The Race and the Team

The Three Peaks Yacht Race involves sailing 389 nautical miles, running 59 miles and cycling 30 miles in a week – sailing from Barmouth on Saturday 19th June, via Caernafon to climb Snowdon; Whitehaven to climb Scafell Pike and finally to Fort William to climb Ben Nevis.

Helsby Running Club members Phil Gillard, Jackie Keasley and boat owner and captain Trevor Murphy will do all the running and cycling and also act as deck hands. Businessmen John Bailey and Richard Stone will sail the team’s yacht, Josephine –a Beneteau Oceanis 40 and one of the largest of the 23 boats in the race – through some of the trickiest waters of the Welsh, English and Scottish west coasts, navigating sandbanks, tidal streams, rocks and whirlpools.

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Thursday, 24 June 2010

Almost there (again)

Thu 24th June – 19:30

Just off Lismore – about 20 miles to go?


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  1. Robin24 June 2010 at 20:51

    2040hrs and about 15 miles to go, lets hope they don't get caught in the tide at the Corran Straits, can be around 2 knots and low water is 2240hrs, so the tide must have started turning against them by now. If the wind can't push them through, there will be plenty of rowing! I remember having to row like crazy here to stop us being pushed back down the Loch as the wind had dropped. Eventually ended up on Ben Nevis at 0400hrs. Hope the support team can get to cheer them at the viewing point just past the Corran Ferry turn-off.

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