This years OSTAR is under way. It's held every 4 years. The two handed series is racing at the same time this year. Tracker is here yb.tl/rwyc_transat2017
Plenty of youtube videos too of course.
Select to expand quoteJolene said..
The fleet looks to be getting a bit of a hammering
Yes I think it's two yachts sunk and one abandoned at the moment.
From my email feed this morning
Pictures of Mervyn can be found here - twitter.com/rmsqueenmary2?lang=en
Other rescue pictures here - twitter.com/JTFA_FOIA/status/873629913588387841/photo/1
Been in communication with Kass. Both her and Zest holding up well
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I think 2 solo teams , Mervyn Wheatley (losing Tamarind) and Keith Walton (losing Harmonii) with Mihail and Dian abandoning their Luffe 37.9 Furia.
I think Mervyn is now on the Queen Mary.
Must have got really bad.
Select to expand quoteVento has had to pull into Halifax to sort out problems with the the tilting keel.
From my emails today
a pit stop for Venta perhaps, suspended racing ?
good luck to all those still racing and those making their way home
Christian is plugging on in Olbia, can you beat a SS34 in heavy weather to windward?
the new south westerly is strong too
David Southwood is hove to in Summerbird
Neil Payter is hove to in the Yamaha Solent 1
both with over 1600 to go, hard graft for another 48 hours
I hope I'm looking that good at 73!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/british-skipper-mervyn-wheatley-tamarind-ostar-rescue-queen-mary-2-1.4158396
