Morten Brandt Rasmussen // Jul 1, 20201 minTHE RECORD 70:24:21Round Denmark Race has a new time to beat. Childhood1 crossed the finishing line 13:20:29 local time. Starting Sunday June 28 at 14:56:08...
Morten Brandt Rasmussen // Jul 1, 20201 minNEW ETA 13:20Sailing is hard to predict - Childhood1 is laying Aarhus and doing 12 knots with some 22 nautical miles to go. Our best and final guess...
Morten Brandt Rasmussen // Jul 1, 20201 minTiktok - is time running up?Right now the time starts running faster for Childhood1 in their aim to beat the old reference time of 80 hours. Yesterday it look like a...
Morten Brandt Rasmussen // Jul 1, 20201 minThe return from the Baltic Sea - proved tough againDoing the Round Denmark Race the return from Bornholm across the Baltic Sea into more sheltered waters has always proved to been a major...
Morten Brandt Rasmussen // Jul 1, 20201 minIt's been a long long night What yesterday evening looked like a fast sprint with a finish in Aarhus at 8 AM has changed into a long haul of a marathon and right now...
Morten Brandt Rasmussen // Jun 30, 20201 minClose to the fourth corner of DenmarkNow close to midnight of July first Childhood1 is close to rounding the southern most part of the course and hence the pass by the...
Morten Brandt Rasmussen // Jun 30, 20201 minBouwe & Co are sprinting offBouwe Bekking and crew are not holding back. Actually they are full on hammering back from the Baltic Sea. That mean they are ahead of...
Morten Brandt Rasmussen // Jun 30, 20201 minMeteorologist: "It will get better" Meteorologist Mille tells m has good news for the sailors on board Childhood1 - "it will get better".
Morten Brandt Rasmussen // Jun 30, 20201 minAlternative tracking with AISIf you want to stay update more that every 30 minutes check out the AIS tracing by Marine Traffic. Clicking on the tab "Past Track"...
Morten Brandt Rasmussen // Jun 30, 20201 minHeading into the gale - interview from Childhood oneWe got hold of OBR Emil Midé Erichsen on board Childhood1. He gave us an update on the leg from Øresund to Christiansø/Bornholm. First...
Morten Brandt Rasmussen // Jun 30, 20201 minAt the eastern point - with delayAt 8.30 AM Childhood1 is passing the most eastern point of Denmark Christiansø. As predicted the wind shift in Kattegat yesterday delayed...
Morten Brandt Rasmussen // Jun 29, 20201 minKattegat caused trouble - as usualKattegat is a notorious tricky place to sail. Also for Childhood1 as an unexpected wind shift from south west to south east filled in....
Morten Brandt Rasmussen // Jun 29, 20201 minBeating in ØresundChildhood1 is now entering Øresund. If you are in the area don't miss the chance to see a VO65 beating up wind. If you get close to the...
Morten Brandt Rasmussen // Jun 29, 20201 minOut of luck? For the first time during the record attempt, the Bekking and crew are now forced off of the direct route around Denmark. So be it...
Morten Brandt Rasmussen // Jun 29, 20201 minTricky conditions I KattegatChildhood1 is still progressing nicely with 12 knots of boatspeed and with a bearing directly to the mark - Kronborg Castle in Helsingør...
Morten Brandt Rasmussen // Jun 29, 20201 minThe northern point roundedChildhood1 changed the course from north to south bound Monday morning at 4:35 AM.At the same time the boat left potential wild Skagerrak...
Morten Brandt Rasmussen // Jun 28, 20201 minLive from Childhood1 We managed to get in contact with OBR Emil Midé Erichsen from Childhood1 when she was just outside of Hansholm. It took me by surprise so...
Morten Brandt Rasmussen // Jun 28, 20201 minThe official time of start is ...We told you we had a qualified guess when we said the Childhood1 started at 3 PM. As it turned out they started at 2:57 :-)
Morten Brandt Rasmussen // Jun 28, 20201 minChildhood 1 - out of reach As we have lost radio and cell phone contact with Bouwe Bekking and crew the following is qualified estimates. We have no confirmed...
Morten Brandt Rasmussen // Jun 28, 20201 minThe tracking is upGet the link to the Yellow Brick tracking unit so you can follow Childhood 1 all the way around Denmark. Depending on your internet...