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CLEAN START!
The first leg of the 23rd Mini Transat EuroChef set off this Monday 27 September at 15:30 hours local time, just a tad later than planned. The 90 sailors set sail with one reef in the mainsail, propelled along by a NW'ly breeze of between 16 and 20 knots. After rounding the windward mark, - Brieuc Lebec (914 - Velotrade) leading the way – everyone set a course for the open ocean. Right now, 1,350 miles lay ahead of them as they make for Santa-Cruz de La Palma. Game on!
The first leg of the Mini Transat EuroChef was launched this Monday 27 September at 15:30 hours local time in France. Propelled along by a NW'ly breeze of between 16 and 20 knots, the 90 competitors set sail from Les Sables d'Olonne bound for Santa Cruz de La Palma, with a total of 1,350 miles to negotiate and almost as many obstacles to overcome. Those which will punctuate their passage across the Bay of Biscay specifically are forecast to be relatively complicated and might well have a decisive impact on the next stage of the race. As a result, to hook up with the leading group, the sailors will need to quickly find their sea legs and get into the right groove and, most of all, they'll have to be nicely in phase with the elements so as to avoid amassing a deficit before the passage around Cape Finisterre. This same headland is where the front runners have a chance of linking onto a big downwind schuss, while their pursuers may well have to deal with rather more uncertain conditions.
The stresses of the big day were certainly palpable this morning on the Vendée Globe pontoon. "We all made an appointment for the start some two years now. This is it, crunch time! We're getting to the heart of the matter now and it's quite something. I don't really know what that is. The crowds, the noise, the encouragement… It's a rush of emotions. In concrete terms, it's the start of an epic and wonderful human adventure. We've all put a massive amount of time into preparing for the race, but the only thing we haven't been able to do is to deal with the emotion of the start. One thing for sure is that we're all raring to get going!" commented Basile Bourgnon (975 – Edenred), shortly before casting off. This sentiment is shared by Léo Debiesse (966 – Les Alphas). "There's excitement in the air and a little bit of apprehension too, but on a personal level I feel confident all in all. The boat is ready and the navigation has been studied. I know where I'm going. I have a very clear plan in my head. Right now, we're going to need to find our sea legs and get into race mode as quickly as possible", explained the sailor from the Cévennes in south central France. In fact, the first 72 hours of the race are set to be fairly crucial with, in chronological order, an easing of the breeze this evening, a key turn to position correctly tonight at the edge of a ridge of high pressure to avoid becoming becalmed, the passage of a front to negotiate on Tuesday night through into Wednesday, and then a wind shift to hunt down to thread their way along as smoothly as possible between Cape Finisterre and the eponymous TSS (Traffic Separation System).
A crucial Bay of Biscay passage
"The negotiation of the Bay of Biscay promises to be quite complicated in terms of strategy. We're going to have to nail the timing of our manoeuvres and be quick at it. We're clearly going to have little time to rest until we round the north-west tip of Galicia, but it's going to be an interesting ride. The match is going to be intriguing and above all wide open. That's particularly true after the latitude of Vigo, where two different scenarios are possible today. The first might enable us to link onto a run down to the Canaries at quite a lick. The second could be a little more laborious, with a great deal of uncertainty colouring play. As a result, we'll have to be on the pace from the get-go and not dawdle on our way to Cape Finisterre", indicated Pierre Le Roy (1019 – TeamWork), one of the firm favourites of this 23rd edition in the prototype category. Avoiding stuffing up the introduction is clearly the mantra shared by all 90 of the solo sailors, as Tanguy Bouroullec (969 – Tollec MP/Pogo) confirmed: "Managing to exit Biscay quickly is definitely a key point in this first leg because after Cape Finisterre, the front runners are likely to steal a march on the rest of the fleet. However, it won't be that easy to play the game well. It'll be essential to be cautious as the front scheduled for Tuesday night rolls through. The latter is likely to be pretty meaty, with upwind conditions gusting to 30 knots, especially as it's accompanied by heavy seas. We're going to have to be careful not to break anything".
Avoiding amassing too much of a deficit
Though striking the right balance between 'material preservation' and 'speed' at the appropriate times will, as ever, be one of the keys to success in this Mini Transat EuroChef, setting the right tempo will also be vital. "Setting the pace at the right time is the clear instruction I've given myself this year. That was what was lacking for me two years ago", says Fabio Muzzolini (945 – Tartine sans Beurre), 6th in 2019, who is well aware of the need to be in phase with the elements and to take siestas at the most beneficial moments. "If small gaps open up before the Cape Finisterre TSS, it's highly likely that they'll widen dramatically in the Portuguese trade wind. We're going to have to be up there in the leading pack", added the Franco-Italian sailor, who has already nailed his start, rounding the windward mark in second place behind Irina Gracheva (800 – Path) in the prototype category. "The Mini Transat is a race against time. Beyond the ranking, which will have a part to play, the key is to arrive in the Canaries with little or no time deficit. We know that winning the first leg is never enough to win the event, however we also know that taking your time can make things complicated further down the line", pointed out Léo Débiesse, who is currently in hot pursuit of the trio made up of Brieuc Lebec (914 – Velotrade) – Lennart Burke (943 – Vorpommern) – Julie Simon (963 – Dynamips), which has posted a fantastic performance to start the race. A race whose denouement is currently expected to unfold on Sunday night through into Monday for the front runners.
Quotes from the Boats
Gauthier Verdon (879 – TGS France): "I feel a mixture of excitement and apprehension. I'm very happy to be setting sail because for my part it's the culmination of two years' preparation. I think this leg will be an interesting way to get into the transatlantic mindset. The first leg equates to ten days' navigation. That much I know. However, I'm not familiar with the Canaries. I'm going to be careful not to break anything and to sail a clean course".
Lucas Valenza-Troubat (606 – Six Saucisses): "I'm a bit tense. That's in my nature but I'm doing the best I can. I know things will feel better a couple of hours after the start, once I've got into the swing of the race. The different routing options aren't very in line with one another with regards to the timing of the two fronts rolling through. Everything will be shaped by the first few nights. I'm going to try to sail a clean race, have some fun and avoid breaking anything to make the finish in the Canaries".
Arno Biston (551 – Bahia Express): "I'm so looking forward to heading off, but at the same time I have mixed feelings about the start. It's going to be nice for our nearest and dearest, but on the other side of that, I'm eager to be off Portugal already. I have a pretty good handle on the first leg. I think it's going to be nice. It's boat-breaking, because there are short seas, but that shouldn't last too long. We'll be close-hauled so there's little chance of us making mistakes if the boat is well prepared. I'm not overly scared by it".
Antoine Bos (825 – Rhino): "I'm tense but also focused and confident. I'm ready, the boat's ready, there's nothing more to do. I got some rest yesterday. We had a weather briefing and then I prepared my salads for the first two days. I'm trying not to think too much about how things are going to play out after that, otherwise I'll get myself tied up in knots. I'm beginning to flip out, telling myself that it's going to be this way or that. We'll set sail, spend the first night at sea and then we'll see where we stand. If we can slip along nicely from Cape Finisterre as far as the Canaries, I'll have some of that!"
Romain Bigot (802 – Impulso): "I'm a bit stressed out. The first weather briefing was a bit of a reality check. There are still some elements which are a bit vague, but all in all, we have a rough idea of how things will start off so that's fairly reassuring. Start day is always emotional. It's a big adrenalin rush. Despite the delay, I still have a few mates, my parents and my youngest sister who have stayed on here. It's going to be boisterous at the very start and then conditions are set to abate. It's a fairly good thing to have it this way round given that you're in the best shape after the start. It will enable us to find our sea legs for the second or third night when we'll have meatier conditions. I'm not too frightened by it. I don't really have a precise objective, it's more about finding my bearings on the boat. It's my first transatlantic passage so we're not going to go out all guns blazing. What really counts is making it to the Canaries".
Colombine Blondet (759 – DareWomen): "I really don't like being close-hauled in 30 knots. It's really not my bag at all, but it'll be alright. Things should calm down after Cape Finisterre, which is bound to make the situation more pleasant. My aim is to make the finish in the Canaries and above all to make it to Guadeloupe without breaking everything".
Nicolas Cousi (533 – Telerys Communication): "I feel a bit stressed, even though I'm relatively confident about the way the boat's been prepared. We know what we're getting in terms of the weather. It's down to me not to do anything stupid and to set off as fast as possible so I don't get left behind by my other little playmates. My objective is to avoid falling off the pace because the weather is a little uncertain and it'll be important not to miss the metaphorical boat. I really love these types of conditions as the sailor can't really make a big difference, which means you can eat and sleep more easily".
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A New Day, New Challenges
TRICKY TIMES AHEAD AT CAPE FINISTERRE
