Jules Verne Trophy 2020

[Chasm]

Gitana also went green on their site.
Time for the reminder that Gitana does have an EN version of the site. Switch in the upper right corner. Most of their videos are uploaded in both FR and EN versions or have subtitles.

Looks like they go with 6 incl. Yann Riou as media sailor?

Perhaps we get regadata plugin update. VG and the TJV.

 

[stief]

Well, doesn't look good

Gitana already more than 90nm behind



https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:-7.9/centery:49.2/zoom:7

h34r:

 

[TPG]

Gitana also went green on their site.
Time for the reminder that Gitana does have an EN version of the site. Switch in the upper right corner. Most of their videos are uploaded in both FR and EN versions or have subtitles.

Looks like they go with 6 incl. Yann Riou as media sailor?

Perhaps we get regadata plugin update. VG and the TJV.

Yann gets to work this ride around.

 

[festus]

40 kt delivery - that is an improvement over my experience. 

 

[stief]

And they're at the starting line "defined by an imaginary line between the  Créac'h lighthouse on Ouessant (Ushant) Island, France, and the Lizard Lighthouse, UK. " Thanks Wikipedia, and MT

 

[TPG]

Now the question is what time do they go off?

 

[stief]

5 minutes? WAG, but the routers would want  the latest sat images of the lows in the SO.

Maybe they're looking at this one below NZ?



Nah. Too many unknowns, like dawn and cameras, and FR prime time.

Whatever, good to see each has a safety boat along for the ride. Best wingman evah

 

[ctutmark]

looks like a ridge/front is passing over them, once the breeze settles I expect they will be off. Probably within the hour

 

[Nixon]

What's the record time to the equator? Looks like the first section will be fast.

 

[stief]

The Wikipedia records table allows sorts. Pretty easy to use.

 

[Keith]

whoop whoop !!!!!






 







 






 

 

[TPG]

Sodebo is off, Gitana still at the line.

 

[TPG]

According to FB Gitana is going to set off at 3am local. If that's UTC then they have an hour to go.

 

[Varan]

Would have preferred a same start and match race around the world, but they are after records, not my personal entertainment

 

[Nixon]

Yann Guichard     2015     4 d 21 h 29 min R

Looks like part of a Jules verne attempt and also a standalone record.

Spindrift.

 

[Keith]

I guess it's a bit like golf when you let the other guy putt first so you can read the green....

 

[ctutmark]

To whet the appetite

 

[TPG]

Yann Guichard     2015     4 d 21 h 29 min R

Looks like part of a Jules verne attempt and also a standalone record.

Spindrift.

That was set when Dona was on board for JV.

 

[TPG]

And they're off!

 

[Dead air]

is there a tracker for sodebo beyond AIS?