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The Tenth Azores and Back Yacht Race is scheduled for 2011
Arrangements
will be announced as soon as they are available
Meanwhile...
The
Trinity Race
has been announced which will be "...intended to recognise the
dedication of commitment of Trinity House to the safety of seafarers.
It is a sporting event and intended to encourage shorthand offshore
racing and to provide a proving opportunity for potential FAL
500 and AZAB competitors."
Click
here to download the NOR in word.doc format.
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AZAB
2007
One of 2007's most exciting events in the
yachting calendar started at
1300 on the 2nd June
from Pendennis Point in Falmouth.
Having completed the first leg of the challenge
and taken a few days or so to relax, repair and restock, forty
four of the competing yachts have entered the return leg - racing
one thousand, two hundred and twenty miles back to the finish
line in Falmouth Harbour.
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Many of them would not see another human
being (other than their skipper or crew) for well over a week.
Open to single and double handed crews the yachts
usually take seven to ten days to complete each leg.
To view a slide show of the
start, click
here
Visit the ENTRIES
section to view the list of boats.
During the race competitor's
POSITIONS and LATEST
NEWS will be posted daily.
Martin Berkeley of OCEAN
RACE TRACK has kindly produced a RACE
CHART where you can see the progress of each boat tracked
on a chart.
ATTENTION COMPETITORS:
Join the AZAB group, to meet other competitors, to talk about problems,
to share experiences, to arrange a pint, join the group by sending an
email to azab2007-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
This system, run by Martin Berkeley, is highly commended by the
AZAB committee.Boat owners purchase satellite tracking devices which
are light weight, low cost and cheap to operate. These Inmarsat D+ terminals
are permanently installed and wired to the boat's 12 volt supply. Skippers
control their units via the website, where they can change the reporting
frequency, configure alerts and top-up their airtime credit. For further
information go to www.oceanracetrack.com
CREW LIST
We are keeping a list of "Crew Available" and "Crew Wanted". Please
email Anne Thomas on anne@amthomas.plus.com
for further information.
ACCOMMODATION
If you are looking for accommodation in the Falmouth area please click
www.acornishriver.co.uk
Masses of free and useful information for sailors, including email and
WAP. Click on Europe - Atlantic Route for the up to date weather for
AZAB competitors.
HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION
For holiday accommodation in Sao Miguel go to http://uk.ask.com
then in search put Sao Miguel then fill in as required.
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