Spindrift 2 2019 Jules Verne attempt

[yl75]

They just crossed the line. Good luck to them !

How do you know that ?

 

[Ahstom]

UltimBoat on facebook posted it. They usually have good info. Suprisingly, on spindriftracing website, their attempt has not started yet...

 

[Son of a Sailor]

UltimBoat on facebook posted it. They usually have good info. Suprisingly, on spindriftracing website, their attempt has not started yet...

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Marine traffic confirms they seem to have started. Is there a delay on the Spindrift tracker?

 

[yl75]

Indeed :

Note : classified as "high speed craft" and not sailing vessel

 

[Ahstom]

Tracker started aswell.

http://www.spindrift-racing.com/jules-verne/fr/live

"high speed craft": Well, classified as sailing vessel, her speed could surprise...

 

[yl75]

Spindrift racing



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#FLASHINFO: Spindrift 2 a franchi la ligne de départ du #TrophéeJulesVerne ce mardi 03.12.2019 à 20h 55' 54" TU (21h 55' 54" heure française) pour 21,600 milles autour du monde. Objectif : améliorer le record de 40 jours 23 heures 30 minutes et 30 secondes en arrivant le 13.01.2020 avant 20H 27' 25". http://www.spindrift-racing.com/jules-verne/fr/live


















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Spindrift racing and the Jules Verne Trophy | Official Site
Official site of the around-the-world record attempt for the Jules Verne Trophy Yann Guichard and the Spindrift racing stable with the Spindrift 2 maxi-trimaran.

 

[stief]

Looks like they'll reassess again at the Cape. 

Once into the Southern Hemisphere, the crew will be able to sail more or less directly to South Africa with a view to cross the longitude of the Cape of Good Hope in less than thirteen days. Once at the entrance to the Indian Ocean, the black and gold trimaran, will be able to assess its performance  against the existing record and the potential of completing the 21,600-mile course in record time.

http://www.spindrift-racing.com/jules-verne/en/logbook/99

 

[Keith]

Good to see them get to it....

 

[yl75]

I wonder if they are on their "planned" schedule or behind, choosing the starting time must have been quite a headache

 

[Laurent]

Are they going to enter the TSS, offshore Cape Finisterre???

 

[Laurent]

I guess, YES, they are....

Is it an issue for a sailboat to enter those areas, more or less parallel to the traffic? I thought that as a sailboat you were supposed to cross them "as perpendicular as possible" to the flow... Now, knowing that SPindrift 2 is most likely going as fast as, or faster than, all other traffic, that is most likely not a safety problem, but I wonder if this is a regulations violation problem...

 

[yl75]

I guess, YES, they are....

Is it an issue for a sailboat to enter those areas, more or less parallel to the traffic? I thought that as a sailboat you were supposed to cross them "as perpendicular as possible" to the flow... Now, knowing that SPindrift 2 is most likely going as fast as, or faster than, all other traffic, that is most likely not a safety problem, but I wonder if this is a regulations violation problem...

I don't think it is, as long as they maintain their course "within the line", and for most races entering the TSSs is specifically forbidden by the race committees, but clearly not the case for the JV (same for ice limits)

 

[yl75]

Looks like thy removed the TSSs from the tracker, to avoid the controversies ?

 

[Laurent]

Where the fuck are they going???  :blink:

Did they just realized that they forgot to take their stock of Port wine, and therefore decided to turn to... port, and make a quick refill in Porto????

 

[tama_manu]

Where the fuck are they going??? 

And they "slowed" to 19 knots from 28 average in the last 4 hours.  It looks like they either broke something or decided to give up. 

 

[yl75]

Indeed, probably broke something ...

 

[Tom O'Keefe]

Traffic stop?

 

[yl75]

Rudder again ....

 

[yl75]

Both of them :

 

[QBF]

Their MOD70 has been on the hard since it capsized in 2013, and they have yet to find a buyer. Seems that their larger tri may be joining it being up for sale.