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Ocean Challenge Live! – The Vendee Globe 2008

Ocean Challenge Live! - The Vendee Globe 2008

Solo, Non-Stop, Around-the-World Race

  • Racing Great American III
    • About Rich Wilson
    • About Great American III
    • Vendee Globe 2008-2009
    • Rich’s Asthma
    • Shore Support Crew
    • Press Releases
    • Press Coverage
    • Cool Stuff
    • Glossary
  • Daily Updates
    • Ship Log
    • Ship’s Position
    • Daily Podcast from sea
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  • Saturday Updates
    • Essays
    • Photo Galleries
    • Q&A
  • Team of Experts
    • Prof. Dava Newman, M.I.T.
    • Dr. Brien Barnewolt, Emergency Medicine, Tufts Medical Ctr.
    • Dava Sobel, Author, Longitude, Galileo’s Daughter
    • Dr. Chris Fanta, Asthma, Brigham & Women’s Hosp.
    • Capt. Eric Wallischecke, USMS
    • Samuel Scott, Maritime Art, Peabody Essex Museum
    • Dr. Jan Witting, Sea Education Association
    • Marti Shea, Select Fitness
    • Dr. Ioannis N. Miaoulis, Museum of Science
    • Laura Mirabella, Shipping Broker
    • Capt. Murray Lister, M.V. Cape York
    • Dr. Ambrose Jearld, National Marine Fisheries Service
    • Dr. Chuck Czeisler, Sleep, Brigham & Women’s Hosp.
    • Sean T. Connaughton, U.S. Maritime Administrator
    • Lorraine Leo, Technology Teacher
    • Rich du Moulin, Owner, Intrepid Shippin
    • Scott Hamilton, Investment Advisor & Explorer
  • Teacher’s Guide 2008
    • Family Activities
  • FAQ
Announcements
  • A Call to AntarcticaOn March 10, 2009 at 13:43:19 French time, Skipper Rich Wilson and Great American III crossed the finish line at Les Sables d'Olonne. Race time: 121 days, 41 minutes and 19 seconds
  • Thank you for all of your kind notes, and for joining us on another educational adventure at sitesALIVE!

Category: Ship Log

Surge Stress

Posted on December 6, 2008 by Erin Brochu

At 1510 utc today, at 40 deg 20 min S and 01 deg 05 min E, 297.5 miles covered in past 24 hours, Great American III passed north of a point of

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Out on a Limb and Beyond

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Erin Brochu

38/36N 5/21W, staysail, 3 reefs, 12 kts, surges to 22 kts, 301.6 miles in last 24 hours. Had two exciting experiences in the last 24 hours. Last night, at 0230z, with

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Delicious Sleep

Posted on December 4, 2008 by Erin Brochu

1400z, 36/45S 11/18 W, 296.2 nautical miles sailed in last 24 hours, 11.9 kts, surges to 20, staysail and 2 reefs in the main, 25-30kts wind, clear skies. Trying to

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Good Vibrations?

Posted on December 3, 2008 by Erin Brochu

Received new coordinates for Kerguelen ice gate. Last night had a development. Normally, at 12+ knots, we have a low hum in the keel. At about midnight, suddenly there was a

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Blessed Sleep!

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Erin Brochu

Reacher and full main, trimming corner of the S. Atlantic high. After the doldrums, I figured that things would revert to normal (since the doldrums are so abnormal and unpredictable).

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A Physics Problem

Posted on December 1, 2008 by Erin Brochu

The boat goes well and the skipper also. The boat structure has a wave-focusing physic into the cabin, when the bow pounds down, the cabin, after a slighly delay, sledgehammers

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4913 Miles Down!

Posted on November 30, 2008 by Erin Brochu

Slept more last night, at the chart table, but with sleeping bag, boat rocketing along, the pain in my rib is stable/moderate. Had a big rainstorm in the middle of

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Paying the Penalty

Posted on November 29, 2008 by Erin Brochu

Way back at the start of the race, in the difficult conditions of a bad seaway six of the fleet, including us, missed a buoy that was supposed to be

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Ice Gate

Posted on November 28, 2008 by Erin Brochu

This is a screenshot of MaxSea, a weather analysis and routing software program that many of the boats use. The red icon is Great American III. The two blue lines, southwest of

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C’est un bel jour

Posted on November 28, 2008 by Erin Brochu

Le soleil brille, c’est un bel jour. Je suis arrete hier soir pour une heure et demi avec la grande voile pour fair une petite ajustment a la drisse. Je sais la

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