Race Report

Cold Play
The Round Gotland Midwinter Challenge have got a new 30 foot multihull record. The time 27H 58M 42SEC beats the old one by eight hours. When the crew, skipper Isabelle Mungsgaard, Calle Hennix, Anders Lewander and Rickard Oberpichler, on the SeaCart 30, named 3, started at 11 pm Saturday the weather forecast looked good with westerly winds, but in reality it was from south west and up to 5 meter high waves from two weeks of southerly winds so we had to go upwind all the way to Visby (first 100NM). On Sunday morning the wind finally shifted to the west and good times for the crew. Great, sunny, but cold, sailing from Visby to Cape Hoburgen at an average speed in the high 16 settled the record mode high again after a slow start.

At 2 pm on Saturday we rounded Cape Hoburgen, Gotland´s most southern point, and the wind suddenly went from 12–16 knots to 4–6 knots. In a gybe one of the crew members, Calle Hennix, hit his head and had to be patched up a bit, at the same time we had to make a few strategic decisions, bussloads of shallow patches but distance to save in this area, so we had our hands full. The wind increased during the afternoon and on Sunday evening the waves got higher again. The last 50 NM from Gotska Sandon to Sandhamn was like sitting in a roller coaster, cold water from everywhere and the speed hitting the 20 knot range most of the time.

At 3 am "3" came back to Sandhamn with a cold, tired but very happy crew!

Crew:

• Isabelle Munsgard: The dinghy and matchracing experience list is long, and she has only started here career!
• Anders Lewander: Cayenne Oryx Quest, sailmaker at North Sails Sweden. Currently holder of the RGMC record.
• Rickard Oberpichler: Fanatic offshore sailor and former dinghy pro. Responsible for two SeaCart 30 in Sweden.
• Calle Hennix: Whitbread and AC sailor and also the creator of SeaCart 30. Currently holder of the RGMC record.

Race data:

• RGMC direct distance: 311 NM
• Sailed distance 338 NM
• RGMC average speed 11,1 knots
• Average speed on sailed distance 12,07 knots
• Top speed: 21,5 knots.
• Temperatures: Air: Day 6 degree Celsius, Night: 0 degrees Celsius. Water: 6 degrees Celsius.
• RGMC multihull 60 Class record: HIQ ORMA 60 TRI 17H 35M.

The RGMC is open for monohulls and multihulls. 10 foot separates the classes within each category.

-Calle Hennix