{"id":1846,"date":"2011-07-19T08:03:20","date_gmt":"2011-07-19T13:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/?p=1846"},"modified":"2011-07-21T09:35:28","modified_gmt":"2011-07-21T14:35:28","slug":"sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/?p=1846","title":{"rendered":"BACK FROM THE SEA"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am back in front of my computer. Leaving behind the routine that my body had come to recognize as normal. I lost some weight, not unexpected. Now I must reset to land.<\/p>\n

Every transatlantic race is a unique experience. This one was no different. Perhaps the most remarkable circumstance was how the Azores and Bermuda Highs dominated the Atlantic. I have never sailed the north atlantic like this. The water temperature was much warmer than expected, and the sea state was more calm than I ever would have expected. The race certainly did not meet my pre-race predictions.<\/p>\n

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Our start on June 29th from Castle Hill in Newport and finishing off the Lizard<\/a> in southwest England approximately 150 miles from the dock. Our elapsed time was 15 days 11 hours 23 minutes and 23 seconds. The stated distance of the course was 2975 miles. I know we sailed quite a lot further. Picking our route was the true challenge for the race. The winners did a better job than we. “Carina” sailed a brilliant race and was still beaten in the end by Bill Hubbard’s “Dawn Star”. Full results HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n

“Snow Lion” is always a pleasure to sail. We had moments, I hit 22 knots once; the high of the race. We had only 3 days with runs over 200 miles. We needed more of those days if we were to win the race.<\/p>\n