As expected, the front which swept across the Bay of Biscay last night, whipped up some strong winds, gusting to 30 knots on messy seas. These tough conditions have obviously taken their toll on the Mini Transat EuroChef fleet, with a number of skippers lamenting some minor damage. However, Franck Lauvray has unquestionably paid the highest price for this boisterous episode with his prototype Alice suffering a dismasting. The skipper is currently seeking a solution for fashioning a jury rig. Out on the racetrack, the battle is continuing though, and the next complication is already looming. Indeed, Cape Finisterre, which the front runners are lining themselves up for from tonight, is shaping up to be a tricky section!
The skippers were aware on leaving Les Sables d'Olonne last Monday that Tuesday night through into Wednesday would be bracing, with an average wind of 27-28 knots, gusting to 30, on what would be heavy, cross seas. The forecasts proved to be bang on, the whole fleet being shaken about last night. As a result, there are a number of competitors who have reported damage. In no particular order: a rudder quadrant issue for Antoine Bos (825 – Rhino), automatic pilot worries for Jean Cruse (910 – Ini Mini Myni Mi), Pierre Legendre (994 – AKKA), Lucas Valenza-Troubat (606 – Six Saucisses) and Camille Bertel (900 – Cap Ingelec), a faulty VHF for Massimo Vatteroni (Kabak), a broken spreader for Jean-Marie Jézéquel (951 – FondApro) and a broken pulpit for the German Lennart Burke (943 – Vorpommern). This Wednesday, some of these are still battling to try and resolve their little glitches. Other luckier sailors have already managed to find solutions. The situation for Franck Lauvray (436 – Alice) obviously remains considerably more complicated though. Contacted at midday by one of the event's seven support boats, the sailor from the Pays de la Loire is currently attempting to fashion a jury rig. Once he does so, he'll then decide which is the easiest port to make for.
Increasing separation on the cards
For the other skippers, the battle is in full swing and the good news is that the conditions have definitely improved since this morning. The Mini sailors are now making headway downwind, bound for the north-west tip of Spain, propelled along by a fading NW'ly wind on a playing field that is less and less lumpy. The present challenge: to make headway as fast as possible to thread their way along under a zone of high pressure, which is gradually plumping out again, in a bid to avoid getting caught up in the patch of light airs. At this particular exercise, the competitors furthest out to the west have a slight edge as they are benefiting from more pressure than their rivals further out to the east. In this regard, it's worth noting that yesterday's tightly bunched peloton is now sprawled out across nearly 120 miles laterally and over 130 miles in relation to the distance to the goal. These gaps are sure to have major ramifications in the coming hours as a tricky section is clearly festering level with Cape Finisterre. The leading boats are set to negotiate this same headland in the early hours of Thursday by passing between the coast and the TSS (traffic separation scheme), before dropping down towards the Canaries with their pedal to the metal, jostled along by a well-established Portuguese trade wind, whilst their pursuers may well see the gate to the expressway slammed in their faces. Indeed, those who have not managed to round the famous tip of Iberia before Thursday night through into Friday will be penalised by another burst of upwind conditions.
One cape, two systems
Within this context, the first gaps generated by the passage of last night's front are only set to increase as the leaders will clearly be able to lengthen their stride, enabling them to devour the remaining 950 miles at high speed. This is evidenced by the latest routing, which shows the leaders making landfall in Santa Cruz de La Palma in five days' time, possibly with a four day lead over the latecomers. In the meantime, the name of the game is just to hurtle along as fast as possible, whenever possible, and the battle is raging right across the playing field as a result. Heading the pack in the prototype category, Pierre Le Roy (1019 – TeamWork) and Tanguy Bouroullec (969 – Tollec MP/Pogo) are embroiled in an almighty duel with a lead of a dozen miles or so ahead of Irina Gracheva (800 – Path) and Fabio Muzzolini (945 – Tartine sans Beurre). Among the production boats, Basile Bourgnon (975 – Edenred) and Romain Le Gall (987 – Les Optiministes) are neck and neck, hugging the direct course, whilst Hugo Dhallenne (979 – YC Saint-Lunaire), slightly off to the side just ten miles or so to their south, is also enjoying an excellent match with Alberto Riva (993 – EdiliziAcrobatica) who is hot on his heels. Further to the north, Julie Simon (963 – Dynamips) also remains in the perfect position to pounce.
A TRICKY NIGHT AND SOME BUMPS AND BRUISES
As predicted, a front rolled over the Mini Transat EuroChef fleet last night in the middle of the Bay of Biscay, bringing with it an average wind speed of 27-28 knots, gusting to 30, and complicated, cross seas. In these boisterous conditions, besides the dismasting suffered by Franck Lauvray (346 – Alice), several minor issues have affected the fleet
The damage includes a spreader problem for Jean-Marie Jézéquel (951 – FondApro). However, the latter informed the support boats that his mast was safe and he was awaiting daybreak to effect repairs. Pierre Legendre (994 – AKKA) and Lucas Valenza-Trouba (606 – Six Saucisses) have reported automatic pilot issues. Both of them are hoping to find a solution today, which is something that Jean Cruse (910 – Ini Mini Myni Mo) has recently managed to do. Meanwhile Antoine Bos (825 – Rhino) has a problem with his rudder quadrant but is intending to repair it himself. For his part, German sailor Lennart Burke 943 – Vorpommern) has reported that he's broken his pulpit and has reduced speed. As such, the last few hours have been rather tricky but fortunately the wind is beginning to ease. Better still, the competitors will now be able to switch from upwind conditions to some more downwind points of sail.
The Route, Parts 1 & 2
Rough Ending For Black Mamba
These last hours, Georges Kick (529 – Black Mamba) ran aground on rocks at the entrance of the port of Ribabeo.
The skipper is ok but the boat appears damaged. More information asap.
The Weekend's Storm System: Kind To Few, Cruel To Others
ONE FLEET AND POTENTIALLY THREE SYSTEMS
From September 30th:
This Thursday afternoon, whilst the front runners have negotiated Cape Finisterre and are now powering along in the trade wind, the bulk of the Mini Transat EuroChef fleet is continuing to make headway in relative 'slo-mo', bound for the north-west tip of Spain. The light breeze, combined with heavy seas, is hampering their progress as the skippers keep on top of their trimming whilst remaining focused on the steering to make as much southing as they can, as quickly as possible. It's a sizeable challenge however as a low pressure system is festering in this area and is set to generate boisterous conditions in the Bay of Biscay over the course of Saturday. As a result, the skippers will be better off if they've got the Iberian headland in their wake!
The wind is erratic in the Bay of Biscay and offshore of Galicia. In this way, the bulk of the peloton in the Mini Transat EuroChef is struggling to make headway. Some are clearly giving their all, focused on the trimming and the steering in race mode. Others, doubtless more tired or located closer inshore where the wind is buffeting them, are finding it much tougher to get their machines making headway on what are still lumpy seas. As a result, the fleet is now strewn across more than 190 miles and the deficits between the first and last boats look set to grow between now and the finish in the Canaries. Indeed, the leaders have now rounded or are about to round Cape Finisterre and are gradually managing to hitch a ride with the famous trade wind. This steady NE'ly breeze should enable them to devour the miles to the finish in La Palma at a blistering pace, as is already being evidenced in the speeds posted by the first prototypes and that of Pierre Le Roy (1019 – TeamWork) in particular. The latter is currently hurtling along at an average of over 14 knots, whilst the majority of his adversaries are racking up single figure speeds. At the latest polling, the skipper from Lille, who has sailed an absolute blinder of a course offshore of La Coruna, has really stolen a march on his pursuers with a lead of nearly 30 miles ahead of Tanguy Bouroullec (969 – Tollec MP/Pogo, whose tracker should be transmitting again by the 18:00 hours polling) and Irina Gracheva (800 – Path), who are sailing neck and neck, with Fabio Muzzolini (945 – Tartine sans Beurre) on the hunt not far behind.
Trade wind, transitions or storms?
Though the latter posse and a handful of other skippers will literally take off for the Canaries – where they'll likely complete the 1,350-mile course that makes up this first leg on Sunday night through into Monday -, their fellow rivals won't all suffer the same fate. Some will have to contend with flukier conditions coloured by more transition phases. Others may well suffer the influence of another low pressure system set to roll across the Bay of Biscay on Saturday. According to the latest forecasts, this closed zone of low atmospheric pressure could generate a SW'ly wind of 30 to 40 knots. It goes without saying that this would make the situation much worse for those to the north of Cape Finisterre. Within this context, it's advisable not to hang around. The skippers seem to have got the message through studying the daily weather report and the battle out on the water has stepped up a gear. This is particularly true in the match at the front of the production boat fleet. Basile Bourgnon (975 – Edenred) and Julie Simon (963 – Dynamips), who are racing within sight of one another, are embroiled in a remarkable brawl and astern their rivals are keen not to let them have all the glory. In this way, around ten boats are grouped within a radius of barely ten miles.
Franck Lauvray set to pick up a tow
