Author Archives: Richard Hewson

Tonights forecast gives us some hope for good winds for a start at the end of next week. Everybody is itching to go sailing! Check out the skipper profile interview with Richard Hewson at http://www.dailymotion.com/minitransat#video=x165dp1 Check out http://www.hewsonracing.com and click on the RSS feed to receive my blogs and pleas or check and become aContinue reading “Mini Start on the horizon”

Another day in Douarenenz waiting for the start of the Mini Transat. The boat has been checked over again and again, and now there is not much to do but wait and try to stay in a racing mind set. Half the problems with the continuous delays is trying to stay focused on the raceContinue reading “WIND WAVES AND STILL TO CRAZY START”

Check out the recent interview at the docks prior to the start of the Mini Transat. Here Richard Hewson talks about the reasons for the delay of the start due to high winds and heavy seas, the performance of the boat and then I give a tour of the RG650 AUS816 and talk about someContinue reading “TALKING ABOUT THE WEATHER AND A TOUR OF AUS816”

View online version Mini Transat 2013 Press Release Douarnenez, 15 October 2013 Mini Transat : A colour code for departure No viable weather window in the coming hours The option of a stopover in Gijon is set-aside for now A colour coded system in the mode of the transocean record attempts In the absence ofContinue reading “Press release – A colour code for departure”

The Mini Transat race committee have just announced that the winds are still too strong to start the Mini Tranasat. The committee are concerned about the very front of the fleet and the boats at the back of the fleet, as the small weather window will not be large enough to get the entire fleetContinue reading “ALL DRESSED UP AND NOWHERE TO GO”

View online version Mini Transat 2013 Press Release Douarnenez, 14 October 2013 Mini Transat : The window is narrow The fleet of Minis is on standby in Douarnenez Competitors moved to the Port of Treboul Looking at splitting the first leg into two sections The recurring question in Douarnenez is why did you not startContinue reading “Press release – The window is narrow”

After an extensive briefing tonight (in french) the skippers of the 2013 Mini Transat were informed that we may have a possible weather window if we start on Wednesday. The main problem that we have is the Azores High pressure system is very low and close to the coast, and there are a number ofContinue reading “POSSIBLE START ON WEDNESDAY”

There is still no word when the Mini Transat will start, but the rumour is that there may be a weather window mid week. To give sponsors and the people of Dz a good show we did an unofficial race today in the harbour. It was a great day on the water and the RG650Continue reading “Prologue and Delays”

View online version Mini Transat 2013 Press Release Douarnenez, 12 October 2013 Mini Transat : start postponed But Viva Guadeloupe! Guadeloupe is the guest of honor in the Mini Transat race village A parade of sail under the colours of the “Iles de Guadeloupe ” tomorrow at 13:00 on the Bay of Douarnenez A dayContinue reading “Press release – Departure postponed, but Viva Guadeloupe!”

The boat is loaded with food, medical kit, tools, supplies and spares, we have worked on our communications to increase their performance, and there are messages and photo’s throughout the boat from well wishes, family and friends, now just to wait for the start. Due to high winds and extreme seas from the South EastContinue reading “READY TO START.. BUT NOW TO WAIT”