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Sue's First Fastnet Blog

08/11/2009
Blog from yacht Heartbeat III of Burnham, issued at
1815 on Sunday 9 August from Sue Pelling

The weather couldn’t have been better for Team Heartbeat for the start
of the Rolex Fastnet Ra...
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Sue Pelling's Fastnet Blog

12/08/2009
Sue Pelling’s Blog from yacht Heartbeat III of Burnham, issued at
1530 on Tuesday12 August 2009

We’ve had an interesting time over the last two days, since we sent our first report. Sunday...
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Fastnet 1

09/08/2009
Now 1734h. 4h 34 mins after start. Good downwind start near Outer Distance Mark. All boats clear. Good to see Oz Privateer near us and Jedi Knight from East Coast. Initially took north (mainland) c...
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Fastnet 1

09/08/2009
Now 1734h. 4h 34 mins after start. Good downwind start near Outer Distance Mark. All boats clear. Good to see Oz Privateer near us and Jedi Knight from East Coast. Initially took north (mainland) c...
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Ready for the Start

08/09/2009
Team Heartbeat 3 have all arrived in Gosport and just had a meal on Mary Mouse 2 and all are now sleeping before 0830 cast-off tomorrow. Good briefing at Cowes Yacht Haven - lightish airs and big tac...
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Update....

07/08/2009
Don't forget to follow HB3's progress on the Tracker system at www.rorc.org. Our start is approximately 1300h on Sunday 9th. We will be leaving Gosport at 0830 that morning. For those that wis...
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All at Sea

05/08/2009
Have a look at All At Sea (http://www.allatsea.co.uk/static.php?page=aas_aug_ezine) - an excellent publication which is recommended to everyone - and in particular the current issue page 4....
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Follow the Fastnet

04/08/2009
.......on http://fastnet.rorc.org. And also go to www.eaora.org.uk to see which East Coast boats are racing. Titian (Elan 40), Selene (Swan 44) and Heartbeat 3 are entered as Team Royal Burnham Yac...
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Good to Go for Fastnet 2009

08/03/2009
Well, preparations well underway, HB3 off to Gosport tomorrow with Scott Kaczor. Plenty of work done by Big Nige Theadom at Rig Magic and Josh and team at Suffolk Yacht Harbour, so should be in good...
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Shotley Respray

17/02/2009
HB3 now resprayed and anti-fouled - without mast and in the water. Hoping to see some of the Team on March 1st!...
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Heartbeat III of Burnham is a Dufour 44. She is the third Heartbeat, II being a Dufour 40 and I being a Dufour 35. The boat races regularly in the East Anglian Offshore Racing Association Series. Her owners are Jason & Judy Payne-James.

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