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Public Area => Sports and Gambling => Topic started by: Belker on August 18, 2023, 12:44:26 pm

Title: OGR boat race.
Post by: Belker on August 18, 2023, 12:44:26 pm

OGR or Ocean Globe race starts in a few weeks time, similar to the GGR but with fully manned crews.
https://oceangloberace.com/

Two Irish sailors involved; Roisin O’Halloran (20) will be on board the Translated 9, and Terry Kavanagh (55) will be on board the the Explorer, amongst a fleet of 14 yachts due to set sail from Southampton on September 10th.
https://afloat.ie/blogs/wavelength-podcast/item/60083-irish-sailors-set-to-compete-in-retro-ocean-globe-race-around-the-world-without-gps

Terry Kavanagh's misses Jacqueline is the OGR media manager, a Gas woman ! Surely a Dub ?

Title: Re: OGR boat race.
Post by: Bob Shillin on August 18, 2023, 03:48:49 pm

Can't get the enthusiasm for fully crewed.

Title: Re: OGR boat race.
Post by: Belker on August 18, 2023, 05:06:08 pm

Quote from: Bob Shillin on August 18, 2023, 03:48:49 pm

Can't get the enthusiasm for fully crewed.

I was very slow myself to join in, but then I emailed the OGR team asking about Irish sailors in the event,
and very unexpectantly the OGR media manager Jacqueline Kavanagh emailed me back, a Gas woman !
whom as it turned out was Terry Kavanagh's misses. Terry is First mate on one of the Big boats in the race
skippered by 'Captain Coconut' Mark Sinclair, the mad Aussie guy who flounderd in Lanzarote during the GGR.

Title: Re: OGR boat race.
Post by: Cool Boola on August 26, 2023, 12:26:58 pm

Them boats are always sinking…..gives me a sinking feeling to watch! O:-) O:-) O:-)

Title: Re: OGR boat race.
Post by: Belker on November 26, 2023, 08:52:55 am

Terry Kavanagh (Dublin) First mate on the Explorer yacht, currently at the very back end of the fleet is looking at some seriously bad Southern ocean weather over the next few days.

Title: Re: OGR boat race.
Post by: Belker on March 18, 2024, 09:42:38 am

Quote from: Bob Shillin on August 18, 2023, 03:48:49 pm

Can't get the enthusiasm for fully crewed.

Agreed !  I'm still kinda following it.

You gotta watch this Tracker update,
it's 17 mins long but start it at 15 mins fer my own 30 second input !!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et2xhRF6v2c&list=PLUNiiY2nE9UWT617Se1sUWIgWdUAyesJu&index=3&t=844s (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et2xhRF6v2c&list=PLUNiiY2nE9UWT617Se1sUWIgWdUAyesJu&index=3&t=844s)

Title: Re: OGR boat race.
Post by: Bob Shillin on March 18, 2024, 03:01:39 pm

Fame at last Ken  yippee

Title: Re: OGR boat race.
Post by: Belker on March 18, 2024, 11:07:20 pm

Quote from: Bob Shillin on March 18, 2024, 03:01:39 pm

Fame at last Ken  yippee

rofl