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Aegean 600

יהודה אלטמן — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 08:04:54 +0000

Report from training ahead of the Aegean 600 race.
Chris Celine and Yehuda Altman are improving their position ahead of the race and are working on getting to know the Pogo 36 in order to get maximum results from it.

הפוסט Aegean 600 הופיע לראשונה ב-SKIPPERS.

The Israeli team in the Aegean 600 competition is being followed live via YB-Tracking

Limor Gruber — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 10:55:08 +0000

To follow the Israeli team live – Yehuda Altman and Chris Sleeney, look for the boat – Infinity at the following link:

http://yb.tl/aegean6002021

Good luck to the team – keep your fingers crossed.

הפוסט The Israeli team in the Aegean 600 competition is being followed live via YB-Tracking הופיע לראשונה ב-SKIPPERS.

The Fleur De Passion

Limor Gruber — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 10:17:51 +0000

In July, the Swiss Embassy issued this announcement –

Whether it rains too much in Switzerland or you melt under the sun in Israel, do not miss the hot topic of science, innovation and the environment. Everywhere corals are disappearing on a huge scale due to rising temperatures and warming of the ocean – everywhere except the Red Sea. How is that possible, you ask? Aqaba Bay and Red Sea corals show exceptional resistance to climate change and extremely high water temperatures.

In light of this pioneering study, the International Red Sea Center – https://trsc.org/en/ – is planning a series of expeditions aboard the Swiss sailboat “Fleur De Passion” over the next four years. The scientists aim to create a marine base of ecosystem, coral and biodiversity, the first ever in the Red Sea by covering the coastline of seven countries: Egypt, Eritrea, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Yemen.

This innovative research project, which mediates science and diplomacy for the future of corals, is in collaboration with the Fondation Pacifique – https://fondationpacifique.org/en/ – and is hosted at the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne EPFL – https://www.epfl.ch/ en / – in the Red Sea and beyond. Ambassador Jean Daniel Roch will welcome the arrival of the sailboat in the coming days to Eilat, in southern Israel.

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A few days later, on 22/7, we received the unfortunate news that the ship had boarded a reef in the Straits of Tiran:

“Yesterday morning … they sat down on the Thomas, the Swiss ship.

The islands of Tiran and Sanfir are located in the territory of Egypt. The shipping lane in the Tiran Strait runs between the island of Tiran and the shores of Sinai. In the center of the strait are four coral reefs, named after English naval cartographers who mapped them (north to south): Jackson, Woodhouse, Thomas and Gordon. These reefs, some of which protrude above the surface of the water, divide the strait into two shipping lanes:

The eastern lane, the Grafton Pass, which is less than a mile wide and about 80 feet deep, is used by the sailors north.
The western route, the Enterprise Crossing, which is about 1,200 meters wide, is used by the sailors to the south.
The depth of the strait ranges from about 250 m in the western passage, to about 70 m in the eastern passage and its width at the narrowest point is about 4 km.

We wish the research ship a quick damage repair and hope to see it continue its research soon with many miles under the keel.

הפוסט The Fleur De Passion הופיע לראשונה ב-SKIPPERS.

Sad end to an epic journey of the world round (and perhaps a new beginning) – the boat Shahaf 1 / Yossi Avronin

Limor Gruber — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 09:40:08 +0000

We received this message on WhatsApp in the “Crossing the World” group on 24/6/2021.
The most important thing is that everyone is healthy and intact, but there is no doubt that in times of distress the right decisions are the key to preserving human life.
We wish Yossi Avronin and the crew quick care of the boat and lots of water under the keel.
We were on our way from Honduras to Panama, hard sea, 25+ knots wind, against the waves and the wind, washing machine. On the third day of sailing in front of Nicaragua in the morning when we were all sitting in Cook Pete, the “Spray-hood closed”, their cargo ship came from the side and hit our rear structure and completely dismantled it. We then saw that cross 1 in the mast was broken and the mast was crooked.While we were recovering and assessing the damage we released the manor lift to support the mast due to the damaged rear Honda.
After a few minutes the mast with the sails fell into the sea.
Having no choice, we cut the hunts and all the cables and wires with a disk saw and released the mast and sailsthe depths of the sea.
In assessing the condition and fuel inventory we decided to head back to Guatemala to Rio Dulce where there is a large and sophisticated marina and there is also a hurricane hideout.
Of course all crossing plans are canceled, who knows, maybe forever or just postponed for a year.
The main thing is that we are all whole and healthy, if the encounter had been a second or two earlier, their snare would have crossed the boat and probably hurt Yossi and Zvika who were sitting on the side that was hit.
Be in touch And good news Gershon”

הפוסט Sad end to an epic journey of the world round (and perhaps a new beginning) – the boat Shahaf 1 / Yossi Avronin הופיע לראשונה ב-SKIPPERS.