Vendee Globe 2020
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stief
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. . . .and still pushing the hardest for weeks. Well done. Looks like his approach to the wall ahead might work.Looks like Burton will be first back to the Northern Oceanh34r:
Varan
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Snippets from SW:
On the latest models the doldrums are more active than expected. The critical convection zones have grown and become more numerous. The skippers need to watch the evolution and the movement of these cells which are not small isolated squalls, They can quickly and unexpectedly grow to be several tens of miles or even several hundred miles.
And the one I like... Sam's beer thirty:
I have been in touch with Miranda (Merron) we have a little ritual to get together on WhatsApp and we have both a few beers on our boats and choose Friday nights to drink a beer together on WhatsApp.
Wouldn't it be great if all her fans could join in with beer.
On the latest models the doldrums are more active than expected. The critical convection zones have grown and become more numerous. The skippers need to watch the evolution and the movement of these cells which are not small isolated squalls, They can quickly and unexpectedly grow to be several tens of miles or even several hundred miles.
And the one I like... Sam's beer thirty:
I have been in touch with Miranda (Merron) we have a little ritual to get together on WhatsApp and we have both a few beers on our boats and choose Friday nights to drink a beer together on WhatsApp.
Wouldn't it be great if all her fans could join in with beer.
stief
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stief
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Rainbow Spirit
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Ever since AT retired from the race I’ve transferred my hopes for a win to Boris, he is not French, speaks English and puts out some fantastic on board clips that are very personal. Go Boris!
stief
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WLIS Jibing
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Sorry if this has been covered, but could someone please explain the relationship between Boris and Yacht Club de Monaco? Is he a member? Are they sponsoring him? I don't see any other imocas in the VG with yacht club burgees (maybe I missed it), so thought that was interesting.
stief
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There was something near the beginning of the thread, but doubt it would be easy to find
https://yachtclass.mc/en/boris-herrmann-et-malizia-ii.html seems similar enough. Looking forward to much better answers
Cwinsor
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Jeezus. Says when she left Uruguay for the UK single-handed, it was her first time sailing solo at night, first ocean voyage solo. She clearly had/has balls the size of watermelons (compliment intended in the most gender-neutral way).
stief
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Yup. If she was closer to the front, she'd easily catch the standard from Alex and Sam for The Great White English Hope
(to continue the fun mixing metaphors). She is tough.More seriously, I think she finished an
Lat update on Sebastien Destremeau on the FR side of the VG website (DeepL translated):
This morning, after weeks of struggling valiantly against serious damage, Sebastien Destremau threw in the towel. The skipper of Merci has been heading since this morning to the port of Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand, or to Christchurch, which is easier to access and where he will find the equipment to repair.
Sébastien Destremau will have gone to the end of his adventure, with amazing patience and perseverance. Setting off on the race after obtaining additional time to get his boat up to speed, the skipper of Merci worked until the last hours before the start, installing a cardboard cap that was to protect him from the liquid breakers on his boat. It's well known that trouble flies in squadrons and, for the occasion, an entire fleet went over his makeshift cap. Gone with the intention of going piano, to the extent of the imperfect preparation of his Thank you, the Toulon native had not been at sea for two days that he was already climbing the mast. On his way, he encountered "routine problems" (a faulty lazy jack, flooding, electronics failure), keel hydraulics, anemometer problems and, from the southern seas, much more worrying problems: his autopilot, infernal soap opera for a solo sailor, then again his keel and steering systems, both primary and secondary. Several times, the last of the 2016-2017 Vendée Globe announced his intention to give up and, several times, he found the resources to go on. Until this Saturday, when Seb Destremau made the observation that he could no longer continue his route without putting himself in real danger in the Pacific waters.
The sailor from Toulon has been heading for New Zealand since this morning. With the race direction, which is looking after his safety, he was still hovering between Dunedin and Christchurch for refuge. A hairy depression is descending along New Zealand; there is an urgent need for shelter, but it is in Christchurch that he will find the right pontoon and shipyards.
This morning, after weeks of struggling valiantly against serious damage, Sebastien Destremau threw in the towel. The skipper of Merci has been heading since this morning to the port of Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand, or to Christchurch, which is easier to access and where he will find the equipment to repair.
Sébastien Destremau will have gone to the end of his adventure, with amazing patience and perseverance. Setting off on the race after obtaining additional time to get his boat up to speed, the skipper of Merci worked until the last hours before the start, installing a cardboard cap that was to protect him from the liquid breakers on his boat. It's well known that trouble flies in squadrons and, for the occasion, an entire fleet went over his makeshift cap. Gone with the intention of going piano, to the extent of the imperfect preparation of his Thank you, the Toulon native had not been at sea for two days that he was already climbing the mast. On his way, he encountered "routine problems" (a faulty lazy jack, flooding, electronics failure), keel hydraulics, anemometer problems and, from the southern seas, much more worrying problems: his autopilot, infernal soap opera for a solo sailor, then again his keel and steering systems, both primary and secondary. Several times, the last of the 2016-2017 Vendée Globe announced his intention to give up and, several times, he found the resources to go on. Until this Saturday, when Seb Destremau made the observation that he could no longer continue his route without putting himself in real danger in the Pacific waters.
The sailor from Toulon has been heading for New Zealand since this morning. With the race direction, which is looking after his safety, he was still hovering between Dunedin and Christchurch for refuge. A hairy depression is descending along New Zealand; there is an urgent need for shelter, but it is in Christchurch that he will find the right pontoon and shipyards.
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WLIS Jibing
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Thanks, Stief. Very interesting. With his performance so far, and his participation in the Kevin rescue, i would say that Boris has more than earned a dinner at the Yacht Club (world renowned restaurant from what I understand) with his friends, and a few stiff drinks at the bar.
Seaexplorer Foil Loads avg = 8 Ton.
https://exocet.cloud/grafana/d/bsbc_5MGz/malizia-public-dashboard?orgId=15
https://exocet.cloud/grafana/d/bsbc_5MGz/malizia-public-dashboard?orgId=15
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stief
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Cool. Charlie 1st, Louis 59 m later . . .and Boris <30 nm behind on the 2100 sked.
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found it https://exocet.cloud/grafana/dashboards
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littlechay
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It must be earlier than that. As soon as he rounds the Horn he is in Argentina's rescue zone and Chile would not be operating there.
I don't think the Armada de Chile would be impressed with being referred to as the Army either !
