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Little wins and false summits
Brit Sam Goodchild was celebrating a small victory this morning as he hoisted his freshly repaired mainsail which split in half two days ago. After working tirelessly since the accident, sticking the halves together in big waves and strong winds, the skipper of VULNERABLE, tentatively hoisted the…
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Sam Goodchild: "I had 14 cartridges of glue, and I'm finished"
Beyou approaching Cape Finisterre, Goodchild completes repair
Jérémie Beyou has under 500 miles to the finish but the skipper of Charal is still holding to modest speeds as he climbs the Portuguese then Galician coast towards Cape Finisterre which he should pass this morning. After the big gale winds are easing. Seas will be very confused.
The final frontier in the North Atlantic
Storms and damage in the final days, close to the finish of the Vendée Globe, are not uncommon. Tired boats and brutally fatigued sailors are a combination doubly challenged by winter gales in the North Atlantic.
Alan Roura : « being as east as possible »
The final miles feel the hardest
The lead group on the water are dealing with the strong winds near the centre of the low pressure system, trying as best as possible to keep their boats under control, reined back. Following Sam Goodchild’s mainsail tear on Vulnerable the British skipper remains on a more open, downwind angle and…
