Question asked by Webmaster: Why did you want to sail? How long have you been sailing for? Kiri, Hawkesdale, Australia Answer: I started sailing when I was a young boy,
Author: Erin Brochu
0646 utc 50/55S 137/38E, speed 11 knots, solent and 2 reefs in the mainsail, course 090T. Well the gales and the lows that have crushed us for a week are
0106utc 50/42S 130/41E, solent et deux ris dans la grande voile, 11.5 knots. Moving toward the East Australian ice gate. Despondent about Derek. After returning for repairs after the start,
0833utc 50/11S 126/55E 9 knots, storm jib, course 095T, gale still blowing, big, big seas still running. Can’t tell windspeed as our wind instruments have become erratic, but think in
by Marti Shea, Select Fitness When Rich started the race, he had a fitness plan in place to maintain his physical strength. When he broke his rib early in the race
by Rich Wilson, Skipper, Great American III The day before the start of the Vendée Globe I saw Yann Eliès riding on his bike, standing on the pedals, with his young
12/27 0315utc 49/35S 119/47 W, staysail, 11.7 knots. Awaiting next gale, should arrive in 6 hours, expected severe, will go to storm jib beforehand. Well it was inevitable, the being
1105utc we are at 48/54S 115/53E, making 10 knots with staysail only, in 35-45 knots of wind, yet again. Distance covered last 24 hours: 216.6 nautical miles. Cannot in my memory
1125 utc 48/14s 110/29e, 8.2 knots under storm jib awaiting new low. Distance covered during last 24 hours: 264.1 nautical miles. Thought would be very careful tonight, 40 knots now, baro
1046z 47/06s 105/08e. Distance covered in last 24 hours: 264.1 nautical miles. Passed west Australia ice gate this morning. 45-50 knots of wind again, for duration, grib files are off by