Sailing World Descends on Cascais

The latest blog from Challenger 2 could easily fit on the back of a postcard but as you will see they have been having a great time ashore at Cassias, Portugal. The picture above is the first we’ve seen with the new sails. Dazzling!

Day 6 – 7

We have had a couple of nice days off in Cascais , train rides to Lisbon kept many crew members busy, the Volvo Ocean race fleet was in harbour there so many photos were taken. (Here is some of the action from Lisbon.)

When your boss says you can leave the office early… #FridayFeeling @brunelsailing @desafioMAPFRE pic.twitter.com/f5NHSSSsGx

— Volvo Ocean Race (@volvooceanrace) 3 November 2017

We also bumped in to Alex Thomson from Hugo Boss. He kindly allowed us to look round his boat that was moored up just in from of us. (no pictures yet)

Soak up this beautiful sunset taken from the boat! We’re now in Portugal for some training and testing. More updates soon! pic.twitter.com/FBvWenOZ87

— Alex Thomson Racing (@ATRacing99) 1 November 2017

The rest of the time was taken up on hire bikes or exploring the old town of Cascais with its many bars and restaurants. Nice to now be back at sea and a beat towards Lanzarote for our next stopover

Regards
Neil, Skipper, Challenger 2

UPDATE: They have now departed for 600 mile sail to Lanzarotte. Crew all happy and looking looking forward to some fast upwind sailing

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