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Follow Bert in the Transat 6.50
admin - Saturday, 24 September 2011
Follow Bert during the Transat 6.50 that starts tomorrow Sunday September 25th at 17h17. This blog post will be updated frequently, but be sure to follow the latest news and race position at The Race Organisation's Tracking Website Our Facebook fanpage Our Twitter-account 22/10/11 10h20 Yesterday...
Build your own Felicity II
admin - Tuesday, 06 September 2011
Build your own mini 6.50! Download the three PDF's below, print and follow the instructions. Cut, paste and build Felicity II! The first three people to upload their result to our Facebook page, will receive a LED flashlight. Many thanks to Francois Denis for this nice design! Page 1 - Page 2...
Transgascogne 2011 - Tracker
admin - Saturday, 23 July 2011
Follow Bert on the Transgascogne 2011: http://transgascogne.geovoile.com/2011/
Trophée MAP 2011 Tracker
admin - Wednesday, 08 June 2011
Follow Bert during the Trophée MAP 2011 by clicking on the thumbnail below:
1000 mile qualifier: diary
admin - Sunday, 15 August 2010
Today, Sunday August 15, Bert will sail of for his 1000 nm qualifier. We will use this blog post to post updates on his position, as he tries to call us on a daily basis. 23/08/2010 23:00 - After exactly 8 days and 6 hours and 1104,2 nm of non-stop sailing Bert has arrived in the port of...
About
The Transat 6.50
In 1977 the Transat 6.50 was organized for the first time and since then has been staged bi-annually. Because of the rising budgets and the trend of growing yachts, this race was created to promote relatively affordable solo offshore racing. The accent was put on the maritime knowledge and no information from the outside world is allowed during the race. When receiving technical assistance during the race, you will be disqualified. This...
The Sailing Across!-project
When in 2000 Bert Bossyns started talking about the Mini Transat, little did we know that he was serious about it. The years passed by and today Bert has come a long way. The Sailing Across! project is progressing at a fast pace ánd at a critical moment: the dawn of Bert's solo race in the official Classe 6.50. It is an important step in the course towards his final goal: the Transat 6.50 in 2011. Time to look back at what the project...
Bert Bossyns
Over ten years ago, Bert's father brought him into contact with the splendid world of sailing. Many years have gone by since, and he has learned many, many things. Being the youngest Skipper in the Tall Ships race, making part of the succesful Diabolic Saling Team, but most of all, in 2011, he wants to Sail Across!
News
The most difficult decision ever: abandon the race
Wednesday, 26 October 2011 20:03
Bert is crushed under a heavy psychological load. After a week of fever and stomach flu, the broken rudder blade was just too much. "I didn't get the time to recuperate from the weakening disease. Even worse: I had no guarantee that I would be able to keep up with the race fleet."
Both the boat and the skipper will be home a lot sooner than planned. Deception is a huge understatement for Bert.
Read more: The most difficult decision ever: abandon the race
Bert on his way to the Squals
Thursday, 13 October 2011 07:28
Bert has regained his competitive spirits the past few days in Funchal, Madeira. "The welcome by ten family members, friends and Dorien, my girlfriend, have been heart-warming. The small problems with Felicity II have been resolved. She does lay a lot deeper, due to the big amount of food and water. Brazil seems close, very close. I just have to cross the Equator ..."
(Photo credit: P. Garenne / GPO)
Read more: Bert on his way to the Squals
First leg of Transat - "This was no fun."
Friday, 07 October 2011 20:34
Bert received some significant blows to the head during the first leg of the Transat 650. It took him 10 days, 7 hours, 9 minutes and 16 seconds to race from La Rochelle, France, to Funchal in Madeira. That's twice as much as in normal conditions.
Because of the extremely light weather this first leg seemed to be raced in slow motion. The calms pushed Bert to the extreme and made him curse the lungs out of his chest. How lonely can a solitary sailor be?
Read more: First leg of Transat - "This was no fun."
Some sleep before the big race
Friday, 23 September 2011 08:58
Bert is totally ready for the start of the huge challenge that he has prepared for the last 3 years: the transatlantic solo sailing race between France and Brazil, with a "pit stop" in Madeira, the Transat 6.50.
While in the background the drills and sawing machines continue to whine around him, Bert has all the time he needs to prepare himself and study the tiniest details.
Read more: Some sleep before the big race
More Articles...
- Sail-out party 13/09/2011
- Transgascogne - Leg 2
- Started in 2nd leg of Transgascogne
- Despite painful accident Bert finishes 1st leg of Transgascogne
- Prologue of Transgascogne: spi-boom breaks!
- Transgascogne, the challenge of the Bay
- 47 hours of catch-up racing, 16 minutes of sleep
- "This race will be different, to say the least!"
- Bert finished UK Fastnet 6.50 and qualifies for the Transat
- UK Fastnet 6.50
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