Globe 40 race

[John_Silver]

In the sharp fleet:



Melodie & Colin, on Whiskey Jack, leave no line un-tweaked in their bid to catch Jangada.



Whose Richard & Rupert are devoting their full attention to....



.....reeling in Lisa & Jade, aboard Wilson.



In turn locked in pursuit of Jose & Luiz's Barco.



Bouncing back from their rudder damage and lightning strike double whammy of start delays; Thibaut & Nicolas are 'last but not least' with Free Dom. Determined to make the Cape Horn leg start on 18.2.26​

 

[John_Silver]

Result rethink.....short head (to Curium - post #39) becomes dead heat, on the Globe40 Pacific leg.




Cue clebrations for Antoine & Alan on Credit



By way of consolation, for Djemila & Benoit, Curium retains an overall series lead.





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[John_Silver]

The battle of the sharps continues apace​

Whiskey Jack (Melodie & Colin) with under 700nm to cover now




Jangada (Richard & Rupert) too



Wilson (Lisa & Jade) chase down Barco (Jose & Luiz)....



.....with under 500nm to go



Spare a thought for Free Dom (Thibaut & Nicolas). Who are too busy sailing to be posting pictures! They still have 4350nm to cover, before the Cape Horn leg starts in Valparaiso on 18.2.26​

 

[John_Silver]

Foulies off, for Richard & Rupert on Jangada (at last)





Running repairs, for Melodie & Colin aboard Whiskey Jack





Likewise for Jose & Luiz. As Barco homes in on the Valparaiso finish line, 280ish nm ahead.



On the other side of the Pacific Ocean, Free Dom's Thibaut & Nicolas celebrate a victory of their own

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[John_Silver]

Situation update....



......from Lisa & Jade on Wilson, also enjoying the change in conditions. BUT aware that.....



....whilst the lighter / warmer / drier weather may make for more pleasant sailing; it has the potential to shuffle the sharp fleet pack. Before the finish line is crossed. Tracker Here (enable wind overlay under Settings Previsions )​

 

[John_Silver]

Write Richard & Rupert on Jangada. The sharp fleet line abreast. Heading for the finish.



The pack is duly reshuffled. A second photo finish in the making?



4000nm to the west, Free Dom's Thibaut & Nicolas surf the Big South

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[John_Silver]

Whale watching.....



......for Lisa & Jade on Wilson



Less than 150nm to go for Barco (Jose & Luiz). Just over 200nm for the trio to the west. (In a straight line....)​

 

[John_Silver]

Word from Jangada (Richard & Rupert)



30nm to the finish, for Barco (Jose & Luiz)​

 

[John_Silver]

See below

 

[John_Silver]

Over the line comes Barco (Jose & Luiz). First of the sharps.



Closely followed by Wilson (Lisa & Jade)



Jangada (Richard & Rupert)



and Whiskey Jack (Melodie & Colin)



With Free Dom (Thibaut & Nicolas) still at sea. Hoping to arrive before the Cape Horn leg starts on 18.2.26

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[John_Silver]

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[John_Silver]

For Thibaut & Nicolas, practice makes their sail repair skills perfect. With damage to both Free Dom’s A4 and A6



Their enthusiasm, for the sleigh ride across the Big South, undiminished. As they home in on Point Nemo.

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[John_Silver]

The evolution of the Class40, first sharps to latest scows . Pogo 40 to Musa 40. In Voiles et Voiliers



Make and Mend time, for Melodie & Colin on Whiskey Jack, in Valparaiso










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[John_Silver]

Globe40 the movie. Editors one leg in arrears. Reunion to Sydney. On board, fixer-upping, interviews, pre-Pacfic butterflies. (Mixture of English & English subtitles)

 

[John_Silver]

In Valparaiso: rudder bearing inspection time, for Richard & Rupert on Jangada



And a saildrive strip down, for Melodie & Colin aboard Whiskey Jack



At sea: Thibaut & Nico pass Point Nemo, optimistic about making the start of the Cape Horn leg.

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[John_Silver]

Free Dom's Thibaut & Nico are in the Deep South. Exploring the exclusion limit, on all fours. (Bear with the auto-translate)



For several of the Class40 sailors, ashore in Valparaiso, the Mini-Transat was their training ground for this race. Including Lisa off Wilson and Djemila off, fleet leader, Curium. Here Djemila gives a guided tour of her Classe Mini 6.50, alongside and at sea. (English subtitles)

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[John_Silver]

Thibaut & Nico still hugging the southern exclusion limit. Once Free Dom gybes, its 1600nm to Valparaiso



Wonder if consideration is being given, to adjusting the Feb 18th start date, for the Cape Horn (Valparaiso to Recife) leg? To allow crew and craft an opportunity for adequate recuperation/preparation.​

 

[r_h]

Thibaut & Nico still hugging the southern exclusion limit. Once Free Dom gybes, its 1600nm to Valparaiso
Wonder if consideration is being given, to adjusting the Feb 18th start date, for the Cape Horn (Valparaiso to Recife) leg? To allow crew and craft an opportunity for adequate recuperation/preparation.​

They should be here with four or five days to spare - and one of the co-skippers is changing for the next leg. There will also be an army of very knowledgable volunteers to help with any boat work that needs doing, so at the moment the expectation is they will be able to start with the rest of us and be well rested for the restart.

 

[John_Silver]

Vendee Globe skipper Yoann Richomme is a fan of the Class40. Nominating the Lombard Lift V2 design (sistership to race leader Curium) as his Coolest Yacht in YW



Less than 1000nm to go, to Valparaiso, for Free Dom's Thibaut & Nico. With 8 days until the start of the Cape Horn leg.​