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13 December 2020


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FELICITATIONS nordee!!!
CONGRATULAZIONI aner59!! GEFELICITEERD DIKKEHENK!
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There is something about the Christmas race that really begins to set the scene for the festive season! Maybe it is just the name? Maybe it is the multiplicity of choices (a bit like deciding which gift to open first)? Whatever it is, it brings out the comradely competitive nature of Sailonline and shows it’s platform to perfection – with the new HTML5 client and optional wind speed contours and arrow density, the screen truly “pops”. This is a long race – 5,827nm in all – and this year we raced the original E-W course which, given the changing nature of our climate and the earth’s wind patterns, didn’t offer the usual almost-predictability of how it would sail and, startlingly, the around-Australia route which in previous years, since it became an option, has always been fast proved to be scenic rather than speedy!

A fleet of 290 boats took part, flying the flags of 40 different nations (one of the highest number of nations taking part since Sailonline began) which boded well for a highly competitive event, and so it proved to be – just look at the leaderboard and throughout the list you can spot groups arriving so closely together, showing that while it must be awesome to take a podium place, there is always competition further back in the fleet!

Many congratulations must go to our all European podium this time – very well done indeed! The challenge is now set for next year!

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