So, what else has happened out on the high seas today? Cyril Oms (591 – 591 – Fantomas) and Nicolas Cousi (533 – Telerys Communication), each faced an issue with their mast base after the front rolled through on Tuesday night through into Wednesday, but have now managed to effect a repair. Camille Bertel (900 – Cap Ingelec) has broken her calculator and mast wand and is trying to come up with a solution with the help, via VHF, of her closest rivals. Franck Lauvay (346 – Alice), who has been making headway under jury rig since yesterday, should be able to pick up a tow this evening from Adrien Hardy. Finally, there is some good news regarding Marc-Eric Siewert (614 – Absolute Sailing Team). The sailor, who had disappeared from the radar screens due to a faulty tracker, has been located by Race Management thanks to the support of the French Navy who dispatched a plane to the zone. The German sailor is continuing on his way without incident and is currently 185 miles off Cape Finisterre, around 25 miles behind Briton Piers Copham (719 – Voiles des Anges). He should be visible on the cartography again from the 18:00 hours polling.
PUBLISHED ON 2 October 2021
MELWIN FINK ON TRACK FOR THE HEIST OF THE CENTURY?
Alerted to the issuing of a severe weather warning affecting the areas of North Finisterre and South Finisterre, virtually all the competitors in the 23rd Mini Transat EuroChef have taken the decision to take shelter. This Saturday, besides the four leaders in the prototype category, who are continuing to drop down towards the Canaries at high speed, solely Briton Piers Copham (719 – Voiles des Anges), Frenchman Georges Kick (529 – Black Mamba) and German Melwin Fink (920 – SingForCom) have made the decision to stay out on the racetrack. For the latter skipper, the gamble might well pay off… in spectacular fashion. The reason for this is that although the youngster will have to deal with some bracing conditions tonight, once he comes out the other side he may well have a lead of around thirty hours over the rest of the competitors in the production boat category in this first leg.
The conditions forecast for tonight in the Bay of Biscay and then offshore of Cape Finisterre are shaping up to be particularly meaty, with up to 50 knots in the gusts on heavy seas. Virtually the whole of the Mini Transat Eurochef fleet has decided to err on the side caution and good seamanship and seek shelter. In this way, some 82 skippers in all have headed into a series of different ports in Galicia and Portugal: Baiona, Muxía, Portosín, Camariñas, Viana do Castelo and La Coruña. All of them are hoping to set sail again as soon as they can tomorrow morning once the cold front has rolled through. And they won't be able to hang around either as they'll quickly get scooped up by a NW'ly breeze of 20-25 knots, which is forecast to back round to the west and then south-west over the course of Monday. At that point, they'll have the wind on the nose and will have to put in a series of tacks, which obviously won't make their progress towards the Spanish archipelago very quick.
On track for a very bracing night
Meantime, the three Mini sailors who have decided to continue racing, may well be able to rack up some precious miles for the next stage of the race, especially Melwin Fink. Indeed, the young German, aged just 19, could well pull off a veritable heist in terms of positioning on the leader board. Having passed Cape Finisterre as 17th production boat at midday yesterday, the skipper of SignForCom might well have amassed a lead of nearly 150 miles over his fellow rivals in 24 hours' time. However, to do so, he'll have to succeed in preserving his gear as best he can as the front rolls over the top of him. The latter will be less violent over the race zone he'll be navigating (between Vigo and Porto), whilst further north the wind is set to gust to 50 knots with 4.5-metre waves. That said, it is still likely to be a boisterous night with gusts of up to 40 knots forecast between 17:00 hours this evening and 01:00 hours on Sunday morning, as the wind shifts around between the south-west and the north-west.
Tanguy Bouroullec back in contention
Further towards the front of the pack, at the latitude of Gibraltar, the top four prototypes in the fleet are continuing their descent downwind. Still propelled along by a fairly shifty NE'ly breeze of around fifteen knots, they are naturally focused on trimming and steering their steeds. Leading the way, Pierre Le Roy (1019 – TeamWork) has seen his lead shrink considerably over the past 12 hours. In fact, he has gone from a cushion of over 45 miles ahead of his three closest rivals yesterday afternoon to a lead of just 8 miles over Tanguy Bouroullec (969 – Tollec MP/Pogo). Positioned around thirty miles or so further east, the latter is coming back strong and getting the very best out of his foiling Pogo. Behind him, Fabio Muzzolini (945 – Tartine sans Beurre) remains in ambush 37 miles back, but Irina Gracheva (800 – Path) has now dropped off the pace a little due to having an older and above all less powerful boat than those of her rivals. They are likely to finish the leg from Monday morning in La Palma and the good news is that the trade wind will continue to accompany them pretty much all the way to the line.
Orca Attacks, Collisions & Winners
VICTOR D'ERSU COLLIDES WITH A FISHING BOAT
Just before midday this Monday, while sailing some 30 miles off the coast of Portugal, Victor d'Ersu collided with a fishing boat.
The sailor is OK. However he has damaged a spreader and his bowsprit. He is trying to repair to keep on racing.
TANGUY BOUROULLEC (969 – TOLLEC MP/POGO), PREMIER PROTO À SANTA CRUZ DE LA PALMA
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Whoa,
Gnarly weather, orca attacks, ship collisions, and a spewing volcano.
Someone needs to hire an exorcist before the 2nd leg!
Fink's Serie Breakaway Demonstrative
This Wednesday, the whole of the fleet competing in the 23rd Mini Transat EuroChef is making headway with a very fluky NE'ly breeze both in terms of strength and direction. As a result, the 84 competitors still out on the racetrack must not only optimise their sail choices but also focus on being in step with the wind. German sailor, Melwin Fink (920 – SignForCom) is proving to be especially adept at this and has been carving out an almost perfect trajectory since yesterday. This is evidenced by the fact that he has stretched out his lead over the Austrian sailor Christian Kargl (980 – All Hands on Deck) to 140 miles, whilst extending his advantage over the peloton to over 220 miles. As such, barring damage, the youngster is on a direct course for victory in Santa Cruz de La Palma where he's expected to cross the finish line between 08:00 and 10:00 UTC tomorrow.
Good news: the day's grib files have evolved since those issued yesterday and the sailors in the Mini Transat EuroChef will likely benefit from more pressure than forecast as they make for the Canaries. Indeed, the routing simulations which indicated a finish on Thursday evening for the leaders of the series boats, are now suggesting that the German skipper may well cross the line by mid-morning tomorrow, Thursday (UTC). However, his rivals are now expected to make landfall from Friday morning, with bunches of finishers likely through until Monday evening. If we look in detail at the routing, Christian Kargl is due to make the finish between 03:00 and 08:00 UTC on 8 October. Meantime, his pursuers, Hugo Dhallenne (979 – YC Saint Lunaire) and Julie Simon (963 – Dynamips) are expected between 09:30 and 13:30 UTC. The small group further back, which comprises Loïc Moisand (955 – Stratos), José Linares (860 – Vamos Vamos), Gauthier Verdon (879 – TGS France), Thomas Grandin (138 – Poch'trot), Rémi Lamouret (880 – Gironde au Large), Pierre Meilhat 485 – Le Goût de la Vie), Nicolas Guibal (758 – Les œuvres de Pen Bron) and Francesco Renella (446 – Koati) is due to finish on Sunday. The final competitors, including Camille Bertel (900 – Cap Ingelec), Pilar Pasanau (240 Gemese – Peter Punk), Marc-Eric Siewert (614 – Absolute Sailing Team) and Benjamin Costa (796 – Mini Malist), look set to complete the 1,350-mile course on Monday.
Perfectly in step
In the meantime, concentration is key as there is between 12 and 20 knots of NE'ly breeze accompanying the fleet, with some sizeable wind shifts at times. Within this context then, it's important to adapt your sail plan as best you can and be right on top of your trimming, whilst also absolutely nailing the timing of your gybes. Melwin Fink, who passed the latitude of Madeira midway through last night, seems to be controlling his trajectory impeccably. Aged just 19, the sailor's background in dinghy sailing and the many miles he's clocked up offshore on the family boat, particularly in the Baltic Sea, seem to have stood him in good stead as he's bang on the pace in the Mini fleet. Over the past few hours, this has notably enabled him to stretch away from the skipper in second place, Austrian Christian Kargl, increasing his lead to 139 miles at 10:00 UTC this Wednesday compared with 103 miles at the same time yesterday.
Victor d'Ersu (985 – Babouchka) forced to retire from the race
Further astern, Hugo Dhallenne also has his foot to the floor. Over the past 12 hours, he's once more managed to gain the edge over Julie Simon thanks to positioning himself around fifty miles further to the east than his rival, where he is able to benefit from more pressure. Moreover, he is currently the fastest of the fleet, boasting an average speed of 11.6 knots. For him, as is the case for the others, the name of the game is naturally to reduce his deficit in relation to the leader as much as possible and to secure the best possible place on the scoreboard prior to the second leg. This act two will sadly not include Victor d'Ersu (985 – Babouchka). Indeed, after the sailor from Saint Malo collided with a fishing boat on Monday morning offshore of the Portuguese coast, he managed to carry out a complete check of his steed this Monday morning in the port of Cascais. Unfortunately, there is serious structural damage leaving him no other option than to inform Race Management of his official retirement from this 23rd Mini Transat EuroChef.
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As planned, the second leg of the 23rd Mini Transat EuroChef kicked off this Friday at 14:00 UTC. Propelled along by a light NE'ly breeze, the 86 participants still competing in the event left Santa Cruz de La Palma bound for Saint-François with a hefty 2,700-mile sprint ahead of them as well as a great many unknowns. Unknowns associated with the exercise itself which, for the vast majority of sailors, will be their transatlantic debut, but also unknowns linked to the weather. Indeed, in addition to the wind shadows created by the Canary Islands, the solo sailors will also have to deal with some lacklustre trade wind and the great many uncertainties caused by this scenario.
