Offshore
Alex Thomson: Up to third place
I moved up into third last night when my routing a lot further to the west of the other three in this lead group paid off.
Ryan Breymaier: Into the southeast trades
So, the southeast trades have not been super strong, but we have made good time, doing over 350 miles yesterday.
Ryan Breymaier: Into the southeast trades
So, the southeast trades have not been super strong, but we have made good time, doing over 350 miles yesterday.
On track for a 20 January departure
After four years of planning, expedition leader Tim Jarvis and his intrepid crew of five British and Australian adventurers are counting down the days until they set sail.
Vendee Globe: Alex Thomson up to third
On the fast lane closer to the Brazilian coast, Alex Thomson on Hugo Boss overhauled Jean-Pierre Dick and Virbac Paprec 3 by yesterday's final sched to move up to third place in t
Maserati across the Equator
On Wednesday at 17:07:33 UTC, 9 days and 45 minutes after leaving New York, the modified VO70 Maserati crossed the equator: the boat is now in the Southern Hemisphere, sailing off the coa
Vendee Globe: Hugo Boss closing on third place
The last 24 hours have been busy ones in the Vendee Globe with four more boats rounding Cape Horn, Bernard Stamm and Cheminees Poujoulat formally retiring from the race, and Alex Thom
Ryan Breymaier: Doldrums - tick
So, didn't we get lucky with the Doldrums? One day, 180 miles, in and out, two sail changes, no tacks or gybes, and plenty of boatwork done on our pitstop, most all of it waterproofing.
Bravo Mike
Congratulations to Mike Golding on his Cape Horn rounding, making him the first person to have raced arou
Alex Thomson: One working hydrogenerator
“The big news is my hydro generator bracket is finally finished and the hydro is currently filling my batteries fully for the first time in a month!
