IJsbrandt Endt and Franz Budel second in Grenada Island Caribean.
Overall they only have to fiinsh to win the race.
https://www.globe40.com/
Last leg is to Lorient
Meanwhile the Dutch boat Sec Hajai will be leading general ranking.
Well done IJsbrandt Endt and Frans Budel.
256 nM for Whiskey Jack and the leg 6 is finished.
Two legs to go:
1 to Grenada Island
2 to Lorient where the final finish is.
Amhas crewed by Brain Harris and Mica Davis in Ushuai recieving their Knight of the horn certificate. Looks primitive over there. Part of the charm.
Photo's provided by fellow Dutchman Ysbrandt Endt from Open 40 Sec Hajai.
Facebook Ysbrand Endt
Try to look at it as flotilla sailing.
Just a group of fast boats sailing around the world.
I like the race, It's hasn't got a hundred competitors.
Photo's looks nice too.
A class 40 race that has not very much attention, they only have 5 contestants. The Globe 40.
Now heading towards Auckland to end leg 3. Both fellow dutchmen Frans Budel en IJsbrandt Endt are winning this leg with Sec Hayai.
Being chased by Milai.
That's great, years of preperation and training.
At the start of a round the world race there is a collission between a french boat and a canadian boat:
The Globe en solidaire against Whiskey Jack,
The first losing their bow sprit and forced to return to port.
Whiskey Jack still in the race...
In the prologue of the Globe 40 round the world race towards Tanger, the japanese boat Milai was attacked by 6 orca's.
Damage to rudder and swimladder. The boat was allowed to use their motor for 90 seconds to chase away the orca's.https://www.facebook.com/milai.aroundtheworld
Fun video of...
The 26 of June this round the world race for Open 40 class starts.
They won't be back before the start of Route du Rhum November 6 2022:
March 13 2023 the final race is in the Lorient agglomeration.
Good luck to IJsbrand Endt and Frans Budel.
Viranga, a gorrila open 40 designed by POGO, build by the yard Structures.
Will compete in the Route du Rhum skippered by amateur.
Emmanuel Hamez is a telecommunications engineer for mobile phones operators in Africa. (a smart entrepreneur).
Scowtype bow like most of the new build open 40's...
A blunt new nosed open 40 owned by Coretin Douguet, is on the participants list of Route du Rhum
liste-des-inscrits-a-la-route-du-rhum (3).docx
Marc Lombard design, build by http://www.v1d2.fr/en