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2013-07-08 11:15:37 - Bornholm Race 2013
SOLer K3 is racing in the real Bornholm Race (Hanseboot Rund Bornholm) in yacht Picco Bello.

There is a live tracker here

and he has sent us a couple of pics

"Kiss" hehe - OK so thats not a yacht!

Waiting for Wind (over the weekend)

Prestart on Race Day

PHOTO ALBUM

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UPDATES

8 July
K3 13:59 hi SOLings, greetings from onboard Picco Bello. Fantastic sailing with sunny 14 kt wind 270. medium kite . bernd

K3 14:32 catastrophic rudder failure on PB :(((

K3 14:33 we try to get back with jury rudder

K3 14:34 never been so frustrated

K3 14:44 going well now, we don't what happened but we're already in contact with our shore crew
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--- Last Edited by RainbowChaser at 2013-07-08 14:46:04 ---
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K3 (Bernd)


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2013-07-08 21:15:24 - Re: Bornholm Race 2013
Thanks all for your support. We found the reason below the steering wheel. We'll try to repair it tomorrow.
The sudden tack with the kite up was really impressing.
Next leg saturday :)
Ciao
Bernd (K3)
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2013-07-09 08:31:31 - Re: Bornholm Race 2013
The enemy is located

was a rusty bolt :-(

PS the Photo Album is updated!

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2013-07-09 11:26:36 - Re: Bornholm Race 2013
The dirty work starts now

Tools bought. Spare parts will be delivered tomorrow (Wednesday).


1326utc

Victory!
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--- Last Edited by RainbowChaser at 2013-07-09 13:26:30 ---
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2013-07-09 21:07:31 - Re: Bornholm Race 2013
Not sailing is also OK (sometimes)

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Welcome party is prepared!
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K's Updated Photo Album
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K3 Update@1300utc on 10 July:
Repairs finished. We go testing soon. The tracker's still onboard
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K3 Update @1504utc on 10 July:

Sailing again! Everythings works well and we're sourrounded by hundreds of
X-332s :)
Pic
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--- Last Edited by RainbowChaser at 2013-07-10 15:12:15 ---

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