As predicted, very light airs (between 4 and 5 knots of NE'ly breeze) set the tone for the start of the second leg of the 23rd edition of the Mini Transat EuroChef this Friday afternoon, offshore of Santa Cruz de La Palma. For the next 24-36 hours then, the solo sailors will have to be patient and opportunistic in their bid to escape the Canaries archipelago. The challenge? To elude the wind shadows created by the islands as best they can, especially that generated by the island of Tenerife which culminates at an altitude of 3,715 metres. "The effects of the Teide may be felt across more than 60 miles. As a result, the Mini sailors will have to try to find the best passage between La Gomera and El Hierro, which they have to leave to starboard. It won't be that easy, especially as they'll have to deal with numerous light patches and some poorly established trade wind", explains Christian Dumard, weather consultant for the race. Within this slightly tricky context, there are likely to be a few surprises in store, with some significant gaps possible further down the track. "We'll need to be on top of our game. Tonight is likely to be very important", assured Tanguy Bouroullec (969 – Tollec MP/Pogo), current leader in the prototype ranking with a lead of less than 1hr10 ahead of Fabio Muzzolini (945 – Tartine sans Beurre) and Pierre Le Roy (1019 – TeamWork), and also with a cushion of less than 10 hours over Russian sailor Irina Gracheva (800 – Path), who might well be able to pull a blinder in the opening miles of the course. "The conditions are perfect for me and above all they're perfect for my boat. I know I have a card up my sleeve in light airs, though I haven't lost sight of the fact that when it's very light and very fluky, everyone's at risk of getting trapped or making a big mistake. It's game on for me, in any case", explained the skipper, who has already shown on countless occasions that she's absolutely formidable in light conditions.
Zoning in on the zen and the cunning
"The game promises to be pretty open from the get-go. We're going to have to look lively and be opportunistic, because you can quickly pay a heavy price for just one mistake and, equally, a good option can quickly enable you to make big gains", confirmed Léo Debiesse (966 – Les Alphas), he too particularly at ease in the light. "It will inevitably be a bonus to escape the archipelago in the leading group, but after that there's still a long way to go. Even if someone manages to stand out in the coming hours, it's not game over for the others. I think mental strength will be invaluable. You'll need to post a solid performance right the way to the finish", assures the sailor. Getting off to the best start this afternoon, rival Anne-Claire Le Berre (1005 – Rendez-Vous Equilibre) has a similar mindset. "Initially, it's fair to say that exiting the Canary Islands is likely to be a bit complicated, but beyond that, however things play out tonight, the game will be wide open behind. To my mind, the key point will be in five-six days' time once we can see how things are shaping up for the second part of the race. Today, things are fairly uncertain given that the trade wind is not established at all, but at a given point, a decision will have to be made about which course to take", explained the racer.
Heading into the unknown
In fact, in a few days, after plunging southwards for a while, the Mini sailors will have no other option than to hang a right to make for the Antilles Arc. At that stage, they'll have to find the best possible compromise between making fast headway and sailing the least distance possible. "We'll have to deal with the situation according to the weather reports we receive every day via SSB. One thing for sure: there will be a range of options. The name of the game here will be to not only make the right strategic choices, but also to manage to make fast headway for a long period", added Tanguy Bouroullec. Though he'll be able to rely on the experience he's gained from his first two participations in the race, the same will not be true for the vast majority of the fleet, which is preparing to make its transatlantic debut, not without its share of apprehension. "Like a lot of sailors, I don't know what to expect as I don't know where I'm going. Indeed, the unknown is exactly what we've all come in search of in some way. It's a challenge in itself. Making it to the other side and having done it will be a wonderful thing. Today, it is that sentiment that far outweighs the sporting aspect. After working on this project for a year and a half, this project boils down to and is shaped by this moment right here," says Anne-Claire Le Berre, echoing the sentiment of nearly all her rivals.
As expected, the introduction to this second leg of the Mini Transat EuroChef has been somewhat tricky for the 85 competitors still out on the racetrack. Amidst the wind shadows generated by the islands (especially that related to Tenerife, which culminates at 3,715 metres), as well as the weak, erratic airs and the countless light patches, the solo sailors have had to be focused and opportunistic, whilst remaining right on top of trimming their steeds in order to weave their way along the channel between Gomera and El Hierro as swiftly as possible with the aim of gaining southing. Though all of them have managed to extract themselves without ever really stalling in the end, some have come out a lot better than others. Among the prototypes, Fabio Muzzolini (945 – Tartine sans Beurre) has had a particularly favourable passage by sailing a blinder thanks to a slightly more offshore route around El Hierro than his direct rivals. This Saturday, he boasts a lead of 0.6 miles over Tanguy Bouroullec (969 – Tollec MP/Pogo), the current leader in the overall ranking, and over 2 miles ahead of the triplet formed by Irina Gracheva (800 – Path) – Sébastien Pebelier (787 – Decosail) – François Champion (950 – Porsche Taycan).
Zigzag mode awaits
Among the production boats, Léo Debiesse, always very at ease in the light airs and transition phases, is living up to his reputation. This afternoon, the skipper of Les Alphas is powering along out front with a lead of 2.8 miles over Julie Simon (963 – Dynamips), 3.5 miles ahead of Chloé Le Bars (1007 – Association MJ pour l'Enfance) and 5 miles in front of the chasing pack. As mentioned before, this chasing pack is stretched across more than 35 miles in length and the same laterally, with certain competitors, like Valentin Foucher (990 – Mini Chorus – CARE BTP) or Spaniard Miguel Rondon (1006 – Kristina II) opting for a different route to the East in a bid to try to make up the ground they lost under the influence of more wind shadows than their rivals last night. A fruitful option? Nothing could be less certain. The reason for this is that salvation seems to be located on the other side as the wind is curving round in that area. In fact, plunging southwards certainly seems to be a guarantee of finding more pressure, but the act of repositioning yourself to the west will guarantee a shorter route. As such, in the coming hours (from this evening onwards if all goes to plan), the Mini sailors will begin to link together a series of gybes so they can zigzag their way down the Atlantic. Appearing to be fairly simple on paper, out on the water, the sailors will have to be able to exploit the numerous variations in the wind as best they can by finding the right compromise between making fast headway and not extending the distance to travel too much.
Two more retirements
Meantime, Pilar Pasanau and Tanguy Aulanier have unfortunately got very different concerns. The former, faced with autopilot issues as well as backache, decided to throw in the towel yesterday evening. The Spaniard, for whom this is her fourth participation in the event, is obviously extremely disappointed to have to cut her race short. The same is true for the skipper of La Chaîne de l'Espoir whose Ofcet 6.50 collided with Camille Bertel's boat (900 – Cap Ingelec) during yesterday's start phase. His bow is seriously damaged and though he initially attempted to effect repairs, the engineer has since been forced to face facts and has now also retired from the race.
This Sunday, whilst making headway offshore of the coast fringing the Western Sahara, the fleet competing in the 23rd Mini Transat EuroChef has scattered every which way. Indeed, it now spans over 180 miles in latitude and 130 miles in longitude, evidence that the 84 competitors still out on the racetrack are each sailing their own race. Some of them have clearly placed the emphasis on heading due south where they can rack up good speeds, whilst others are opting for a compromise by zigzagging their way down the Atlantic so as to gradually reposition themselves over to the west. One other, Australian Christiaan Durrant (1015 – Little Rippa), has clearly targeted the shortest route by sticking as closely as possible to the great circle route, which should logically give him pride of place on the leader board in the near future. A position report which, at this stage of the race, doesn't really give a true indication of which competitors are best placed to hook onto favourable conditions going forward.
The current pattern in the North Atlantic between the Canaries and Cape Verde is fairly simple: there is breeze to the south and very little to the north. Therefore, the sailors participating in the Mini Transat EuroChef must draw up their strategies accordingly and the fact is that they are diverging, as evidenced by the substantial gaps that have opened up in the past 24 hours. Indeed, the bulk of the chasing pack has clearly opted for a compromise and is continuing to zigzag its way southwards down the Atlantic by linking together a series of gybes in line with the slight variations in the breeze. The further along the racetrack they get, positioning themselves over to the west in the process, the more they're benefiting from a little more E'ly wind, which is enabling them to reduce the distance to sail whilst gaining southing where they can benefit from more pressure. Though this would appear to be the wisest tactic, there is nothing today to confirm whether or not it will ultimately reap the greatest rewards. The other two strategies observed out on the racetrack are also likely to bear fruit in the medium term. In fact, the competitors who have opted for a virtually straight-line course, due south, are clearly enjoying more pressure, which might well enable them to make up for the extra distance covered. In this regard, it's particularly worth keeping an eye on the Austrian Christian Kargl (980 – All Hands on Deck), way out to the west, who is currently creaming along at over ten knots, whilst the leaders at the 13:00 UTC position report among the production boats, namely Federico Waksman (912 – Little Crazy) from Uruguay, Léo Debiesse (916 – Les Alphas) and Léandre de Schrynmakers (906 – Drago), positioned on the opposite side of the race zone, are racking up an average speed fluctuating between 5 and 6 knots.
