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Ex40 racing pauses for a thunderstorm

Storm clouds over Singapore…. ...

Dec 8 2011
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Shoeb hard at work in the CAMPER shore base

Shoeb’s blog: an impressive pace and a good team

I’m writing this from the CAMPER shore base in Cape Town as preparations ramp up for the beginning of leg two. I’ve been...

Dec 8 2011
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Routine rules – even in a glamorous place

Coach Rod Davis blogs on the routine that rules his life… This week we are Singapore for the...

Dec 7 2011
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Welcome return of a little sunburn

CFD engineer Steve Collie welcomes the return of sunburn and a little less of the...

Dec 6 2011
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Nico’s Blog: the lessons of leg one

Hi all Last week I spent some time reflecting on leg one and what went right and what went wrong for CAMPER. I thought it...

Dec 6 2011
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Barker and crew back for the X40 finale

First at Boston …Dean Barker, Jeremy Lomas, James Dagg and Adam Beashel, The final...

Dec 5 2011
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CAMPER’s speed record for leg one confirmed

Although CAMPER fell short of first place in the opening leg they have notched up another record with their 24 hour run of...

Dec 4 2011
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Video: a visit by the ear doctor

Before starting leg one some of the CAMPER crew had to be fitted with ear pieces for use in onboard communication....

Dec 3 2011
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Video: cooking up a storm

They say an army marches on its stomach and the CAMPER crew is no different. Here’s a profile of our two amazing chefs...

Dec 2 2011
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Emirates Team New Zealand America's Cup Designer Jamie France. 29/3/2011

Shaping the things to come…..

Emirates Team New Zealand design engineer Jamie France takes his eyes off 3D models of the AC72 cat long enough...

Dec 2 2011
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Nico’s blog: rigging reflections

Hi all There’s been a bit of speculation and comment about what happened to our rig on the final approach to Cape Town at...

Dec 2 2011
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Rod’s blog: a good deal all round

Coach Rod Davis blogs on the relationship with Luna Rossa… There has been a lot of...

Dec 1 2011
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CAMPER sailor, Rob Salthouse gets a bit of a touch up from team physiotherapist, Paul Wilson

Fixing tired bodies and strained sailors

22 days at sea in a Volvo 70 can do strange things to the human body. Enduring hour upon hour of pounding into large seas at...

Dec 1 2011
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Shoeb’s blog: A year for getting things done

On the podium at Boston … Dean Barker, Jeremy Lomas, James Dagg and Adam...

Nov 30 2011
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CAMPER skipper Chris Nicholson is reunited with his young son Tully

Nico’s Blog: One error and 6000 miles to reflect

Hi all Well after three weeks of hard slog and 6500 miles here we are in Cape Town the”‘tavern of the seas”....

Nov 30 2011
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Emirates Team New Zealand