Thanks Mike for posting this link
When watching this you have to bear in mind
the race does not start until the end of the video when you can see the lighthouse on the right
We where running at 38 knots max down the Fjord and lost sight of the start boat flying the yellow
Half the fleet where capable of 90Knots and took off like he'll when the green went up
So Gordon and I settled into a steady run to Hirtshals in Denmark
When we arrived we expected to see all the fleet waiting for the return leg
After a few questions it turned out we where 4th in and could not quite believe it as conditions where not that bad
We started back and where running in 5th until we hit the rough stuff half way home as predicted
We where alongside a cat running on one engine
Soon we left them and passed the ex flipping ek
who had developed steering problems
as it transpired we had also lost the power steering but Gordon was able to keep My Pleasure on course
We new at this point we where running in 2nd place on the return leg but had we gained and could we gain enough time to get on the Podium
We had no arrival times in Hirtshals so we just had to push on and hope
After the half way point where the organisers had positioned a Naval Ship with full medical facilities and a helicopter landing pad the conditions worsened
Unaware that a full comentry was on the go back at Race Control they where working out if we could catch the Goldfish which had developed an engine problem
If we had had a bit more time we might have caught them but on the other hand we might have been out as we had lost one power steering belt and one other off the main pulley
We where followed in by the helicopter up to the chequered flag where we had started out of site of the main fleet
It was an amazing race and one I will remember for a very long time
We are relaxing today watching the 3b and 3c
Finals and I'm on double Neurophen Plus
The organisation here has been first class
And their hospitality second to none
Chris and Gordon
Any one interested can see some pics on
www.biboa.com