London, UK
Professional yacht racer and co-founder of Kraken Travel
29,792
NM
Total Distance
287
Days
Time at Sea
YM Offshore
The RYALong hot light downwind race.
3
49.1
NM
6h 32m
Hotel Club Cala Blanca to Ibiza, Spain
Medium winds. Hope we got a bullet on corrected.
2
31.9
NM
3h 57m
Balear Sea to Ibiza, Spain
Great racing. Around Formentura. A few small mistakes to iron out
3
58.7
NM
6h 37m
Ibiza, Spain
Very varied wind. Learning to work as a crew. Race 1 tomorrow
2
27.8
NM
4h 21m
Pikes Hotel to Ibiza, Spain
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
40.5
NM
8h 18m
Brighton Marina Village to North Hayling, United Kingdom
The most brutal of offshore races
3
Set off with a perfect forecast then steering cables snapped off Ushant 🫣 Going into Brest wasn't an option so bailed to Falmouth
3
151.9
NM
1 day 0 hours
Plymouth to Falmouth, United Kingdom
4
Mike Pickering, Xaver & 1 other
22 August 2023 at 10:23
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
Mike Pickering, Xaver & 1 other
21 August 2023 at 11:58
Training Day 2. Work with J0 and A4. Now to prep for race
4
12.8
NM
2h 19m
Monte Pellegrino, Italy