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Hi! I'm from Latvia. EU. Started to sail on 56ft sloop in 2000. Participated or delivered yacht to Tall Ships Races throughout from year 2000. Now started to participate in local races on X-362 y.1998 with new crew. Interesting experience. Sometimes feels, that to sail alone is much easier.

Hi, from France EU
And very happy to have "friends" in Latvia.

jef a écrit : ↑05 déc. 2020, 14:52 Hi, from France EU
And very happy to have "friends" in Latvia.

We will see, after race finish line

Hi R3d2,
Welcome on board
X-362 good compromise for cruising and race, it have a good performance this boat

By the way, I forgot to mention, that I'm sailing from 2000 on grand mother of IMOCA yachts S/Y SPANIEL.

Previously the yacht has a name SPANIEL II which participated in the OSTAR 1980. She and Kazimierz Jaworski on record time crossed Atlantic for monohulls - 19 days 13 hours 25 min.
https://rwyc.org/club-history/ostar-history/ostar-1980/


There is some video in Canarias from last year. Reduced sail hardly as previously was 30 kTs TWS in gusts and the rest of the team is sleeping.
https://youtu.be/pIIJsnGWQIA


Some pictures:
https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/de ... el:SPANIEL