The Vendee Globe is coming to an end. Michel Desjoyeau has won in record breaking time, and in style. The remaining fleet have now all rounded Cape Horn. Months of sailing are coming to an end.
I have found it really entertaining, not in the least because I too have been racing around in the Virtual Race. I’m west of the Canaries at the moment. The Vendee Globe website www.vendeeglobe.org/en/ for the real race has been particularly well serviced, and the interviews and e-mail comments from the skippers have been well worth following.
I have so much enjoyed Sam Davies’ comments. She did a great commentary on ‘types of waves’ the other day www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/8721/sam-on-waves.html - so true. For unadulterated commentary from Sam, have a look at Sam’s very pink website www.samdavies.com/gb_les_news.asp- (its a bilingual site, so if it comes up french, click on the Union Jack top right).
Showing posts with label Sam Davies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sam Davies. Show all posts
Thursday, February 05, 2009
Saturday, November 01, 2008
ROXY interior - Vendee Globe
I'm going to be actively supporting Sam Davis on 'Roxy' in the Vendee Globe solo round-the-world race because I used to sail with Sam. We were on the Mumm 36 team 'Bradamante' together for two years. I was tactician and Sam became the bowperson.
The Race starts next Saturday November 9th, and there is LOTS of activity going on. Go to www.vendeeglobe.org
There's also going to be virtual games running for this one, so if you fancy signing up go to www.virtualregatta.com Its a lot shorter race than the Volvo ( which will last around 8 months I think) as there won't be any stops. The Vendee Globe will be around 3 months long, but you must join within 15 days of the real race start. With the Volvo you can join anytime as the race has stop-overs - although I'm not sure yet what happens if you haven't got into port by the time the real race starts out again.
In the meantime, I just came across an amazing shot of the navigation station of 'Roxy'. Go to www.360ouest.com/panoramas and then click on page 2, and look for ID.631 ROXY. This where Sam is likely to spend nearly all her time down below, including sleeping I believe.
The Race starts next Saturday November 9th, and there is LOTS of activity going on. Go to www.vendeeglobe.org
There's also going to be virtual games running for this one, so if you fancy signing up go to www.virtualregatta.com Its a lot shorter race than the Volvo ( which will last around 8 months I think) as there won't be any stops. The Vendee Globe will be around 3 months long, but you must join within 15 days of the real race start. With the Volvo you can join anytime as the race has stop-overs - although I'm not sure yet what happens if you haven't got into port by the time the real race starts out again.
In the meantime, I just came across an amazing shot of the navigation station of 'Roxy'. Go to www.360ouest.com/panoramas and then click on page 2, and look for ID.631 ROXY. This where Sam is likely to spend nearly all her time down below, including sleeping I believe.
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