Get short, timely messages from Aksel Magdahl.

Twitter is a rich source of instantly updated information. It's easy to stay updated on an incredibly wide variety of topics. Join today and follow @AkselMagdahl.

Get updates via SMS by texting follow AkselMagdahl to 40404 in the United States
Codes for other countries

Two-way (sending and receiving) short codes:
Country Code For customers of
Australia
  • 0198089488 Telstra
Canada
  • 21212 (any)
United Kingdom
  • 86444 Vodafone, Orange, 3, O2
Indonesia
  • 89887 AXIS, 3, Telkomsel
Ireland
  • 51210 O2
India
  • 53000 Bharti Airtel, Videocon
Jordan
  • 90903 Zain
New Zealand
  • 8987 Vodafone, Telecom NZ
United States
  • 40404 (any)

AkselMagdahl

  1. We're off, found the Gulf Stream and heading for the tropical storm to find breeze. Tracking: volvooceanrace.geovoile.com 12:48 PM May 20th via The Visitor Widget
  2. Exciting in port race in Miami in current and changing conditions, small margins put us from 3rd to 5th #volvooceanrace 12:43 PM May 19th via The Visitor Widget
  3. Oops #telefonica #volvooceanrace 10:17 AM May 7th via web
  4. Cool to see the cold air mass moving fast SSE in the left of the picture Sun/Mon, into Biscay. yr.no/satellitt/euro… #weather 11:39 PM Apr 22nd via web
  5. @reidarb Kjipt at du punga når bruddet gikk inn.. 2:35 PM Apr 11th via web in reply to reidarb
  6. Finally on hard ground :( #shower #burger #coke #beer #bed #sociallife #internet :) 4:46 AM Mar 27th via web
  7. Diving south now to find 'some' breeze. Chance of 40 knots in 2 days. Hope not.. Ice gate at 47S tomorrow #volvooceanrace #southernocean 1:51 PM Mar 21st via The Visitor Widget
  8. Mason in one day repaired a hole in the foredeck, generator cooling system, cracked watermaker #seamanshipaward #again #volvooceanrace 1:20 PM Mar 20th via The Visitor Widget
  9. Good fun wrestling the Fleet Broadband 500 dome around in the boat in a sea state #volvooceanrace 9:43 AM Mar 20th via The Visitor Widget
  10. After lots of testing and failing, ended up merging pieces of cable still working, into the FB500 antenna #volvooceanrace 9:41 AM Mar 20th via The Visitor Widget
  11. Emergency rigged a sat c text messaging system, navigated off text forecasts and satellite pictures. Cool, for a while. #vor 9:21 AM Mar 20th via The Visitor Widget
  12. Back in civilization after 48 hours with nearly no comms systems working, broke in rough conditions first night #volvooceanrace 9:17 AM Mar 20th via The Visitor Widget
  13. Thanks Auckland / NZ, awesome VOR stopover!! Preparing for a tough night with 35 knots breeze and big waves #volvooceanrace 10:25 PM Mar 17th via The Visitor Widget
  14. ADOR having a problem. 2 reefs, headsail on deck and no people on the bow. We are full main and no4 jib #volvooceanrace 10:23 PM Mar 17th via The Visitor Widget
  15. 35-50 knots +6m waves forecast off East Cape tomorrow, will try to avoid that.. Will be rough enough getting out of here, 35 tonight #vor 11:17 AM Mar 17th via web
  16. @JorgLaureee haha like a smorgasbord, tried to get north at the time but hard unfortunately 1:36 AM Mar 12th via web in reply to JorgLaureee
  17. @nzlcheese @Chappo60 The Haicom usb receiver comes recommended by @nilsmk, let me know how you go, have not tried haicom.com.tw/gps204III_USB.… 11:36 PM Mar 11th via web in reply to nzlcheese