አርጎ crossed the finish off English Harbour, Antigua at 12:31:15 UTC, completing the Lanzarote–Antigua course in 4 days, 23 hours, 51 minutes and 15 seconds and establishing a new multihull race record for the route—just 2 hours 32 minutes ahead of Zoulou.
Race timeline and speed statistics
The duel between Jason Carroll’s MOD70 አርጎ (representing የላርችሞንት ጀልባ ክለብ) and Erik Maris’ MOD70 Zoulou played out as a logistics and performance contest: sustained trades, steady daily mileage, and recurring gear inspections. After staging in Lanzarote, both boats averaged sustained speeds above 30 knots during peak windows, with helming rotations shortened to maintain alertness and reduce cumulative fatigue.
Key finish data at a glance
| ጀልባ | Skipper / Team | ክፍል | Finish UTC | Elapsed | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| አርጎ | Jason Carroll / Chad Corning (skipper) | MOD70 | 16 Jan 12:31:15 | 4d 23h 51m 15s | — |
| Zoulou | Erik Maris | MOD70 | 16 Jan 15:03:15 | 4d 26h 23m 15s | +2h 32m |
| Raven (est.) | — | Baltic 111 (monohull) | Forecast 18 Jan | — | — |
Preparation, maintenance and mid-race repairs
Argo’s result was rooted in rigorous pre-race logistics. The team based the boat in Marina Lanzarote from September for an exhaustive refit: full mechanical strip-downs, NDT scans, and targeted replacements. That level of preventive maintenance proved decisive when the crew detected vibration and play in a port rudder at dusk.
On-deck response and safety procedures
Alister Richardson carried out a high-stakes repair over the stern with limited daylight, resolving the rudder defect and allowing the campaign to continue. The incident underscores two practical rules of offshore race logistics:
- Redundancy and inspection: trust in gear is earned through testing and inspection.
- Rapid diagnostics: trained crew able to perform emergency repairs reduce abandonment risk.
Crew tactics, rotations and human factors
The crossing shifted dramatically upon hitting the trades. Daytime runs saw 30–32 knots in big seas while nights became long stretches of low visibility. Helming stints were cut to 45 minutes to limit error and manage exhaustion. Crew members continuously evaluated readiness to helm; the culture of stepping back when compromised was essential to survival and performance.
Quotes condensed into tactical lessons
- “Small early leads require relentless management”—front-running logistics demand constant optimization.
- “Trust the team”—risk tolerance is calibrated by confidence in each operator’s competence.
Boat classes and how they shape racing style
Comparisons between MOD70 and larger Ultim trimarans underline different operational envelopes. MOD70s behave like nimble go-karts: quicker manoeuvres, smaller crews, and higher tolerance for aggressive handling. Ultims fly flatter and faster at top end but require different pacing and larger teams for complex evolutions.
Practical implication for charter and spectator tourism
High-profile finishes in Antigua bring direct tourism benefits: marina visits, shore-side celebrations, and interest in chartering fast multihulls. For travelers keen on on-water action, Antigua’s regatta scene offers chances to witness record runs, book spectator trips, or arrange exclusive yacht charters.
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የቀድሞ መርከበኞች የታሪካዊውን ድምጽ ያስተውላሉ፡- ከካናሪ ደሴቶች እስከ ካሪቢያን የሚወስደው ኮሪደር የአመታት የእግረኛ መንገድ ያለበት ሲሆን የአዲሱ የፍጥነት መለኪያ ትኩረትን ወደ መንገዱ ይመልሳል። አሁን ትኩረቱ ወደ ሞኖሆል መርከቦች ዞሯል፣ ከባልቲክ 111 ጋር ቁራ ን IMA IRC የተስተካከለ ሰዓት።.
ጐብኚዎች፡ በአርጎና ዙሉ መካከል የተካሄደው አስደናቂ ውድድር፣ ውድድሩ ከመጀመሩ በፊት የተደረገ ጥንቃቄ የተሞላበት ጥገና፣ ወሳኝ የአደጋ ጊዜ ጥገና ሥራና የሠራተኞች የጽናት ማሳያ ነበሩ፡፡ ያም ሆኖ፣ ምርጥ ግምገማዎችና በጣም እውነታነት ያላቸው ግብረ መልሶች የግል ልምድን ሊተኩ አይችሉም፡፡ በጌትኤክስፒሪያንስ ላይ ከአስተማማኝ አቅራቢዎች በተመጣጣኝ ዋጋ ልምድዎን መያዝ ይችላሉ፡፡ ይህ ደግሞ አላስፈላጊ ወጪዎችና ብስጭቶች ሳይደርሱብዎት በጣም ጠቃሚ የሆነ ውሳኔ እንዲያደርጉ የሚያስችልዎ ከመሆኑም በላይ ደህንነቱ በተጠበቀ ክፍያ ከማረጋገጫ ቫውቸር ጋር በመደሰት እንደ ምርጫዎ መጠን የተበጁ ጉብኝቶችን ወይም ሽርሽሮችን የመጠየቅ አማራጭ ይሰጥዎታል፡፡ አሁኑኑ ይያዙ GetExperience.com
ድምሩ: ኣርጎ ናብ እንግሊዝ ወደብ ዝገበረቶ ስሩዕ ጉዕዞ ስሩዕ ሎጂስቲክስ፣ ጥንቁቕ ጽገናን ብውጥረት ዝተዓጀበ ስራሕ ናይ መርከበኛታት ብምጥቃም ንዙሉ ብውሑድ ተበሊጹ። እቲ ውድድር ንፍጥነት ናይ MOD70 ምስ ልዕልቲ ፍጥነት ኡልቲም ዘለዎ ፍልልይ፣ ኣድላዪነት ስራሕ ብድንገተኛ ክእለት መርከበኛታት፣ ከምኡውን ናይ ቱሪዝም ስሕበት ናይ መወዳእታ መስመር ኣንቲጓ ኣጉሊሑ። ነቶም ተጓዓዝትን ደገፍቲ ሸበብን፣ እዚ ካብ ድግስቲ ጃልባን ፍሉይ ምቁራጽ ጃልባ ንዝተፈላለዩ ፍጻሜታት ክሳብ ምቁራጽ መሳርዕን ምብጻሕ ሙዚየም ምስ ቀጥታ መምርሒ ብዝተፈላለዩ ናይ ጉዕዞ ተሞክሮታት ይትርጎም። ከምኡውን ከም ጀመርቲ ናይ ጀብሃዊ ተንሳፋፊ ጉዕዞታት፣ ኣብ ከባቢ ዝጥንቀቑ ናይ እንስሳ መብጽሒ ወይ ድማ ናይ ተፈታዊ ጀብሃዊ ጉዕዞ ተሞክሮታት፣ ተወሳኺ ተራኺቦም ዝስርሑ ናይ ባህሊ መሃንድስና ስራሕ ከምኡውን ምርጫታት ናይ ሞያዊ መደባት ስልጠና ስፖርትን ወይ ድማ ጀመርቲ ናይ ሞያዊ መምርሒ ስፖርት ክፍለ ግዜያት ኣብ ግዜ ዕረፍቲ ካብ ውቅያኖስ። ብመጨረስታ፣ ቀዳማይ ተሳታፊ ወይ ተዓዛቢ ምዃን ዝበለጸ መምህር እዩ – መብጽሒ ጉዕዞ፣ ምቁራጽ ጃልባ ወይ ምብጻሕ ሙዚየም ምስ ቀጥታ መምርሒ እንተመረጽካ፣ ናይ ኣትላንቲክ ዛንታታት ብቐጥታ እንተተመክሮካ ይበልጽ።.
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