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  1. yl75

    The Ocean Race Leg 5: Newport RI to Aarhus DK

    About 11th, quite amazing if the boat didn't suffer any damage after a collision at 27 knts or something. Would be interesting to know where was the impact, and hope Charlie and Amory are recovering fast !
  2. yl75

    The Ocean Race Leg 5: Newport RI to Aarhus DK

    lol, they didn't, you haven't followed enough races yet to know that the tracker position sampling results in these impressions ? In fact you most probably did ...
  3. yl75

    The Ocean Race Leg 5: Newport RI to Aarhus DK

    I thought there was 2 in port race before the start, what is on the live now, in ports ? (what a mess these media stuff)
  4. yl75

    The Ocean Race Leg 5: Newport RI to Aarhus DK

    link ? I don't see that on their instagram
  5. yl75

    Ultime / G-Class Development

    Gabart new boat : https://vela-transport.com/en/bateaux/
  6. yl75

    Guyader-Bermudes 2023

    I'm talking about winning the race, not finishing it. Jeremie is a bit in the same position as Alex was, he has put everything on winning the VG for 3 or 4 cycles now
  7. yl75

    Guyader-Bermudes 2023

    Jérémie is kind of on the age limit, and took a lot of risk with his new boat (plus Charal isn't really a "green" sponsor), the next VG will be his last attempt most probably, but clearly some cards to play ..
  8. yl75

    All things minitransat.

    Yes, like half a windsurf wishbone (and curved too), main reason to have a true deck sweeping main I guess, seems to me she didn't have this boom right from the beginning, no ?
  9. yl75

    All things minitransat.

  10. yl75

    The Ocean Race Leg 4: Itajai, Brazil to Newport RI

    Why ? As to thre exact model, I'm not sure, but could be below one : https://www.karver-systems.com/en/product/kfx4-5-structural-furler/ Note : I wonder whether they have an additional system to tension the forestay, I think they do (at the bottom)
  11. yl75

    The Ocean Race Leg 4: Itajai, Brazil to Newport RI

    Typically this : https://www.karver-systems.com/en/product-category/furlers-kf/kfx-furlers-structural/
  12. yl75

    The Ocean Race Leg 4: Itajai, Brazil to Newport RI

    Around 90% of the swivel and hooks are Karver on Imocas I think, if not more.
  13. yl75

    The Ocean Race Leg 4: Itajai, Brazil to Newport RI

    Wow, so they finally all go inside ? (except Guyot maybe, not much to loose ..)
  14. yl75

    The Ocean Race Leg 4: Itajai, Brazil to Newport RI

    11th is consistently quicker for quite some time now :
  15. yl75

    The Ocean Race Leg 4: Itajai, Brazil to Newport RI

    More oil rigs and fishermen
  16. yl75

    All things Class40

    "Not much competition was there at this Atlantic Challenge: new boats and renowned skippers, " This is a mistranslation, he is saying "a lot of competition was missing on this race : new boats and reknowed skippers"


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