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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Tuesday, 22 June 2010

Departure from Whitehaven

Tue 22nd June – 17:20

A quick chat with Bill at about 17:20:
Yes, Jackie and Phil arrived back at 5:00 pm, meaning they completed the course in 9 hours, exactly as planned. Since the lock gates to the harbour would not open for at least another 30 minutes, there was time for a shower before getting back on the boat. Apparently, Jackie though it an unnecessary luxury, but was outvoted 4 to 1. At that moment there was a shout from the skipper to get back on the boat ready for departure, so end of call.

First picture shows them waiting by the lock gates at about 18:00 and the second one is about an hour later with three of them several miles from Whitehaven and a few more boats just leaving.




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