Audio from the EDS

James Boyd talks to Nick Moloney and Josh Hall on board Kingfisher and Gartmore respectively about the EDS Atlantic Challenge

Wednesday July 25th 2001, Author: James Boyd, Location: United Kingdom
Josh Hall is skipper of the Open 60 Gartmore. Previously lying in fifth place, they have gained a place in the last 24 hours with the retirement of Fila to Boston with a broken forestay.

Nick Moloney, is co-skipper with Ellen MacArthur on board Kingfisher, currently in the second spot, but in a better position to overtake Sill now that the French boat has damaged to her mainsail.

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Josh on what's up on board now



Haute cuisine on board Gartmore - lots of food left:



Why the strange course - Gartmore is currently neither to the north (like the leaders) nor deep south like the girls on Alphagraphics.



Josh on whether coming in from a more easterly course could be a benefit at the end of this leg to Baltimore



Gartmore's watch system:



Josh talks about the hierarchy on board and how it is to sail with a crew:



Should the race course have been set with more downwind/reaching conditions to suit these boats better?



Should there have been a southerly waypoint on this leg?



More on the waypoint issue



Josh looks ahead to the downwind leg 5 from Boston back across the Atlantic to St Malo



Josh on whether a 24 hour record is possible on leg 5:


More from Josh on the possible 24 hour record:



See page 2 for Nick Moloney's comments on the race
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