Speed versus the shortest route
It's a very similar scenario amongst the prototypes with Romain Tellier (865 – Guénify-Stid). As he bombs along at 11.9 knots some 160 miles offshore of the African coast, his rivals positioned between 75 and 100 miles further east may have less ground to cover, but they're half as quick. So will speed be key in this leg? Australian Christiaan Durrant appears to be convinced that the reverse is true as he's placed all his chips on the shortest possible trajectory rather than the fastest. Opting for the great circle route is a bold move, but certain routing seems to indicate that it's not as crazy as all that. As we wait to get a look at the bigger picture in a few days' time, the skipper of Little Rippa will soon naturally reap the rewards on the leader board, the latter being drawn up in relation to the distance to the goal. Things should become a tad clearer in around three days. Indeed, this coming Wednesday, roughly 100-150 miles to the north-west of the Cape Verde archipelago, the bulk of the fleet should begin to hang a right. In the meantime: It's worth noting that Romain Bigot (802 – Impulso) has been forced to climb to the top of his mast to resolve an issue whilst Lucas Valenza-Troubat (606 – Six Saucisses), who reported that he had a touch of sunstroke yesterday, is now much improved.
As has been the case for the past 36 hours, the 23rd Mini Transat EuroChef fleet – with the exception of three competitors who are favouring a trajectory close to the great circle route – is continuing to zigzag its way down the Atlantic in a bid to gain more southing and hence more pressure, whilst also repositioning itself to the west so as to avoid sailing too great a distance. Everyone is trying to find the best possible compromise then, whilst lining themselves up as best they can in anticipation of a long band of calm conditions sprawled right across the racetrack as they attempt to make for the West Indies. The challenge for the solo sailors will be to work very hard to sidestep this extensive light patch stretching out to 20° North and try to slip along in a narrow corridor of breeze just below that. As such, we'll have to wait until tomorrow evening before we see the competitors really bend their course round to the west.
Right now, it is absolutely anyone's game among the 84 competitors still out on the racetrack in the Mini Transat EuroChef, as evidenced by the big gaps that have opened out in the fleet's north-south and east-west divide, which has increased still further since yesterday and will likely continue to do so over the coming days. The reason for this is a small stationary low-pressure system lying in the middle of the Atlantic with, to its south, a band of calm conditions stretching out across over 100 miles. To avoid it, the sailors will have no other choice than to go around it, which will force them to head down to at least 20° North, which is around 150 miles north of the latitude of the Cape Verde archipelago. From there, they'll be able to start driving westwards, an option which will finally take them much closer to the West Indies. In the meantime, they're trying to find the best possible compromise to gain southing whilst gradually clawing back ground in the right direction, a very fine balance which is far from easy to nail. Right now, the competitors furthest south are enjoying a slight advantage in terms of speed, but all in all, across every stage of the fleet, the competitors are powering along at an average speed of between 7.5 and 11.5 knots.
More pressure to the south
Among the prototypes, François Champion (950 – Porsche Taycan) is leading the way thanks to being positioned further over to the west than his direct rivals, which logically gives him the edge on the leader board, the latter drawn up in relation to the distance to the goal. He is however making three knots less speed than the little group comprising Tanguy Bouroullec (969 – Tollec MP/Pogo), Sébastien Pebelier (787 – Décosail), Fabio Muzzolini (945 – Tartine sans Beurre) and Pierre Le Roy (1019 – TeamWork), who are sailing within sight of one another 70 miles further south and posting double-figure speeds. It's fair to say that the speed differentials are less striking among the production boats, a category in which Cécile Andrieu (893 – Groupe Adré) pipped Brieuc Lebec (914 – Velodrade) to the top spot at midday this Monday. The former is hurtling along at an average speed of 8.3 knots, which is the exact same speed as her rivals 100 miles further south, Loïc Blin (871 – Technique Voile – Les Entrepreneurs du Golfe, Giovanni Mengucci (1000 – Alpha Lyre), Giammarco Sardi (992 – Antistene), Miguel Rondon (1006 – Kristina II) and Valentin Foucher (990 – Mini Chorus – CARE BTP).
Gambling on a vein of breeze to the north
So, who has the edge? We should get some kind of answer in 24 to 36 hours' time. However, we'll have to wait a little longer to find out whether those on a southern option or those on a direct course will score most points. Elsewhere, close to the great circle route, Australian Christiaan Durrant (1015 – Little Rippa) as well as Victor Eonnet (525 – Fondation Arthritis – Amiens Naturellement) and Antoine Bos (825 – Rhino) are a little less rapid than the rest of the chasing pack, but they are continuing to make headway at an average speed of over 5 knots. The name of the game for them is to tick off as many miles as possible now, because in four or five days they'll invariably begin to stumble in the calm conditions. Their mission before that point will be to try to hunt down a narrow vein of breeze in which they can continue to weave their way along towards the West Indies without stalling too much and, ideally, reap the benefits of a much more direct trajectory.
The South Side Speeds Up
As expected, those in the south have regained the advantage on the leader board in both the prototype and production boat fleets this Friday. The reasoning behind this is that the front runners are powering along at an average speed of over 10 knots towards the goal, whilst those further north are struggling to post speeds which are only half as fast, with no other option than to dive southwards to avoid stalling even more in the zone of calms sprawled right across the middle of the Atlantic. As such it's crunch time in this 23rd Mini Transat Eurochef, with the deficits building inexorably within the fleet. Deficits which will be complicated to make up further down the track.
This very scenario has been in the pipeline for several days and today it's a done deal: the southerners are coming back strong on the leader board. Having initially accepted that they would lose ground by extending the distance to sail, they're now harvesting the fruits of their labour further down the racecourse by benefiting from a NE'ly breeze of between 15 and 18 knots, which is propelling them along at pace in the right direction at last, whilst their adversaries further north are now struggling to make headway and slipping down the leader board in the process. Indeed, by targeting a more direct trajectory, they have also taken the risk of getting dangerously close to a vast band of calm conditions stretching lazily across the middle of the Atlantic. As a result, they've been stung by a fairly drastic penalty. Worse still, they're likely to have a heavy price to pay at the finish. Indeed, over the coming hours, as their rivals continue hurtling along at an average speed of over 10 knots due west, they will only be able to post speeds of between 4 and 6 knots with no other solution than to zigzag southwards before they too can finally bend their course round towards the West Indies.
The southerners come back strong
Within this context, certain skippers are bound to see their hopes turn to dust. Indeed, it's likely to be a low punch for sailors like Melwin Fink (920 – SignForCom), the current leader in the overall ranking, as well as for some famous hard hitters like Léo Debiesse (966 – Les Alphas), Julie Simon (963 – Dynamips), Jean Marre (991 – Sport dans la Ville – Time for the Planet) and Gaël Ledoux (886 – Haltoflame – Ilots.site). Having been jockeying for position at the front of the fleet for some time, they're now slowly but surely tumbling down the leader board to be eclipsed by sailors like Loïc Blin (871 – Technique Voile – Les entrepreneurs du Golfe), Jean Cruse (910 – Ini Mini Myni Mo), Marine Legendre (920 – EY – Pile Poil), Quentin Riché (947 – Race for Pure Ocean) and twenty or so others, they too ultimately set to be replaced by the likes of Italians Alberto Riva 993 – EdiliziAcorbatica) and Giovanni Mengucci (1000 – Alpha Lyre), Romain Le Gall (987 – Les Optiministes – Tribord), Basile Bourgnon (975 – Erdenred) and Austrian Christian Kargl (980 – All Hands on Deck), to name but a few.
A hike in average speed
It's an almost identical scenario in the prototype category for competitors like Matteo Sericano (1011 – Gigali) and François Champion (945 – Porsche Taycan) who, having been the pacesetters for the past five days, are now gradually falling back, far behind the new leaders. These newbies now include Pierre Le Roy (1019 – TeamWork) – who's sailed an absolute blinder to the south over the past 24 hours -, Tanguy Bouroullec (696 – Tollec MP/Pogo) and the impressive Arno Biston with his 16-year-old boat (551 – Bahia Express). Today, all of them are posting great speeds of between 10 and 15 knots despite their 100 miles of lateral separation. Evidence, if it were needed, that though the trade wind is not yet very strong, it is blowing at roughly the same intensity for all the solo sailors to the south and should remain so for the next 48 hours. However, this news may be of benefit to the latest ETAs, with the routing now bringing forward the potential denouement from the morning of Saturday 13 November to the afternoon of Friday 12 November.
https://www.minitransat.fr/en/news/r...ent-de-vapeur/


