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Old 08-09-2008, 10:03 AM   #1
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Team LMR Battle their way to Vigo

The P1 wild card entry of Dean Gibbs and Neil Holmes today left for Vigo in their Yanmar powered Sunseeker XS.

Yesterday the Hustler and the Velocity left Drivers headed to Vigo on their respective Ferries.

Dean Gibbs of Team LMR has chosen not give those greedy ferry companies any of his hard earned cash and thus is making his way to North Western Spain by sea.

The route as decided at 9.00am this morning is Southampton to Salcome, Salcome to Brest (France) and then the treturous crossing of th Biscay.

We at Drivers waved them off with a tear in our eyes and wished them luck!

Will keep you updated on there progress!
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Old 08-09-2008, 10:38 AM   #2
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Are they back yet !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old 08-09-2008, 11:32 AM   #3
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Looked quite good off salcombe today, what time they due in?
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The P1 wild card entry of Dean Gibbs and Neil Holmes today left for Vigo in their Yanmar powered Sunseeker XS.

Yesterday the Hustler and the Velocity left Drivers headed to Vigo on their respective Ferries.

Dean Gibbs of Team LMR has chosen not give those greedy ferry companies any of his hard earned cash and thus is making his way to North Western Spain by sea.

The route as decided at 9.00am this morning is Southampton to Salcome, Salcome to Brest (France) and then the treturous crossing of th Biscay.

We at Drivers waved them off with a tear in our eyes and wished them luck!

Will keep you updated on there progress!



please tell me this isn't true?
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Old 08-09-2008, 02:01 PM   #5
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Is it really the 1st of April already

did their brain's forget to fire up or do they have balls of steel
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Old 08-09-2008, 02:39 PM   #6
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I was down at drivers on Sat and it is true. Does anyone know what the forcast is on that little stretch of water to the west of France.
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Been down that way and their first challenge will be which chops up real nice

Unless they have people meeting them they could stay at Camaret-sur-Mer which will save them a trip up to Brest and is a little nicer!
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I bet their insurance guy took a big gulp when they said their taking a little powerboat and not some strapping large keeled sail boat across those notorious seas

And not even a big sail boat is safe, years back I read an article about a couple happily sailing through these nasty seas doing the same thing on the way to Spain in a 60' large keel Abel sea boat, the article said they noticed some rather strange white lines in the distance and thought it best to take cover and batten down the covers then go down bellow, shortly after white water hit the vessel rolling it over breaking the mast they were lucky, somehow I do not think a 40' XS would fair quite so well
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We still have not had our daily update of this epic adventure and i know Neil's other half is now quite anxious. Knowing how Neil likes a Breakfast or two I reckon there still at Salty's in Yarmouth.
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Good luck to the guys,
But are they doing this alone or are they pairing up with any other boats for safety factors over the open waters?

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If they are going by sea are they going to set off back straight after the sprint race on sunday or go the next day.
Hope they have a good run down, look forward to racing against them on saturday !
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The P1 wild card entry of Dean Gibbs and Neil Holmes today left for Vigo in their Yanmar powered Sunseeker XS.

Yesterday the Hustler and the Velocity left Drivers headed to Vigo on their respective Ferries.

Dean Gibbs of Team LMR has chosen not give those greedy ferry companies any of his hard earned cash and thus is making his way to North Western Spain by sea.

The route as decided at 9.00am this morning is Southampton to Salcome, Salcome to Brest (France) and then the treturous crossing of th Biscay.

We at Drivers waved them off with a tear in our eyes and wished them luck!

Will keep you updated on there progress!
Dean can be called a proper offshore racer now. We used to do that in the
'80's but only along the South Coast, Not across the Channel and down to the North of bleeding Spain.

Good luck to them. Great respect for doing that.
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Damn .. they already training for the endurance .. hope they make it without any problem, bad weather at this moment on the canal .. gulf the Lyon can be pretty bad ! Up to date weather on this link
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vigo

thats just the start,after vigo there going to portimao for the next p1 race then a nice little trip home
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Good luck to the guys,
But are they doing this alone or are they pairing up with any other boats for safety factors over the open waters?

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I understand a big Sunseeker is with them. There probably moored up somewhere swimming
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Team LMR have arrived in France after stopping in Salcombe for fuel. As far as we know they arrived early evening yesterday. Their were no major hicups on the way. The only problem was that French customs confiscated Neils Sweedish vacum penis developer due to a lack of paper work.
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Team LMR have arrived in France after stopping in Salcombe for fuel. As far as we know they arrived early evening yesterday. Their were no major hicups on the way. The only problem was that French customs confiscated Neils Sweedish vacum penis developer due to a lack of paper work.
What Paperwork..... Instructions on how to use it ???
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What Paperwork..... Instructions on how to use it ???
No paper work, just can't find bit that's supposed to fit in it
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I understand a big Sunseeker is with them. There probably moored up somewhere swimming
Your right they do have a big Sunseeker with them and Dean and his Wife Mandy are in it!

Poor old Neil and Dave (its only his second time doing any distance in a boat dave that is, I heard Neal once went to Yarmouth) are in the XS.
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