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Newsletter #13 - July 2016
Summer refit While everyone else is heading for the beach, 100% Natural Energy and her technical team have set up their new headquarters...


New York / Vendée finish
After 14 days 6 hours and 55 minutes of racing, 100% Natural Energy has arrived in Vendée taking the 12th place. The oldest boat in the...


Direct from the horses' mouth
Now this is more like it! No more pussyfooting about with old sails or dreaming of what might have been. The depression has rolled...


White and black
Yesterday was defined by striking contrasts as I fought my way through a blustery ridge to discover the promised land of easy reaching on...


Hunter and the hunted
Yesterday I felt completely out of the race as 100% Natural Energy drifted around in circles, sails flapping uselessly. Thankfully, the...


No wind!
Slap, creak, groan........ BANG! Not the sounds of a happy ship but one that has ground to a halt south of the Nantucket shoals. Gentle...


New York parade video
In order to promote the sport of offshore sailing, the race organization has authorized teams to bring a media man on board as long as...


New York New York !!!
With sailing (as with life really) it is rare that things go as planned. We were supposed to arrive in Newport, spend a week there to...


First solo trip at sea !
DAY 1 After all the hustle and bustle of the last few months I'm finally alone in my solo sailing project. Only yesterday I was still on...


Conrad on CNN Mainsail
We were very lucky to have journalist and 2 times gold medalist Shirley Robertson come with her team, Ellie and Tim, for a weekend in...
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