
71 days, 14 hours, 18 minutes and 33 seconds
Distance: 21,760 nm
Average Speed: 12.66 knots

Plus

Francis JOYON onboard the IDEC trimaran has broken the singlehanded 24
hour distance record, after covering 614nm at an average speed of 25.9
knots.


then the bad...

http://www.nautica.it/service/notizie.htm?2005-07-72


Trimaran IDEC - www.trimaran-idec.com

"cavelamb himself" wrote in message
...
Forst the good news,

http://www.sailing.org/21729.php?PHP...d7ca10b14b c5

Sailing around the world - in
71 days, 14 hours, 18 minutes and 33 seconds
Distance: 21,760 nm
Average Speed: 12.66 knots

Plus

Francis JOYON onboard the IDEC trimaran has broken the singlehanded 24
hour distance record, after covering 614nm at an average speed of 25.9
knots.


then the bad...

http://www.nautica.it/service/notizie.htm?2005-07-72


Trimaran IDEC - www.trimaran-idec.com

A single hander who goes to sleep when underway near Penmarch Point does not
deserve our sympathy.

Edgar wrote:
"cavelamb himself" wrote in message
...
Forst the good news,


http://www.sailing.org/21729.php?PHP...d7ca10b14b c5

Sailing around the world - in
71 days, 14 hours, 18 minutes and 33 seconds
Distance: 21,760 nm
Average Speed: 12.66 knots

Plus

Francis JOYON onboard the IDEC trimaran has broken the singlehanded
24 hour distance record, after covering 614nm at an average speed of
25.9 knots.


then the bad...

http://www.nautica.it/service/notizie.htm?2005-07-72


Trimaran IDEC - www.trimaran-idec.com

A single hander who goes to sleep when underway near Penmarch Point
does not deserve our sympathy.

I don't think he "went to sleep". He "fell asleep". There IS a difference!

Dennis.

Huum,,,, Insurance fraud?

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"cavelamb himself" wrote in message
...
Forst the good news,

http://www.sailing.org/21729.php?PHP...d7ca10b14b c5

Sailing around the world - in
71 days, 14 hours, 18 minutes and 33 seconds
Distance: 21,760 nm
Average Speed: 12.66 knots

Plus

Francis JOYON onboard the IDEC trimaran has broken the singlehanded 24
hour distance record, after covering 614nm at an average speed of 25.9
knots.


then the bad...

http://www.nautica.it/service/notizie.htm?2005-07-72


Trimaran IDEC - www.trimaran-idec.com

Sir Thomas of Cannondale wrote:
Huum,,,, Insurance fraud?

====================
"cavelamb himself" wrote in message
...
Forst the good news,


http://www.sailing.org/21729.php?PHP...d7ca10b14b c5

Sailing around the world - in
71 days, 14 hours, 18 minutes and 33 seconds
Distance: 21,760 nm
Average Speed: 12.66 knots

Plus

Francis JOYON onboard the IDEC trimaran has broken the singlehanded
24 hour distance record, after covering 614nm at an average speed of
25.9 knots.


then the bad...

http://www.nautica.it/service/notizie.htm?2005-07-72


Trimaran IDEC - www.trimaran-idec.com

Doubtful whether any insurance company would cover these eccentrics anyway.

I think if I had just gotten through the Raz and needed a sleep, I would
have set course for the open sea, although I appreciate that his off-course
alarm failed to waken him.

The prevailing westerlies in that part of the world, and the sheer speed of
these machines, would make it appear to be close on the wind regardless of
any motion sensations which we "normal" sailors tend to react to.

22,000nm then he blows it on a relatively short voyage home! Yikes!


Dennis.

cavelamb himself wrote:
Forst the good news,

http://www.sailing.org/21729.php?PHP...d7ca10b14b c5

Sailing around the world - in
71 days, 14 hours, 18 minutes and 33 seconds
Distance: 21,760 nm
Average Speed: 12.66 knots

Plus

Francis JOYON onboard the IDEC trimaran has broken the singlehanded 24
hour distance record, after covering 614nm at an average speed of 25.9
knots.


then the bad...

http://www.nautica.it/service/notizie.htm?2005-07-72


Trimaran IDEC - www.trimaran-idec.com



That's 2 years old news. Why don't you see this:

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/sa...sailing.joyon/

for fresh news. His new record as of Sunday. Round the world in 57 days
and without breaking the boat.

Jeannette

"Dennis Pogson" wrote in message
...
I think if I had just gotten through the Raz and needed a sleep, I would
have set course for the open sea, although I appreciate that his
off-course
alarm failed to waken him.

The prevailing westerlies in that part of the world, and the sheer speed
of
these machines, would make it appear to be close on the wind regardless of
any motion sensations which we "normal" sailors tend to react to.

22,000nm then he blows it on a relatively short voyage home! Yikes!

He should have gone in towards Audierne and anchored while he rested. Damn
silly putting a boat on unattended autopilot around there because even if he
headed for the open sea the area abounds with fishing boats that assume that
everyone else is going to keep clear of them and certainly expect someone to
be on watch. He behaved as if he was still in mid Atlantic.

"Roger Long" wrote in message
...
"Dennis Pogson" wrote

22,000nm then he blows it on a relatively short voyage home! Yikes!

Not uncommon. It's easy to let your guard down when you are near the end.
I know of a case where two pilots who had been flying too many hours both
fell asleep on final approach. I've forgotten what happened but I think
the both lived even though the plane was wrecked. There are lots of cases
of drivers falling asleep a few blocks from home.

After all, the end is when you are most tired.

--
Roger Long

Happened at the end of the Parmelia Race from Plymouth to Fremantle in
Western Australia in 1979 - one entrant crashed into Rottnest Island, about
8 miles from the finish.