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Challenger 4 has started to build up steam in the stronger winds with over 200 nautical miles clocked in a 24 hour period for the first time, and showers are finally allowed. Feeling The Need For Speed Hello from 21° 41′ N; 24 ° 21′ W We are now in the Tropics. Day 5 and Read more

Day 4: Bay Watch vs Crime Watch

  The crew have developed some competitive rivalry aboard Challenger 4 splitting into two watch teams. Ger and Mark P explain the system of watches on board and what it’s like to be up on deck, on watch.   Eat, Sleep, Sail. Repeat The days are starting to blur into a pattern of eat, sleep, Read more

Day 3: I See An Orange Moon A-Rising…

In today’s blog, the crew of Challenger 4 are greeted to an Orange Moon rising over the nighttime horizon, and Mate Kirstie discovers salt water in the bilges. Where is it coming from? Mate Kirstie’s Blog We are now at the end of our second full day at sea.  After the busy chaos of Ocean Read more

Day 2: When To Change Into Shorts?

  Jim takes us on a poetic tour of the stars overnight, as the crew settle into the rhythm of their watches. Dawn breaks and they contemplate when it will be warm enough to change into shorts – a sailor’s life!    A Starry Night With Papa Watch, Simon and our first mothers getting their Read more

And they’re off! Challenger 4 Sails Across The ARC Start Line

    Day One – The Arc Rally of 2018 Begins In this blog, Marsh and Wendy describe the excitement of crossing the ARC’s start line and the routine of the watch systems aboard. Skipper Ricky sets out his race strategy at the end.    “Large Spanish navy ship” A “large Spanish navy ship” was Read more

Race across the Atlantic Ocean in the ARC Rally 2017

  This is open to anyone. Although, as you will likely be 14 days non stop on a boat, it helps if you know you like sailing! But it doesn’t matter if you haven’t got a lot of experience providing you have some. The Race is actually a Rally. The Atlantic Rally for Cruisers. A Read more

The Wind is the Myth of Malham

Crew of Challenger 3 on deck during Myth of Malham   The training continues, the tactics and race are planned, the crew ready for anything and last weekend in the Myth of Malham everything was thrown at FCS crew on Challenger 3, everything apart from the wind. The ‘Myth’ is part of the qualifying process Read more

Close Finish for FCS Crew in Cervantes Trophy Race

Preparing for the Rolex Fastnet in August, the First Class Sailing crew will enter three races and last weekend they competed in the opener – the Cervantes Trophy Race. Below is skipper Ricky Chalmers’ report of how the action unfurled and how the FCS crew fared on their first real test. Crew Bonding And Jockeying Read more

FCS Fastnet Team Prepares for Cervantes Trophy Race

With their Sea Survival and ISAF courses under their belts just before Easter, the First Class Sailing crew held their first training weekend aboard Challenger 3 in preparation for the Cervantes Trophy Race.   This race to Le Harve is organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club in association with the Société des Régates and Read more