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Coleman è un centro abitato degli Stati Uniti d'America, situato nella contea di Coleman (di cui è capoluogo) dello Stato del Texas.

Storia

Geografia fisica
Coleman è situata a  (31.827694, -99.425689).

Secondo lo United States Census Bureau, ha un'area totale di 6,2 miglia quadrate (16 km²), di cui 6,2 miglia quadrate (16 km²) di terreno e 0,04 miglia quadrate (0,10 km², 0.64%) d'acqua.

Società

Evoluzione demografica
Secondo il censimento del 2000, c'erano 5.127 persone, 2.179 nuclei familiari e 1.403 famiglie residenti nella città. La densità di popolazione era di 831,9 persone per miglio quadrato (321,4/km²). C'erano 2.658 unità abitative a una densità media di 431,3 per miglio quadrato (166,6/km²). La composizione etnica della città era formata dall'85,04% di bianchi, il 2,95% di afroamericani, lo 0,66% di nativi americani, lo 0,23% di asiatici, l'8,89% di altre razze, e il 2,22% di due o più etnie. Ispanici o latinos di qualunque razza erano il 16,93% della popolazione.

C'erano 2.179 nuclei familiari di cui il 28,8% aveva figli di età inferiore ai 18 anni, il 48,3% erano coppie sposate conviventi, l'11,6% aveva un capofamiglia femmina senza marito, e il 35,6% erano non-famiglie. Il 32,5% di tutti i nuclei familiari erano individuali e il 19,3% aveva componenti con un'età di 65 anni o più che vivevano da soli. Il numero di componenti medio di un nucleo familiare era di 2,33 e quello di una famiglia era di 2,93.

La popolazione era composta dal 25,0% di persone sotto i 18 anni, il 7,7% di persone dai 18 ai 24 anni, il 23,1% di persone dai 25 ai 44 anni, il 21,7% di persone dai 45 ai 64 anni, e il 22,5% di persone di 65 anni o più. L'età media era di 40 anni. Per ogni 100 femmine c'erano 87,2 maschi. Per ogni 100 femmine dai 18 anni in giù, c'erano 82,1 maschi.

Il reddito medio di un nucleo familiare era di 22.769 dollari, e quello di una famiglia era di 28.356 dollari. I maschi avevano un reddito medio di 24.226 dollari contro i 15.526 dollari delle femmine. Il reddito pro capite era di 13.752 dollari. Circa il 19,3% delle famiglie e il 24,0% della popolazione erano sotto la soglia di povertà, incluso il 34,4% di persone sotto i 18 anni e il 14,6% di persone di 65 anni o più.

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Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Comuni del Texas

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EGNOS - European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service - launched 1st October. A European Space Agency project, it's basically a network of relay beacons. It claims to support greater accuracy than native GPS - to within two meters compared to the "20 meters" offered by regular GPS services. Described in more detail here.


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Calls for representative to resign after bizarre television appearance
Georgia representative Jason Spencer is once again feeling the heat after a bizarre appearance on a cable television ...
Updated: Jul 23, 2018 3:15 PM
Georgia representative Jason Spencer is once again feeling the heat after a bizarre appearance on a cable television show hosted by Sacha Baron Cohen, who gained fame as the popular character 'Borat.'
Spencer, who represents the state's District 180, covering the cities of Woodbine, Kingsland and Waycross in south Georgia, is making national and international headlines as a result of his appearance on the show, which included several embarrassing antics and comments.
Cohen convinced Spencer to scream the "N" word over and over, asked him to pretend to be a Chinese tourist and got him to bare his buttocks and chase him while screaming "I'll touch you. I'll make you a homosexual. Drop that gun! U.S.A! U.S.A!"
The appearance is causing shock waves at the Georgia Capitol and across the state with several people demanding Spencer resign his position in the House.
Governor Nathan Deal took to twitter to condemn Spencer's television appearance. In the tweet, Governor Deal writes, "The actions and language used by Jason Spencer are appalling and offensive. There is no excuse for this type of behavior, ever, and I am saddened and disgusted by it."
House Speaker David Ralston also issued this statement regarding Spencer's appearance:
"The actions and language used on this video are reprehensible. Representative Spencer has disgraced himself and should resign immediately. Georgia is better than this."
Gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp, who faces off with Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle in a run-off election on Tuesday, also issued this statement on Spencer's appearance:
"Rep. Spencer's words and behavior are hurtful, insensitive, and completely unacceptable. At the very least, he should issue a public apology for this shameful incident."
Kemp also removed Spencer from his endorsement list.
Lieutenant Governor Cagle also condemned Spencer's outrageous actions. In a tweet sent out Monday morning.
Cagle wrote, "Jason Spencer is a disgrace to Georgia and should resign his elected office immediately. While I'm glad he never supported our campaign and actually actively opposed us, I think it speaks to the judgment of our voters that he was overwhelmingly defeated earlier this year."
The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations is also calling for Spencer's resignation. They released the following statement:
The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations today called on Rep. Jason Spencer to immediately resign his position as a state representative after footage of Spencer shouting "sand n*gger," "n*gger," and other racial slurs aired on Showtime's "Who Is America?"
CAIR Georgia also called on Democratic and Republican leaders in Georgia--including Stacey Abrams, Casey Cagle, and Brian Kemp--to insist on Spencer's immediate resignation.
Spencer released the following statement to our sister station WTOC-TV in Savannah, Georgia:
In 2017 I received countless death threats in connection with my introduction of legislation involving the wearing of masks. The threats escalated to the point that my wife received threatening phone calls concerning her and my children. I was very afraid for my safety and the safety of my entire family. Then, on June 14, a gunman opened fire at members of Congress on a baseball field. I knew people on that field. Now, the fears I already had became more intensified as the reality of my family being targeted by a similar, deranged, would-be assassin became even more possible. I was in such a poor state of mind that my wife and I also undertook marriage counseling with a licensed therapist during this time.
Sacha Baron Cohen and his associates took advantage of my paralyzing fear that my family would be attacked. In posing as an Israeli Agent, he pretended to offer self-defense exercises. As uncomfortable as I was to participate, I agreed to, understanding that these "techniques" were meant to help me and others fend off what I believe was an inevitable attack.
My fears were so heightened at that time, I was not thinking clearly, not could I appreciate what I was agreeing to when I participated in his 'class'. I was told I would be filmed as a 'demonstration video' to teach others the same skills in Israel. Sacha and his crew further lied to me, stating that I would be able to review and have final approval over any footage used.
I deeply regret the language I used at this request as well as my participation in the 'class' in general. If I had not been so distracted by my fears, I never would have agreed to participate in the first place.
I apologize to my family, friends, and the people of my district for this ridiculously ugly episode. Finally, there are calls for me to resign. I recently lost my primary election, so I will not be eligible to hold office next term. Therefore, I will finish the remaining five months at my post and vacate my seat.
This isn't the first time Spencer has been involved in a controversial incident. Last summer, Spencer posted what were considered to be threats of violence against anyone who considered removing Confederate monuments from state grounds.
In the posts, Spencer says "I can guarantee you won't be met with torches but something a lot more definitive" and "People in South Georgia are people of action, not drama."
He then writes, "They will go missing in the Okefenokee. Too many necks, they are red around here. Don't say I didn't warn you about 'em."
The posts were deleted shortly after.
Spencer has yet to speak out on his appearance on Sunday.
He was beaten by Steven Sainz in the Republican primary election earlier this year.
Rep. Trent Franks' absolutely bizarre resignation letter
Bob Woodward's bizarre phone call with Trump
Trump's bizarre decision on Syria
Mister Rogers, television's polite radical
Bizarre officer impersonator tries to arrest bartender
Author defends bizarre Drew Barrymore story
Missouri House Democratic leadership asks representative to resign
Construction workers dragged into ditch in bizarre hit-and-run
Grandmother escapes bizarre backyard blast from aerosol can

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O sexo vaginal é a penetração do pênis na vagina, propiciando ao mesmo tempo o prazer mútuo para as pessoas envolvidas e/ou a possibilidade de procriação.

