Route du Rhum 2018

[JonRowe]

What about the IMOCA record? Does the penalty also apply for it?

Traditionally yes, as race records are on race time.

Course record perhaps?

 

[LeoV]

Tough, but understandable. Looked with his heading to Les Saints he wanted to quit. It is nice there...
Could be even after Hermann.

 

[ProaSailor]

The avoidable carnage of singlehanded sleep deprived ocean racing is stupid drama.  It doesn't fairly evaluate the boats at all but it sure does destroy them, all too frequently.  A high price to pay for the glory of doing it alone.

 

[Buck Turgidson]

ouch

May have well disqualified him.

 

[Baguette du Fromage]

Beginning of the race : Current HB price = +20 %

Mid race : Winning RDR boat ; price = +30%

End race : sales !! = -30% discount

 

[forss]

Alex just needs cargo helicopter to drop boat to restart site.

6hour sleep in hotel and he can still beat other imocas

 

[Rafael]

Been there, done that, but take a breath and put yourself into AT´s situation. What a stressful situation. First thing to get the boat of the rocks. Totally exhausted. I think he made some good decisions, maybe half asleep, got some luck, did the right thing and kept on going. He will not have taken total control over mind and body before finishing and I think he just kept going on. Did I see the boat a bit low in the water in the vids ? (thanks for the contributors of the direct link) My feelings are with Alex at this moment and I do hope that the jury is out there and takes a wise decision. Whatever it will be, AT, the HB team and we followers have to swallow it.

AT and the HB team are increasing their value with all this shit... and the boat is for sale... real winner and rock grounding resistant vessel!...

 

[spyderpig]

liv interview on fb

 

[razcaillou]

Thompson saying he feels he disqualified himself, apparently went for sleep before rounding the island but all his alarms didn't woke him up

 

[JonRowe]

Class act on the interview

 

[spyderpig]

How he is holding his shit together is beyond me. 

 

[ProaSailor]

liv interview on fb

A link would have been helpful?

 

[Buck Turgidson]

Class interview. Bravo Alex.

 

[huey 2]

the 40s are going to be interesting  Phil dropping back a few miles but  the group back to seventh is  certainly swirling around each other....what a class . ..a spread of 300 miles . 

 

[ague]

A link would have been helpful?

Also live on the RdR website right now

 

[QuickDetour]

live on YT, should be able to rewind for the interview

 

[Akshiena]

for those of us not zuckered.....?

 

[ProaSailor]

A link would have been helpful?

Also live on the RdR website right now

That's not a link either.  I looked there first and didn't find it.  Fortunately, it showed up on YouTube.  Copy/paste to post a link really isn't hard, folks.  It should be mandatory when posting quoted content or images.

 

[yl75]

I wonder to what extend HB(as a sponsor) is pissed about Alex or not ...

 

[Grinning Ape]

A class act.  Well done AT.