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Sam Goodchild has deployed his Argo float
Discounts
The Agulhas Current, giant swirling whirlpools at the crossroads of three oceans
At the southern tip of the African continent where the Atlantic, Indian and Southern Oceans converge, is the Agulhas Current which forms giant whirlpools several hundred kilometers in diameter. This current is feared by skippers mainly for the the sea conditions which can be kicked up.
Nerves build as transition time arrives
Still led by Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance) the top skippers on the Vendée Globe have now completed around a quarter of the solo round the world course. While they had a slow passage to the Equator, Dalin and co now seem to be on course to break Alex Thomson’s 8 days and 15 hours record…
Oliver Heer : « I take one day after the other »
Simon up to second and closing on Dalin’s lead
Sébastien Simon (Groupe Dubreuil) has been rewarded for his electric pace by taking over second place on the Vendée Globe and seemingly moving ever closer to Charlie Dalin’s lead on MACIF Santé Prévoyance. The fast moving Simon is now less than 22 miles behind Dalin who has led the solo round the…
Sébastien Simon surpasses successive 24hr speed marks during unprecedented South Atlantic session
Unprecedented solo monohull speeds continue to be sustained by the leading five boats on the Vendée Globe as they head towards the longitude of the Cape of Good Hope. Les Sables d’Olonne’s Sébastien Simon (Groupe Dubreuil) has shown speeds more worthy of his airline sponsor than a solo round the…
Justine Mettraux loses J0 headsail
We are trailing along here with this front and we seemed to be pretty much on the edge of it, but therefore the conditions are unstable a bit and between 13 and 20kts of wind, average about 15kts, not easy to be fast all the time. We do what we can. We had a good night, no sail changes, and all is well on board. The distance with the leaders will change dramatically, they will gain a lot. Also I had AIS contact with Clarisse which was nice to have a direct companion, I heard her speaking on the VHF but I could not see her now. I am alone again. The sea is a little bit short and stubby, no so much to report. The front pack? Amazing, big respect, amazing run they are in a lucky spot now thanks to their own efforts and it is really great to see. I am a bit jealous obviously but the race is still long.
