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Hose change for Sébastien Marsset
Wild in the west as leader Dalin prepares for peaceful exit to Pacific
While Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance), the race leader, is due to pass into the Pacific this evening or tonight, and also cross the theoretical half way point of the 23,890 nautical miles course for the Vendée Globe 10th edition, way far to his west – nearer the Kerguelen Islands – skippers…
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Conrad Colman: "Gusts from 48 to 50 knots, 3 reefs..."
Mast track damage on board HUMAN IMMOBILIER.
We've got a nice depression on our hands right now. This one's going to kick ass! I've prepared everything properly, leaving nothing to chance on deck or inside. It's going to be two very sporting and committed days, and we're going to have to hang in there!
A tough night for Guirec Soudée
Pacific beckons tomorrow for Dalin
Ten skippers have now passed Cape Leeuwin, the most recent being Paul Meilhat (Biotherm) at 2213hrs UTC the winner of the 2020-21 Vendée Globe Yannick Bestaven (Maître CoQ V) 2322hrs UTC last night. Looking at the passage times is a reminder how much closer this race is than anything we have seen…
A defining split?
With the top three on the Vendée Globe are all making good progress eastwards under Australia their pursuers look set to deal with a windless zone that is forming which could widen the gaps even further. Indeed the next few days as leader Charlie Dalin moves out of the Indian Ocean and into the…
Pip Hare: "I looked at my repair... I'll never be a boatbuilder!"
Learn about polar scientific stations
Now that the skippers are well into their circumnavigation of Antarctic it’s a good time to learn about the polar scientific stations which are situated in some of the most remote, hostile parts of the world. A polar station is a stationary hub which is used by scientists to monitor and study the…
