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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
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    • Cool Stuff
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  • Daily Updates
    • Ship Log
    • Ship’s Position
    • Daily Podcast from sea
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  • Saturday Updates
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    • 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
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Category: Ship Log

Day 88 – Heading east northeast

Posted on February 5, 2009 by Erin Brochu

2007utc,  30/17s  41/06w, 10.1knots boatspeed at 053T, staysail and 2 reefs in mainsail, wind SE at 20-25 knots, blue skies finally, barograph 1013 steady. Made good miles today in the

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Day 87 – Some easy miles

Posted on February 4, 2009 by Erin Brochu

After getting hammered again last night, with 35-40 knot headwinds, storm jib and 3 reefs in the mainsail, crashing along, very bad for the boat, finally today, we had wind,

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Day 86 – Thank You King Neptune!

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Erin Brochu

What a day. After yesterday’s recuperative opportunity, with shower, shave, and light winds, expected more through night. But no–the weather files were off by 100% again in wind velocity. Boat

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Day 85 – What a difference a day makes!

Posted on February 2, 2009 by Erin Brochu

What a difference a day makes! Crystal blue skies, sea down, wind down, drifting along first NE then tacked NW to get to new wind a bit earlier, had a

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Day 84 – All is well now

Posted on February 1, 2009 by Erin Brochu

Felicitations, Michel! C’est incroyable, absolument incroyable! Quel navigateur! Je me souviens toujours quand vous m’a aide avec mes questions pour le soixante pieds, j’ai ecrit en Francais, et vous avez

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Day 83 – Unpredictable weather

Posted on January 31, 2009 by Erin Brochu

January 31, 2009 – 2115utc 43/36S 51/42W, sailing away from France discouragingly. We’re trying to get to the other side of this massive low that is forecast to envelope the entire

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Day 82 – A tired skipper and boat

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Erin Brochu

1926 utc, 45/53S  49/15W, 8.7knots @ 049T, staysail and 2 reefs in main, upwind, port tack, going into high. Studying multiple weather maps for when to tack to stay on

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Day 81 – Violent Seas

Posted on January 29, 2009 by Erin Brochu

Distance covered over last 24 hours: 202.9 nautical miles. 35-45 knots of wind across the deck. Storm jib up and 3 reefs in the main. 15-foot breaking seas. 10.5 knots

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Day 80 – Straightforward Passage Dashed

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Erin Brochu

Sailed east of Falkland Islands. When saw a blue shading within the 200m line of depth on the southeast side of the islands, then on zoom, saw seaweed icons, did

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Day 79 – Steering by Compass

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Erin Brochu

2127 UTC, 53/09S  60/32W, 10 knots @ 055T, solent and 2 reefs in main, heading east of Falklands. Weather for tonight suggested it would be dead upwind to go West,

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