Welcome to David Rawlinson Yacht Racing
This website will bring you the most up to date news and information
on David's racing with the Mini Transat and the Class 40.
SKIPPERS LOG
2007 Mini Transat 6,50: 89 boats on the hectic start line in La Rochelle. I was holding a top 10 position for the first 3 days of the second leg from Maderia. Finished 26th in Bahia, Brazil. Transagasgoin: 21 boats abandoned the race on the first leg to Spain, due to 45 knot gale force winds in Biscay. Read more... Mini Pavois: Finished 15th. 550 miles singlehanded, La Rochelle to Spain and back, non-stop. See the photos... Read the report... (soon) Pornichet select 6,50: Finished 18th. 300 miles singlehanded round Biscay. Read the report... (soon) 2006 Pornichet Select 6,50: 300 miles singlehanded. After the first 24 hours of the race David is in 5th place! It was the first race of the season, with plenty of head winds and long periods of no wind. Click here to read the full report..... Tropée Marie-Agnès Perron: 210 miles singlehanded. It was a tough race with 6 boats running aground on the course. I finished 18th in my class just behind the winner of the minitransat in 2005. Click here to read the full report..... Mini-Fastnet: 700 miles doublehanded. GBR 444 takes a slightly different course from the rest of the fleet and moves up from a mid 70th position to 32nd in just one night. David and Ed finished this tough race 29th. Watch the video... Open Demi-Clé: 900 miles doublehanded in three legs. David and Ed at the front of the fleet as we approach the corner of Belle-Ile in the first leg. Click here to read the full report.... Watch the video here... Les Sables - Les Azores - Les Sables: 2600 miles single-handed on the first leg to the acores, finishing 24th in the class. Finished both legs 22nd overall. click here to read the first leg report.... click here for the 2nd leg report... |
NEWS FLASH...
1st leg video of the 2007 Mini Transat.