The 9th edition of Archipelago Raid will take place in the Stockholm, Åland and Finnish archipelagos from 17 to 22 August 2009
This exciting five day event is the pinnacle of European adventure sailing. Teams of two sailors sail on small Formula 18 (5.5m) catamarans, day and night, through a 400 mile course of 20-25 checkpoints through the 100,000 islands of the Stockholm, Åland and Finnish archipelago.
The teams are orienteering around the 100,000 islands and sailing 2 legs per day. Only at the end of the first leg are the teams then given the co-ordinates of the second leg. Each leg has 4 or 5 checkpoints along the way presenting each team with choosing their best possible route each time. The race is a true test of navigation skills, team work and endurance.
It's an incredibly gruelling and physically demanding race, with teams sailing 14-16 hours a day and only sleeping 2-5 hours. The small F18s are also very volatile and require a lot of physical effort to sail.
We want to wish all competitors the very best of luck for this amazing race.
We will be following the progress of Team Blue: British Sailors Conrad Humphreys and Ryan Crawford. http://www.conradhumphreys.com/racing/index.html
Follow Conrad Humphreys on Twitter http://twitter.com/conradhumphreys
Follow the race on the Archipelago Raid 2009 website http://www.archipelagoraid.com/
