The participants Heloise Le Clanche, Kirsteen Woods ,Suzy Connor, Cat Riaz and Lizzie Goodfellow all took part in the adventure race for sailors and runners which is a test of endurance, sailing skills and fitness, and then some!
The race took 68 hours with the longest passage sitting at 22 hours, taking in the spectacular peaks of Ben More, Paps of Jura and Goatfell thrown in for good measure.
The race started in Oban with a short hill run, then to Salen on Mull, run over Ben More, sail to Craighouse on Jura, run the Paps, sail to Arran, run Goatfell, then sail to Troon.
The race takes three to four days. Each team usually consists of three sailors and two runners.
There is also an all rounders class for sailors that can run or runners that can sail, and a class for youth with the assistance of a few adults.
Muir Anderson was more than happy to lend his 38’ Jeanneau ‘Dipper’ to the team as he had done the race 11 times before with a few wins under his belt. He and his crew Hugh and Jimmy were keen to relive it all through the new team.
They set about getting her ready with a huge list of jobs to do while the runners trained hard over the winter, averaging 50 miles a week.
The team also had a training weekend on the boat including man overboard exercises with a full size dummy, kayak transitions, running Goatfell from Lamlash and spinnaker drills.
In total the girls sailed 147.6 nautical miles with the longest passage sitting at 22 hours, adding up to 68 hours non-stop.
The team would like to thank the following people for making it all possible: Largs Yacht Haven, DDZ Marine, Ocean safety, Largs Chandlers, Fairlie Riggers, Saturn Sails, The Catch at Fins, Muir Anderson, Hugh MacLean, Jimmy Fisher, Walter, Steven Carmichael, Linda and Tom Kennedy, Robert and Sally Blowing, Andy Gibb and Nic Le Clanche.
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