Para entrar em coito, o pênis ereto deve ser introduzido na vagina e um ou ambos os parceiros devem mover as ancas para que o pênis se mova para a frente e para trás dentro da vagina, causando fricção, tipicamente sem remover totalmente o pênis. Deste modo, eles estimulam-se mutuamente, continuando frequentemente até que sejam atingidos o orgasmo e a ejaculação. A penetração pelo pênis ereto é também conhecida por intromissão, ou pela expressão latina immissio penis.

Para as mulheres o sexo vaginal pode levar ao orgasmo através do estímulo de diversos pontos do seu órgão genital, como no ponto G, localizado na parede anterior da vagina a cinco centímetros do introito vaginal, ou no clitóris, muito importante como estímulo durante o sexo vaginal.

A maioria das mulheres tem preferência pelo sexo vaginal, mais do que pelo anal.

Posições

Tradicionalmente, a posição sexual em que ambos os parceiros ficam deitados e a mulher por baixo sempre foi a mais utilizada. Porém, há várias posições alternativas para se praticar o sexo vaginal, sendo tais conhecimentos bastante antigos e estudados pelas diversas civilizações. Algumas notáveis obras como o Kamasutra são consideradas como uma das mais antigas sobre as posições.

Sabe-se que é possível obter o coito quando os parceiros encontram-se em pé, sentados, deitados lado a lado, com a mulher de costas, colocando-se frontalmente ou ficando o homem por baixo.

Ver também
 Relação sexual humana
 Sexo oral
 Sexo anal
 Sexo não-penetrativo
 Lista de posições sexuais

Sexo
Práticas sexuais


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Boston United Squad 2012/13
Management and Support Staff
JOHN BLACKWELL General Manager
Born: Kirton
Now lives: Boston
John Blackwell has been involved with the club for many years, helping with the coaching and running the reserve team in the seventies, as Club Secretary from 1978 onwards and as General Manager since 1998. He has even been on the substitute's bench three time for the Pilgrims. He was a member of the Vauxhall Conference Management Committee for nine years and the Unibond League Management Commitee for five years. As a youngster he started off as a goalkeeper with Tower Road School and Kitwood Boys School. He played in successive Pitcher Cup final victories for Kitwood, the first as a keeper against George Farmer, the second as a striker against Sleaford. His prowess at junior level won him a trial with Peterborough United, but he decided to play locally, first with Boston Athletic, then Real Towell. His biggest disappointment is that he was not good enough to play football at a top level. The match he most remembers is the FA Trophy semi-final against Altrincham at York Street back in 1985. In his leisure time he enjoys watching sport on TV, reading the Saturday evening football papers and being with his family.
DENNIS GREENE Manager
Born: Bethnal Green
Previous clubs: St Neots, Histon, Hemel Hempstead Town, Chesham, Maidenhead, Windsor & Eton.
Dennis Greene was appointed manager in March 2013 after previous incumbent Graham Drury's Boston side had won only two out of thirteen games and brought the club perilously close to the relegation zone. Boston's fortunes soon improved and they avoided the drop and subsequently Greene was offered a contract for the following season. Greene had previously been manager of St Neots and Histon. In his playing career Greene had played for Wycombe Wanderers, Dagenham & Redbridge, Harlow, FC Haka, Chelmsford City, Bishop's Stortford and Windsor & Eton.
Playing Staff
DAN HAYSTEAD b.13/2/1986 Goalkeeper
Born: Chesterfield
Previous clubs: Sheffield United, Boston United, Ilkeston Town, Hucknall Town, Hinckley United.
Dan Haystead rejoined Boston United at the start of the 2012/13 season from Hinckley United following the release of Paul Bastock. He had previously played for the Pilgrims in 2011 but had suffered ankle ligament damage after falling down stairs after tripping over a dog's toy.
TOM WARD b.30/8/1990 Defender
Born: Sleaford
Previous clubs: Sleaford Town.
Talented young defender Tom Ward made the step up from the reserve side for the start of the 2011/12 season.
GARETH JELLEYMAN b. 14/11/1980 Defender
Born: Holywell
Previous clubs: Peterborough United, Boston United, Mansfield Town, Rushden & Diamonds, Barrow.
Former Welsh Under 21 international Gareth Jelleyman, who had a loan spell with the club back in December 1998, returned on a month's loan from Peterborough United in August 2004. Gareth is a left sided wingback. In his six seasons with the Posh, he made 125 first team appearances. He left Peterborough to join Mansfield Town in January 2005 and later played for Rushden & Diamonds and Barrow before returning to Boston in the summer of 2010.
NATHAN STAINFIELD b. 9/10/1988 Defender
Born: Swineshead
Previous clubs: Boston Town, Spalding United.
Nathan Stainfield signed up with Boston United in September 2011 from neighbours Boston Town. He scored on his debut against Hinckley United. He had a three month coaching spell in the USA in the summer of 2011.
CONOR MARSHALL Defender
Born: Skegness
Previous clubs: Grimsby Town, Brigg Town.
Teenager Conor Marshall signed up with Boston United in January 2012 from Evo-Stik Division One side Brigg Town. He had previously been in the youth team at Grimsby Town but was released before gaining a professional contract.
BEN MILNES b. 12/9/1991 Midfield
Previous clubs: Leicester City.
Ben Milnes signed up with Boston United in July 2011 from Leicester City's youth side.
GARY SILK b. 13/9/1984 Midfield
Born: Newport, Isle of Wight
Previous clubs: Portsmouth, Wycombe Wanderers, Boston United, Notts County, Mansfield Town, Grimsby Town.
Midfielder Gary Silk first joined Boston United on-loan from Portsmouth in January 2006. The 21 year old had yet to make his first team debut for Pompey, but had a loan spell with Wycombe Wanderers in 04/5 that saw him turn out 28 times for the Chairboys. After his loan spell with the Pilgrims he went on to play for Notts County, Mansfield Town and Grimsby Town. He rejoined Boston at the start of the 2012/13 season after being released by Grimsby Town.
IAN ROSS b. 13/1/1986 Midfield
Born: Sheffield
Previous clubs: Sheffield United, Bury, Notts County, Rotherham United, Gainsborough Trinity, Alfreton Town, Harrogate Town.
Midfielder Ian Ross rejoined Boston United in November 2011 from Harrogate Town. Ross had previously played for the Pilgrims in a loan spell from Sheffield United at the end of August 2005. Ross had scored the goal that knocked the Pilgrims out of the Carling Cup a few days earlier. The Carling Cup match against Boston was his first team debut. He joined the Blades at the age of 12 and went through their Academy. He signed up as a trainee with them in July 2003. After returning to the Blades he had further loan spells with Bury, Notts County and Rotherham United before dropping into non-league football with Gainsborough Trinity and Alfreton Town.
MARC NEWSHAM b. 24/3/1987 Forward
Previous clubs: Rotherham United, Gainsborough Trinity, Sheffield, Ilkeston Town.
Marc Newsham joined Boston United in June 2009 after helping Ilkeston Town achieve promotion to the Blue Square North. He started his footballing career with Rotherham United playing alongside current fellow Boston United striker Jamie Yates and manager Paul Hurst. He had loan spells with Sheffield FC and Gainsborough Trinity whilst at Rotherham.
BEN FAIRCLOUGH b. 18/4/1989 Forward
Born: Nottingham
Previous clubs: Nottingham Forest, Notts County, Ilkeston Town, Hinckley United, Eastwood Town.
Striker Ben Fairclough joined Boston United in September 2011 from Eastwood Town. He had started his footballing career with Nottingham Forest, but never made the first team before tranferring to Notts County. He had a brief loan spell with Ilkeston Town before joining Hinckley United in 2010. He is the cousin of former Boston United defender Jordan Fairclough.
No longer with the club
JASON LEE b. 9/5/1971 Manager
Born: Forest Gate
Previous clubs: Charlton Athletic, Stockport County, Lincoln City, Southend United, Nottingham Forest, Grimsby Town, Watford, Chesterfield, Peterborough United, Falkirk, Northampton Town.
Former Nottingham Forest striker Jason Lee was signed up by the Pilgrims in July 2004 after impressing in pre-season training. Jason started his footballing career as a trainee with Charlton Athletic. After a loan spell with Stockport County he moved on to Lincoln City. A transfer to Southend United followed, but he was soon spotted by Nottingham Forest who snapped him up. In four seasons with Forest he scored 14 goals in 76 League appearances. He then went on to play for Charlton Athletic, Grimsby Town, Watford, Chesterfield, Peterborough United and Falkirk.
GRAHAM DRURY b. 20/4/1971 Manager
Born: Grantham
Previous clubs: Corby Town, Stamford AFC.
Graham Drury was appointed as manager of Boston United following the dismissal of Jason Lee in December 2012. Drury had previously been manager of Stamford AFC and Corby Town.
Photographs copyright © Ken Fox.
Boston United Database copyright © Ken Fox 2012.


