John_Silver

Yes. If Jean Le Cam's daggerboard entry, to the Vendee Globe, is his pension plan (as mooted on the VG thread), the multiple McIntyre...

Pressed the subscribe / alerts buttons, to see how he gets on. From the biog part of the video, he's got strong boat build /...

Starboard foil damage, for SVR: Heading home, to Mer Concept in Concarneau, to fit the spare. Hoping to be able to restart, for an...

Keel problems and sail damage for Pip. Can’t embed (FB) video. But here’s a link.

Sort of... It's a very complicated circle to square. 1 Over demand 2. The need for skippers proposing sponsorship deals to build new...

Boat tour.....And flavour of the KISS spirit, alive and well in the race fleet......

Pleased to see that the rules have changed again, for 2028. Levelling the qualification (if not the technological) playing field, for...

Sam G has fixed his primary (most sophisticated) pilot. Which failed during week 1. He’s been running on one, of two, back ups. Good...

Consider as well that if the skipper / CEO of a team can raise X amount of cash, then they have that as a budget to put the boat on the...

Just catching up on today's 'Live:' Paul Meilhat says that he is planning to route north (with the Vulnerables). On the tracker (14.00...

Love that list. Highlights how far out of his skin (and beyond his boat's age) Sam G is performing. Fingers crossed that negotiating the...

@ridgy, some food for thought, regarding possible 'buyers remorse' by Jean Le Cam (post #225), and the mix of motivations behind his...

Sam D has a new boat. Sam G has a 2019 boat, Boris has a new boat. The boat is only part of the story. Top 20 as of now: C Dalin 2022...

@Birdseye : IMOCA.org Rules, from the Class Association. In an ‘one pager.’Also a bit about the evolution, from Archimedean to foiling...

The boat is now on its home berth. A bouncy but quick sail from Lorient mostly on the wind tested things out and amazingly very little...