1300utc, 48/14S 81/15E, 25-30 knots west wind, making 12.9 knots at 065deg course True, solent and 2 reefs in the mainsail. Distance covered in last 24 hours: 201.9 nautical miles. Had
Month: December 2008
0918 UTC 46/51S 73/59E, 12.5 knots speed, 20 knots wind SW, Solent un ris dans la grande voile. Off the Kerguelen Plateau at long last, seas much smoother. Mini-front came through last
46/46/s 68/46E 1349 UTC 12/18/2008, 10 knots, staysail and 3 reefs in the main, 28-34knots wind, WNW, making E course. Distance covered in last 24 hours: 260 nautical miles. We were
Distance covered the last 24 hours: 246.3 nautical miles. Making fast progress with solent and 3 reefs in the main. Read Seb Josse’s account of using his reacher and 3
Question asked by Matthias: Hello everybody. Seeing Rich’s video, I wonder if these are buddhist prayer flags on the portside stern section? I wish you well, Matthias Steingass, Zuerich. Answer:
0817z 47/11S 53/43E, south east of Isles Crozet. Distance covered in last 24 hours: 186.3 nautical miles. The wind is down from its hear hurricane strength last night, and the leftover
No position 0930z (covered 255 nautical miles in last 24 hours), but I’m OK. Beacon problem i guess. Under storm jib alone, no mainsail, another 50 knots of wind not
45/26S 42/44E 0710UTC. Distance covered in last 24 hours: 139.4 nautical miles. Another day, another low pressure system in the Southern Ocean. Yesterday, the problem was that I had a plan
by Sam Scott, Associate Curator, Peabody Essex Museum Turn your globe on its head so that the continent of Antarctica is at the top. Notice the ring of ocean that
by Rich Wilson, Skipper, Great American III The turning mark in the Vendée Globe is Antarctica. We will not see this cold continent as we circumnavigate it, but we will be