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International News Travel
Turkey plans to resume flights with 40 countries in June
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ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey plans to resume flights with around 40 countries in June and has reached preliminary agreements for reciprocal air travel with 15 countries, Transport Minister Adil Karaismailoglu said on Thursday.
Turkey largely sealed off its borders as part of measures to contain the coronavirus outbreak. Domestic flights resumed on Monday to some provinces as Ankara eased restrictions after a significant drop in infection rates.
Karaismailoglu said flights would resume in five stages in June, adding Turkey was in talks with 92 countries on resuming flights in a safe manner.
"We believe that we have left behind an important point in the battle against the virus globally. Now, we have to continue our global ties and trade," he said in a written statement.
Flights to Northern Cyprus, Bahrain, Bulgaria, Qatar and Greece will resume on June 10, he said. Flights to 17 destinations, including Germany, Austria, Croatia, and Singapore will restart on June 15. Flights to a further 16 countries will begin on June 20, 22 and 25, including to South Korea, Qatar, the Netherlands, Norway and Belgium, he added.
The 15 countries with which Ankara has reached a preliminary agreement to resume reciprocal flights include Italy, Sudan, the United Arab Emirates, Albania, Belarus, Jordan and Morocco.
Germany said on Wednesday it was talking to Ankara about reviewing travel restrictions but was awaiting a recommendation from the European Union.
The virus has killed 4,609 people in Turkey, with more than 165,000 infections so far.


Studies indicate that many of the nutrients found in various foods can play key roles in maintaining your heart health. A great way to incorporate these healthy ingredients into your daily life is through nutritious snacks.
WebMD put together a list of the 25 top heart-healthy foods. To incorporate these nutritious ingredients into your day-to-day life, we've come up with some simple snacks you can enjoy at home or take with your on the go.
Ellagic acid, which is found in berries, offers antioxidants that protect blood vessels, lower blood pressure and reduce bad cholesterol, explains WebMD. Isoflavones in soy milk are reported to have similar properties, and ground flaxseeds are believed to lower the risk of blood clots, stroke and cardiac arrhythmias. Such incredible nutrients make this the ultimate heart-healthy smoothie.
Place the fruit in the blender, and pulse until the fruit is broken down.
Add in the yogourt, milk and ground flaxseeds, and blend until fully combined.
WebMD reports that both almonds and walnuts have heart-favourable mono- and polyunsaturated fats as well as phytosterols, which seem to reduce blood cholesterol. Dark chocolate has flavonoids, which protect blood vessels, lower blood pressure and reduce "bad" cholesterol. So you're doing your heart a favour when you reach for a handful of this crunchy trail mix.
Place all the ingredients in a large zip-lock bag or resealable container, and shake to combine.
Place in small snack bags to enjoy on the go, or enjoy a handful at your leisure at home.
Many vegetables and fruits are loaded with heart-healthy vitamins and minerals. But if you're having trouble working more veggies into your diet, creamy hummus makes it a lot easier. This particular trio of vegetables is particularly powerful where heart health is concerned, according to WebMD. Red bell peppers offer B-complex vitamins, which protect against blood clots and hardening of the arteries. Broccoli is rich in vitamins C and E, which protect cells from free radical damage. And carrots are loaded with carotenoids, which are heart-protective antioxidants. Plus, all three have plenty of fibre, which helps lower cholesterol levels.
Place hummus in a small resealable container and veggies in a bag to take this healthy snack with you on the go. Or keep prepared veggies and hummus in the fridge to enjoy as needed.
What heart-healthy snacks will you prepare this week? Let us know in the comment section below!


The South African 2nd Infantry division included the 1st battalion of the Royal Durban Light Infantry which was a mechanised infantry regiment. As a reserve unit, it had a status roughly equivalent to that of a British Territorial Army unit. The division fought and was captured at the Battle of Tobruk while fighting as part of the British 8th Army.
This infantry division was formed on 23 October 1940 and took part in the Western Desert Campaign and at Tobruk between 20 June 1942 and 21 June 1942. On 21 June 1942 two complete infantry brigades of the division (save for one Brigade) as well as most of the supporting units were captured by German and Italian forces at Tobruk. The number of South African prisoners taken has been recorded as 10,772.


After two years of development and numerous consultations, the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) was officially launched in Copenhagen in December 2014. Does it bring anything new to the humanitarian sector? Will this Standard help to promote the NGO certification project? What issues are at stake for NGOs in terms of implementing this norm?
Much has been written in recent years about improving the quality of humanitarian aid, and this continues to cause heated debates in our sector. There has been a significant increase in humanitarian needs and this has put greater pressure on the sector. On the one hand, donors are demanding greater effectiveness, and on the other, beneficiaries and local authorities in the field are rightly asking to be placed at the centre of the system and to be involved in the decision making process for aid allocation. The concept of quality, which is closely related to issues of accountability, transparency and efficiency, is fundamental to cope with these increasing needs in increasingly complex situations.
But what exactly are we talking about? Is there at least some agreement between beneficiaries, humanitarian workers, governments, donors and researchers about what quality means in relation to humanitarian aid? One of the main conclusions of Groupe URD's last Autumn School on Humanitarian Aid  was that the sector is unable to establish a single response to this question. How can progress be made if the community as a whole is not talking about the same thing?
The CHS comes in a single document, a short booklet of around twenty pages, based on nine fundamental principles. But will this tool be enough for the sector to improve its response to crisis situations?


Villa Aureli vacation rental has a fantastic array of original features, exposed beams, stippled pine floors and thick uneven walls. The décor is modern and individual with the feel and luxurious of a 5 star boutique hotel.
On the right you see the palm covered hills. Glimpse to the left & see the gorgeous Perugia. The villa is abundant in Mexican tradition & consists of the most discerning finishes & interior detailing: Classy fixtures, marble floors all over, granite countertops in kitchen & bathrooms, high end equipment, built in gas grill on terrace & your own independently heated infinity soaking pool on the patio.
Next to the newest marina in Italy yet still beachfront! In the town of Perugia you will find many popular restaurants, live entertainment, shopping and you can experience authentic Italian lifestyle. Have dinner at the harbour just steps away - restaurant surrounded by water.
Villa Aureli vacation rental rates $1280 per week. Prices are subject to move without notice.
We are on the sunny side of the villa with stunning views!
The apartment is not available between the beginning of November and the end of March.
Easy to reach from the A1 autoroute, from Perugia, Roma and Florence airports.
Incantevole! In tutti i dettagli. Grazie per aver conservato un posto così meraviglioso. Abbiamo passato una settimana da sogno. Grazie.
A wonderful stay in your lovely villa. Peace and tranquillity for us all, great food and surroundings. We loved the spaciousness and antique furniture and we made wonderful friends of \"Pepe\" and \"Eco\"!!
Merci pour cette merveilleuse mais courte semaine dans tel cadre digne de mes reves de petite fille, j\'en garde un trés beau souvenir, en espérant revenir!
Thank you so much for such a lovely ralaxing stay here at Villa Aureli-we have had a brilliant time. This is such a beautiful pace to find peace once more... we hope to come back again soon.


flydubai today launched its first flights from Al Maktoum International-Dubai World Central (DWC).
The start of flydubai's new operations from DWC will help to deliver flydubai's planned growth as it takes delivery of more than 100 new Boeing aircraft over the next eight years to support the growing demand for travel to and from Dubai.
As well as increasing capacity, the addition of DWC as flydubai's second home will mean an increase in choice for passengers. DWC offers a more convenient airport for a large number of customers living in the south of Dubai and as communities and infrastructure develop around the airport.
With more aircraft arriving every year, flydubai has ambitious plans and the extra capacity provided by DWC will help the airline continue its growth from an airport that is destined to become a leading centre of world aviation and the future of aviation in Dubai.