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Mike Pickering

Mike Pickering

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London, UK

Professional yacht racer and co-founder of Kraken Travel

29,792

NM

Total Distance

287

Days

Time at Sea

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Mike Pickering

Mike Pickering

22 September 2024 at 10:12

Ibiza JoySail 2024 Race 3

Long hot light downwind race.

3

Ibiza JoySail 2024 Race 3

49.1

NM

6h 32m

Hotel Club Cala Blanca to Ibiza, Spain

Mike Pickering

Mike Pickering

20 September 2024 at 10:45

Ibiza JoySail 2024 Day 2

Medium winds. Hope we got a bullet on corrected.

2

Ibiza JoySail 2024 Day 2

31.9

NM

3h 57m

Balear Sea to Ibiza, Spain

Mike Pickering

Mike Pickering

19 September 2024 at 10:11

Ibiza JoySail 2024 Race 1

Great racing. Around Formentura. A few small mistakes to iron out

3

Ibiza JoySail 2024 Race 1

58.7

NM

6h 37m

Ibiza, Spain

Mike Pickering

Mike Pickering

18 September 2024 at 10:50

Ibiza JoySail Training Day 2

Very varied wind. Learning to work as a crew. Race 1 tomorrow

2

Ibiza JoySail Training Day 2

27.8

NM

4h 21m

Pikes Hotel to Ibiza, Spain

Mike Pickering

Mike Pickering

13 September 2024 at 09:13

Quartet to her new home

Beautiful autumnal sail from Brighton to Hayling. Northerlies created a super flat sea. Motored for final part to Selsey Bill, then sailed again into the Harbour. Stunning blue sky day

3

Quartet to her new home

40.5

NM

8h 18m

Brighton Marina Village to North Hayling, United Kingdom

Mike Pickering

Mike Pickering

7 July 2024 at 14:00

Aegean 600 (part of the phone wouldn't charge...)

The most brutal of offshore races

3

Aegean 600 (part of the phone wouldn't charge...)

493.7

NM

1 day 18 hours

Aegean Sea, Greece

Chris Jacobs

Chris Jacobs - Why so brutal?!

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Mike Pickering

Mike Pickering

25 May 2024 at 06:51

Aborted Biscay Crossing!

Set off with a perfect forecast then steering cables snapped off Ushant 🫣 Going into Brest wasn't an option so bailed to Falmouth

3

Aborted Biscay Crossing!

151.9

NM

1 day 0 hours

Plymouth to Falmouth, United Kingdom

Chris Jacobs

Chris Jacobs - How did you get home?!

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Mike Pickering

Mike Pickering

3 December 2023 at 08:57

4

12mtr Match Racing

21.6

NM

5h 1m

Nice, France

Chris Jacobs

Chris Jacobs - How did you do?!

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Mike Pickering
Xaver

Mike Pickering, Xaver & 1 other

22 August 2023 at 10:23

Palermo to Monte Carlo 2023

Super light wind race. Two general recalls, third start on committee boat end 💥 Light breeze on the course saw us round mark in 6th then pick the fleet off as we sailed towards the gate at Porto Cervo Night one we hit our first period of 0kts of breeze. Very frustrating. Inshore pack catch some land breeze and lead us into Porto Cervo. Weaved through the maddalena archipelago was spectacular with a fair breeze. Final leg to finish peppered with wind holes and good breeze. Maxed out 18.8kts boat speed under code 0. Final 3 hours were... trying!

5

Palermo to Monte Carlo 2023

523.3

NM

3 days 13 hours

Monte Pellegrino, Italy to Monte-Carlo, Monaco

Chris Jacobs

Chris Jacobs - Voyage of the year?! How come you went through Madalenna like that?

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Mike Pickering
Xaver

Mike Pickering, Xaver & 1 other

21 August 2023 at 11:58

Palermo Monte Carlo: Training Day 2

Training Day 2. Work with J0 and A4. Now to prep for race

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Palermo Monte Carlo: Training Day 2

12.8

NM

2h 19m

Monte Pellegrino, Italy