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The incredible thing is Kirsten apparently still thinks she's hundreds of miles behind the leaders - an also-ran, and has no idea of her real position.
Is she gonna be the happiest bunny on earth when she eventually finds out?
What a woman! What a sailor!
I'd love to be a fly on the wall at that occasion.
 
In the unlikely event that she can maintain her current speed (we can only hope, considering the lighter conditions that are forecast), she should be in before sunset tomorrow.
 
Here's Ian H-J's account of his terminal incident....


He makes it clear, at about minute 18, that he did NOT deploy his drogue until after the boat was rolled and he'd lost the rig..... despite GGR Supremo Don McIntyre advising him so to do before the incident.

I haven't listened/watched beyond that.
 
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With two 'Winners' home, and three still to come ( 100nm, 1700nm, 2500nm respectively ), there are already lots of comments on what extra skills, preparation and 'fortune de mer' led to their success.

Tall, light rig versus shorter, beefed-up spars?
Waterline length?
Sailmaker and sails choice?
Double mainsheet versus single?
Spares pack?
Auto-steering package?
Severe weather strategy?

It might also be the opportunity to reflect on what happened to those who 'didn't win' and what lessons we might glean from their misfortunes.....

Tapio Lehtinen

Mark Sinclair

Ertan Bescardes

Pat Lawless

Gay Waites

Guy deBoer

Elliott Smith

Edward Walentynowicz

Damien Gillou

Arnaud Gaist

Ian Herbert-Jones


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zoidberg said:
With two 'Winners' home, and three still to come ( 100nm, 1700nm, 2500nm respectively ), there are already lots of comments on what extra skills, preparation and 'fortune de mer' led to their success.

Tall, light rig versus shorter, beefed-up spars?
Waterline length?
Sailmaker and sails choice?
Double mainsheet versus single?
Spares pack?
Auto-steering package?
Severe weather strategy?

It might also be the opportunity to reflect on what happened to those who 'didn't win' and what lessons we might glean from their misfortunes.....

Tapio Lehtinen

Mark Sinclair

Ertan Bescardes

Pat Lawless

Gay Waites

Guy deBoer

Elliott Smith

Edward Walentynowicz

Damien Gillou

Arnaud Gaist

Ian Herbert-Jones


.
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Yes worthwhile in due course

This was the article I referred to with lessons learnt from previous one. In this article,it was particularly noticeable that the lesson from the sailors was whenever possible to keep moving, and some regretted using drogues which caused some losses
What can be learned from the 2018-19 Golden Globe Race?
 
....it was particularly noticeable that the lesson from the sailors was whenever possible to keep moving, and some regretted using drogues which caused some losses.....
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Doesn't say that at all! 'Bit of a stuck record' on this issue. 'Dezinformatzia'.....

You've banged this drum before. I choose to heed the deeply-experienced guidance of the likes of Susanne Huber-Curphey and Roger Taylor.
Susie Goodall's JSD failed in service because it was old and underspecified for the actual weight of the boat. Her roll/pitchpole happened after that.

But I will agree with someone who suggests that it seems rather pointless to deploy a drogue AFTER the boat has been rolled and the rig lost....
 
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It might also be the opportunity to reflect on what happened to those who 'didn't win' and what lessons we might glean from their misfortunes.....
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maybe these boats aren't as well suited to this kind of project as Mr. McIntyre thinks they are.

Or, maybe it was the start date.., or maybe they were unlucky...

Or, maybe it's fine: It was always meant to be a challenge, and if something is really difficult to complete, not everyone who tries will succeed.

Lucky no one was lost though.
 
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maybe these boats aren't as well suited to this kind of project as Mr. McIntyre thinks they are.
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I don’t think any boat is really suited for for the prolonged period in the southern ocean. Larger vessels will generally fair better by shear size, its a harsh environment. Asking any vessel to spend 2-300 days at sea with no supplies or spares is a tall ask.

I cannot opthink of many vessels that are capable of it, nuclear submarines maybe?

Ian sadly got got caught by a fast developing depression from which he had no where to run. The sea conditions he faced with primary and secondary swells opposing create some horrendous conditions for any vessel.

Modern racers and vessels use the latest forecasts to navigate around the large depressions, modern racing boats catching a ride on the edges. Choosing the weather conditions, they sail in.

Even then a things go wrong:
Team Holcim-PRB has dismasted - all crew safe

It’s an adventure and a challenge things will go wrong and the competitors know the risk.
 
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