Benny is a bowman on the team. He has extensive ocean miles and currently races on a wide variety of professional sailing programs. After the race he stuck around for a week and a half, to help put the boat away and get her ready...
Nonskid, August 9th David Rassmussen writes a brief update on the most recent boat project. The nonskid project is nearly done! It was quite a feat. We realized the need for new grip tape after Transatlantic race and had some free time to work on the...
Molly has prior experience in the sailing industry from when she worked as a sailmaker in the North Auckland Loft, and as a watermaker technician for Spectra Watermakers. She left a job in international logistics and visas to join the team for the summer. Molly...
Team members Jan, Matt, Dave, Benny, Nate, and Molly stayed in England and are heading down to the boat everyday to finish off projects before the Fastnet. This week our main goals are re -waterproofing the inspection ports and a couple other spots, prepping the...
At 03:25 UTC the Oakcliff All-American Offshore Team crossed the finish line off Lizard Point, and in doing so concluded a Transatlantic Race that was 6 months in the making. It is an achievement that could not have been reached without your enthusiastic support. The...
The Oakcliff All-American Offshore Team is on the homestretch: land is in sight and we can smell England. It’s been a long and tough race, though we managed to squeeze a few extra days into the voyage—extra days that maybe now seem a burden, but...
Not much to report from the Vanquish today. I may be grossly mistaken but I think the Oakcliff All-American Offshore Team has relocated somewhere near the equator and we're stuck in the doldrums. We spent most of today virtually motionless, which is not the way...
Happy hump day from the Oakcliff All-American Offshore Team. Things here on the Vanquish aren’t all that much different than before: we’re still bumping up against this high-pressure ridge immediately to our east, and as soon as we get enough wind to sail up to...
Our good fortune has, indeed, come to an abrupt end! The day started strong with a steady 8 knot southerly that gradually gave way to a dying southeasterly, that also “gradually” disappeared. We didn’t know when or where it would happen, but it has and...
The "Daily Bag" - Jesse Fielding OakCliff All AMerican Offshore Team S/V Vanquish Atlantic Ocean Its a battle to find some computer time with all of the racing and maintenance but today is as good a day as any to brief the inter-webs on some of the goings on in Offshore...