A pity about Earthrace having to abandon their goals. However, I am
surprised they got as far as they did given their financial situation
and what might be called lack of logistics planning. Plus, some plain
bad luck.

I was in Palau last week and talked to some people who helped the
Earthrace crew while they were there. The lack of spare parts was a
real issue for them. And, they arrived looking for biodiesel and when
they couldn't find any, filled up with the common stuff. Expedience.

Of course, a two meter crack in the hull while at sea will ruin anyone's day.

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"When they couldn't find any, filled up with the common stuff."

We passed them as they were pulling into Sutera Harbour in Kota Kinabalu.  I
would have liked to turn around to get a closer look at their vessel, but we
had a tight weather window for our passage to HK.  As it turned out I'm glad
we didn't go in for a closer look.

I wondered if they planned their stops based upon the availability of bio
fuel, now I know they didn't.  It sounds as though they needed a good
project manager to help them.

Gordon

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