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jon56555
Jul 1, 20201 min read
THE RECORD 70:24:21
Round Denmark Race has a new time to beat. Childhood1 crossed the finishing line 13:20:29 local time. Starting Sunday June 28 at 14:56:08...
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jon56555
Jul 1, 20201 min read
NEW ETA 13:20
Sailing is hard to predict - Childhood1 is laying Aarhus and doing 12 knots with some 22 nautical miles to go. Our best and final guess...
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jon56555
Jul 1, 20201 min read
Tiktok - is time running up?
Right now the time starts running faster for Childhood1 in their aim to beat the old reference time of 80 hours. Yesterday it look like a...
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jon56555
Jul 1, 20201 min read
The return from the Baltic Sea - proved tough again
Doing the Round Denmark Race the return from Bornholm across the Baltic Sea into more sheltered waters has always proved to been a major...
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jon56555
Jul 1, 20201 min read
It's been a long long night
What yesterday evening looked like a fast sprint with a finish in Aarhus at 8 AM has changed into a long haul of a marathon and right now...
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jon56555
Jun 30, 20201 min read
Close to the fourth corner of Denmark
Now close to midnight of July first Childhood1 is close to rounding the southern most part of the course and hence the pass by the...
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jon56555
Jun 30, 20201 min read
Bouwe & Co are sprinting off
Bouwe Bekking and crew are not holding back. Actually they are full on hammering back from the Baltic Sea. That mean they are ahead of...
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jon56555
Jun 30, 20201 min read
Meteorologist: "It will get better"
Meteorologist Mille tells m has good news for the sailors on board Childhood1 - "it will get better".
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jon56555
Jun 30, 20201 min read
Alternative tracking with AIS
If you want to stay update more that every 30 minutes check out the AIS tracing by Marine Traffic. Clicking on the tab "Past Track"...
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jon56555
Jun 30, 20201 min read
Heading into the gale - interview from Childhood one
We got hold of OBR Emil Midé Erichsen on board Childhood1. He gave us an update on the leg from Øresund to Christiansø/Bornholm. First...
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jon56555
Jun 30, 20201 min read
At the eastern point - with delay
At 8.30 AM Childhood1 is passing the most eastern point of Denmark Christiansø. As predicted the wind shift in Kattegat yesterday delayed...
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jon56555
Jun 29, 20201 min read
Kattegat caused trouble - as usual
Kattegat is a notorious tricky place to sail. Also for Childhood1 as an unexpected wind shift from south west to south east filled in....
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jon56555
Jun 29, 20201 min read
Beating in Øresund
Childhood1 is now entering Øresund. If you are in the area don't miss the chance to see a VO65 beating up wind. If you get close to the...
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jon56555
Jun 29, 20201 min read
Out of luck?
For the first time during the record attempt, the Bekking and crew are now forced off of the direct route around Denmark. So be it...
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jon56555
Jun 29, 20201 min read
Tricky conditions I Kattegat
Childhood1 is still progressing nicely with 12 knots of boatspeed and with a bearing directly to the mark - Kronborg Castle in Helsingør...
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jon56555
Jun 29, 20201 min read
The northern point rounded
Childhood1 changed the course from north to south bound Monday morning at 4:35 AM.At the same time the boat left potential wild Skagerrak...
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jon56555
Jun 28, 20201 min read
Live from Childhood1
We managed to get in contact with OBR Emil Midé Erichsen from Childhood1 when she was just outside of Hansholm. It took me by surprise so...
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jon56555
Jun 28, 20201 min read
The official time of start is ...
We told you we had a qualified guess when we said the Childhood1 started at 3 PM. As it turned out they started at 2:57 :-)
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jon56555
Jun 28, 20201 min read
Childhood 1 - out of reach
As we have lost radio and cell phone contact with Bouwe Bekking and crew the following is qualified estimates. We have no confirmed...
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jon56555
Jun 28, 20201 min read
The tracking is up
Get the link to the Yellow Brick tracking unit so you can follow Childhood 1 all the way around Denmark. Depending on your internet...
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