Route du Rhum

Turning the screws on the preparation

September 21st, 2010  |  Published by Conrad Colman in Route du Rhum

For those who followed my preparations for the Mini Transat, the cycles of highs and lows will be familiar. Now with a bigger boat, and more famous race, the cycles have a higher amplitude and the pace of my preparations is ever more frenetic.

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Taking on the Route du Rhum

August 21st, 2010  |  Published by Conrad Colman in Route du Rhum

Sailors, more than most people, are likely to turn their gaze skyward. Sails need trimming and the next weather system is forever on the approach. I have been looking up in a different sense, searching for an opportunity to build upon my experiences in last year’s Mini Transat and move up to bigger boats and longer races. Read the rest of this entry »