Trifork going for Bekking’s record?
Trifork Sailing Team, skippered by Jens Dolmer, is standby in the quest of breaking Bouwe Bekking and the Beha brother’s 2020 record on...
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Morten Brandt Rasmussen //
- Jul 1, 2020
- 1 min
THE RECORD 70:24:21
Round 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...
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Morten Brandt Rasmussen //
- Jul 1, 2020
- 1 min
NEW ETA 13:20
Sailing is hard to predict - Childhood1 is laying Aarhus and doing 12 knots with some 22 nautical miles to go. Our best and final guess...
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Morten Brandt Rasmussen //
- Jul 1, 2020
- 1 min
Tiktok - 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...
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Morten Brandt Rasmussen //
- Jul 1, 2020
- 1 min
The return from the Baltic Sea - proved tough again
Doing the Round Denmark Race the return from Bornholm across the Baltic Sea into more sheltered waters has always proved to been a major...
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Morten Brandt Rasmussen //
- Jul 1, 2020
- 1 min
It'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...
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Morten Brandt Rasmussen //
- Jun 30, 2020
- 1 min
Close to the fourth corner of Denmark
Now close to midnight of July first Childhood1 is close to rounding the southern most part of the course and hence the pass by the...
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Morten Brandt Rasmussen //
- Jun 30, 2020
- 1 min
Bouwe & Co are sprinting off
Bouwe Bekking and crew are not holding back. Actually they are full on hammering back from the Baltic Sea. That mean they are ahead of...
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Morten Brandt Rasmussen //
- Jun 30, 2020
- 1 min
Meteorologist: "It will get better"
Meteorologist Mille tells m has good news for the sailors on board Childhood1 - "it will get better".
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Morten Brandt Rasmussen //
- Jun 30, 2020
- 1 min
Alternative tracking with AIS
If you want to stay update more that every 30 minutes check out the AIS tracing by Marine Traffic. Clicking on the tab "Past Track"...
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Morten Brandt Rasmussen //
- Jun 30, 2020
- 1 min
Heading into the gale - interview from Childhood one
We got hold of OBR Emil Midé Erichsen on board Childhood1. He gave us an update on the leg from Øresund to Christiansø/Bornholm. First...
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Morten Brandt Rasmussen //
- Jun 30, 2020
- 1 min
At the eastern point - with delay
At 8.30 AM Childhood1 is passing the most eastern point of Denmark Christiansø. As predicted the wind shift in Kattegat yesterday delayed...
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Morten Brandt Rasmussen //
- Jun 29, 2020
- 1 min
Kattegat caused trouble - as usual
Kattegat is a notorious tricky place to sail. Also for Childhood1 as an unexpected wind shift from south west to south east filled in....
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Morten Brandt Rasmussen //
- Jun 29, 2020
- 1 min
Beating in Øresund
Childhood1 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...
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Morten Brandt Rasmussen //
- Jun 29, 2020
- 1 min
Out 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...
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Morten Brandt Rasmussen //
- Jun 29, 2020
- 1 min
Tricky conditions I Kattegat
Childhood1 is still progressing nicely with 12 knots of boatspeed and with a bearing directly to the mark - Kronborg Castle in Helsingør...
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Morten Brandt Rasmussen //
- Jun 29, 2020
- 1 min
The northern point rounded
Childhood1 changed the course from north to south bound Monday morning at 4:35 AM.At the same time the boat left potential wild Skagerrak...
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Morten Brandt Rasmussen //
- Jun 29, 2020
- 1 min
Live 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...
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Morten Brandt Rasmussen //
- Jun 28, 2020
- 1 min
The 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 :-)
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Morten Brandt Rasmussen //
- Jun 28, 2020
- 1 min
Childhood 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...
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