Christian Radich takes an early lead in Race One
Christian Radich (Norway) has taken an early lead over fellow Norwegian ships Statsraad Lemhkuhl and Sorlandet in Race One on corrected time. These three ships are always competitive and clearly each is out to win this race, with Mir (Russia) also in contention and leading on the water. Three ships, Christian Radich, Mir and Dar Mlodziezy (Poland) have passed the first waypoint.Class B is being led by Jolie Brise (UK) with Stina Mari (Norway) in second place and Constantia (Sweden) in third. Black Diamond of Durham (UK) is leading in Class C, with Ocean Spirit of Moray (UK) in second and Alba Explorer (UK) in third. Class D is being led by Urania (Netherlands) with Rona II (UK) in second place and Assarain II (UK) in third. All these vessels are also very competitive so it will be interesting to see how these placings continue as the race progresses.
The wind conditions continue to be favourable creating some spectacular and fast average speeds of over 10 knots for the faster vessels. The wind conditions are being particularly beneficial to the square rigged ships.These favourable winds are expected to continue for another two or three days, when they are due to lighten and become variable for a while.
To see the positions of the fleet via the fleet tracking, click here
To see the full list of the positions with average speed and distance to go, click here. (Select Liverpool to Maløy)
Further pictures from The Tall Ships’ Races 2008 are available to view here….
To see a regular update of the weather forecast for the Race provided by Nowcasting International, click here
The Tall Ships’ Races 2008 are organised by Sail Training International and supported by Antwerp.
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