Sailing
Anthony Knockaert and other examples of sporting justice
Anthony Knockaert’s dive in the box, followed by his penalty miss and Watford’s late winner, smacked of a beautiful natural justice.
By Paul Howarth | Football, Olympics, Sport | Monday, 13 May 2013 at 4:32 pm
The solo sailing blog: Supporting fellow competitors
On Saturday morning I decided to change my course to stay with Jean-Pierre Dick, just until I knew that he was happy with the boat and made his decision about what to – whether to stop or to continue in the race with a broken keel.
By Alex Thomson | Notebook | Monday, 28 January 2013 at 5:02 pm
The solo sailing blog: Keel failures
I am shocked and gutted at the news that JP Dick has lost his keel. JP has sailed an awesome race and does not deserve this to happen to him. He has worked so hard and maintained his third position despite having to climb the mast countless times. I am thankful that it has happened here and not in the south although JP will have to go through some significant weather to get to the Azores, potentially up to 40 knots on the 26 January.
By Alex Thomson | Notebook | Tuesday, 22 January 2013 at 6:57 pm
The solo sailing blog: An encouraging morning
Yesterday was supremely frustrating, an encouraging morning followed by big squalls in the afternoon which were more full of calm areas than much wind.
By Alex Thomson | | Wednesday, 16 January 2013 at 5:15 pm
The solo sailing blog: ‘I celebrated with a shave just before I tacked, the first shave of the race’
I feel like I had proper trade winds for the first time Monday morning which seemed to be a little more consistent than Sunday, and I slowly moved more to the east which allowed me to go a little faster.
By Alex Thomson | Notebook, Sport | Wednesday, 16 January 2013 at 12:32 pm
The solo sailing blog: Up and running again properly
The big news is my hydro generator bracket is finally finished and the hydro is currently filling my batteries fully for the first time in a month!
By Alex Thomson | Notebook, Sport | Wednesday, 9 January 2013 at 3:41 pm
The solo sailing blog: I’m a very happy man
I’m still happy with the progress I’m making, my route east of the Falklands has allowed me to benefit from the protection they have given me while I focus on the on-going hydro repairs; I spent a lot of time on these over the weekend. Hopefully the end is almos
By Alex Thomson | Notebook, Sport | Tuesday, 8 January 2013 at 6:03 pm
The solo sailing blog: Rounding Cape Horn
At 02.38GMT this morning I achieved a new milestone as I rounded Cape Horn, it is a huge achievement for me and the team behind me.
By Alex Thomson | Notebook, Opinion | Friday, 4 January 2013 at 2:41 pm
The solo sailing blog: Sailing towards Cape Horn
Morning! I spent most of last night sailing in a southeasterly direction waiting for the wind to shift to the northwest so I could gybe.
By Alex Thomson | Notebook, Opinion | Thursday, 3 January 2013 at 8:30 pm
The solo sailing blog: Going further than ever before
On such a long race alone it is good to have key milestones to tick off along the way, however small they might seem. Passing my furthest point in this race off the Cape of Good Hope was a big psychological tick for me and now having taken the boat further around the world than it has ever been is another boost on my way to the finish.
By Alex Thomson | Notebook | Friday, 28 December 2012 at 4:00 pm
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