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24 August 2019


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CONGRATULAZIONI aner59!!!
CONGRATULATIONS Garagiste!! FELICITATIONS knockando60
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Another new-to-Sailonline ocean race, this time replicating (in reverse) one of the historical sailing routes for ships running the Spice Trade routes from Goa, India, to Aden, Yemen. The first ocean-going vessels that developed this trade were thought to be outriggers and catamarans constructed by the peoples from “Austronesia” (the islands of south east Asia), bringing spices not only to the Indian sub-continent but also on to the Middle East where the products were then transferred to camels, aka ships of the desert. Do read the Wiki article – it is utterly fascinating and perhaps gives Sailonline a chance to develop more races retracing the routes of the traditional trade routes.

Our Sunfast 3600s were a fun choice for such a race – first used by Sailonline to match with SOLer Roddo in the Sundance Marine Melbourne Osaka Cup 2018 Double Handed Yacht Race where they proved themselves to be a stout ocean-going option. With a fleet flying the flags of 37 nations, this was one of the most globally-participated of our races for some time, and at a time when climate change is altering traditional winds and currents, we all found ourselves surprised by a fairly straightforward race once into the Arabian Sea. Traditionally, the winds have been better W-E but in 2019 after some initial swirl after the Aden departure and until we were clear of of the influence of the Horn of Africa, it was a pretty clean run to the finish for everyone!

Our podium three are to be congratulated for their success – with seconds between 1st and 2nd and a few more between 2nd and 3rd, they found themselves minutes ahead of their nearest competition. Nicely done, guys!

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