Jules Verne - Brian Thompson reports from off Brazilian coast



10:36 PM Sun 30 Jan 2011 GMT
'Brian Thompson www.brianthompsonsailing.com/ ' Brian Thompson
Brian Thompson* is a crew member aboard the Maxi Trimiran Banque Populaire V, and reports from off the coast of Brazil on day 7 of their Jules Verne record attempt. ** Brian: Another hot night here off the coast of Brasil. Sailing downwind with the full main and biggest gennaker. There are a few rain clouds around, but nothing like last night at this same time of day, when we were stopped for hours in heavy rain. So we are making relatively steady progress, at around 15 to 23 knots, depending on the wind speed. As you might have seen ...


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