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It’s a race and it’s about to begin! ARC 2016 excitement is building for both the crew and those of us willing them on from home or work. You can following every move of Challenger 3 and her main competitors Challenger 2 and Challenger 4 using this tracking device. All yachts in the ARC Rally… Read more
Race Day 12 on the ARC: Crew Feels the Need for Speed in Tricky Conditions
Friday 4th December The day started with some strong winds that would continue to grow throughout the day. Much to Kirsty’s dismay, a top speed challenge was introduced just as she headed below deck for her day, alongside Jerry, on Mother Watch. Mark set the bar within the Starboard Watch, to be trumped first by… Read more
Day 2 on the ARC. Torn Sails, spinnaker hoist, showers for the crew
Update from the FCS ARC crew on Challenger 3 after two days of racing. Tuesday 24 Nov Race Day 2 A word from the crew… Hello world! Spinnaker has just been hoisted and seems to still be in the right place still… Torn Sail Events over the last 24 hours include some drama with a… Read more
Go go go, ARC 2015 Crew get off to a flying start…..
Skipper Ricky Chalmers, narrates Sunday’s start to the ARC 2015. Casting Off. We slipped from our stern-to mooring early to avoid the crush of 205 ARC boats and numerous spectator boats and some kamikaze Sea Kayakers who were to join a shore line full of eager onlookers for the spectacle. After dropping the windward lazy… Read more
Stormy Weather Greets ARC 2015 Crew During Solent Training
All summer the crew for the 2015 ARC Rally has been building and it won’t be long before they will be leaving the Canaries and crossing the Atlantic for St Lucia. During the race Challenger 3 will be sending us some updates as they cross the ocean and, as a taster of what’s to come,… Read more
