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

A text from Jackie

Tue 22nd June – 19:45

A text from Jackie, after their return from Scafell Pike, which I have converted from text-speak to blog speak.

Great run today! A bit cooler! 8 hour 59 min 25 sec on Phil’s watch. Great support en-route, Christine at Ennerdale YH, Alan and Pauline at Black Sail, Gail and John at Wasdale Head (between school runs). Bill and Helen at base, Ed and Kath turned up to wave us off! Trevor, John and Richard ate and did not drink [alcohol]. Left at first lock opening! Very bumpy now 7 knots.

And a few pictures sent by John at about the same time. Richard on deck and Phil below. Looks like an easy life!




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