Photos

A special note to the press of the world: we appreciate your interest, but if you want to use our copyright photos please contact us at photos@berrimilla.com . This venture is entirely self funded, so if you are selling our piccies then a contribution is in order! Cheers, the Berri mob.
  • The Gallery
  • Before loading the van
  • Departure from Hobart
  • Hobart to Dunedin
  • Dunedin
  • Dunedin Repairs
  • From Dunedin
  • From Dunedin to the Horn
  • Nearing the Horn
  • The Horn
  • The Horn (2)
  • The Horn (3)
  • The Horn to the Falklands
  • Falklands (1)
  • Falklands (2)
  • Falklands (3)
  • Falklands (4)
  • Falklands (5)
  • Falklands (6)
  • Falklands from Chris P
  • Arrival Falmouth
  • Falmouth Webcam Images
  • Leroy in Falmouth
  • Slipping Berri
  • In Malta
  • 16th July 2005
  • on the Beaulieu River (16/7/05)
  • The Fastnet
  • Departing Falmouth (20/8/05)
  • Arriving Hobart (13/12/05)
  • Back in Sydney (20/12/05)
  • At the CYC (23/12/05)
  • Start of the S2H (27/12/05)
  • End of the S2H (31/12/05)

    • Google Earth tracks

    You need a broadband connection and Google Earth installed to look at these GPS tracks.

  • Berri's world Tour
  • Wildfire meets Berri at the end of the Sydney to Hobart.
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    Preparations for the Trip

  • Details of all the preparations
  • The rations for the leg from Hobart to the Falklands
  • The Falmouth To Do list
  • Some Observations about storm sailing and things that worked
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    Along the Way

  • All you ever wanted to know about the Horse Latitudes
  • Most of what you wanted to know about the Dog Watch
  • Enter or view the "Guess when they'll get to Falmouth" competition
  • Omar Khaiyyam's "Dawn"
  • "Galaxy Song" from the Meaning of Life
  • Do it yourself Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of ...
  • The Falmouth Greeting Party
  • Financial applause and a shirt to show for it.
  • An Oz Sea Shanty from Malcom C.
  • A Two handed Watch System from Allan Collison.
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    What the Press Had to Say

  • long way home ...
  • Alex is Maltese?
  • Times of Malta - 24 Mar 2005
  • Sydney Morning Herald - 28 Mar 2005
  • Scuttlebutt Europe - 12 May 2005
  • West Country Cornwall Packet Series - 12 May 2005
  • Broadly Boats - 13 May 2005
  • Times of Malta - 26 May 2005
  • The UK Times Online - 10 Oct 2005
  • Tristan Times - 11 Oct 2005
  • Yachting World - 19 Oct 2005
  • Rolex Sydney to Hobart race site - 13 Dec 2005
  • Peter FitzSimons, Sydney Morning Herald - 17 Dec 2005
  • Tim Colquhoun, Sydney Morning Herald - 20 Dec 2005
  • Alan Kennedy, Sydney Morning Herald - 21 Dec 2005
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    Useful Links

  • The official Rolex Sydney to Hobart site
  • The official 2005 Rolex Fastnet site
  • Take a Virtual Tour of Berri!
  • Alex has worked for the last three years with Gerry Fitzgerald, principal of the Offshore Maritime Training Centre, to deliver the YA and ISAF Safety and Sea Survival course now required for offshore racing.
  • Mal's S2H Photos
  • Falmouth Webcam
  • SailMail is the system that Berrimilla uses for email communication. The Australian basestation is run by Pentacomstat.
  • Ventana's Weather Links. [From Alex: I downloaded a bit of a webpage with some good explanations of getting weather under way before we left Sydney as part of pre departure R & D. Some other good stuff there too. Knows what s/he is talking about. My hardcopy got wet and mildewy but still readable. Mostly]
  • A profile of Alex during his time with Adastra.
  • What Alex's sister Isabella has to say about the trip.
  • Details of a new planet jointly discovered by Phil Yock (honorary astronomical advisor to Berrimilla).

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