RAOC Gazette - page 105
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| Corps | RAOC |
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| Material type | Journals |
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| Full title | RAOC Gazette |
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| Publication date | 1981 |
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| Colour | No |
| Grey | No |
| Early date | 1981 |
| Late date | 1981 |
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THUNDERER COMPLETES THE OBSERVER TRANSATLANTIC RACE AFTER leaving Plymouth, looking so very smalt among the one hundred and twelve starters in The Observer Double- handed Transatlantic Race, the Corps yacht Thunderer RAOC arrived at Newport Rhode Island a very creditable seventh in her class. It is understood that she was the only Service yacht in the three thousand mile race. Crossing the North Atlantic under sail is hardly a pleasure trip at any time, in any craft, but the conditions experienced this year ended the hopes of many famous competitors in a race won in the record shattering time of fourteen days fourteen hours by Chay Blyth and Rob James in their sixty five foot trimaran Brittany Ferries GB. Hoe who finished well inside the time allowed for their class are to be congratulated on their fine performance. We loot forward to their story when it is committed to paper. Thunderer is to make three passages off the Atlantic Coast of the USA and then return home via the Azores as follows:— Rhode Island—Norfolk Va—10th July to 24th July; Norfolk Va- Norfolk Va 24th July to 7th August; Norfolk Va—Rhode Island 7th August to l i s t August; Rhode Island—Azores 2lst August to 16th September; Azores—Gibraltar 16th September to 4th October; Gibraltar—UK 4th October to 31st October. Our crew, comprising Major John Ross and Captain Carl On each leg she will have a fresh all rank six man crew and we also look forward to reports from them when Thunderer arrives back in UK late in October. The actual start of the race from Plymouth in rough weather. The Corps entry is arrowed in the centre of the photograph. (See also pages 86 and 87.) — 82 |
| Book number | R0250 |