Vendée Globe 2016-2017

Tracker still has him moving at 14.9kt. His plan was to go through the Bass Strait to avoid the worst of the weather.
 
mainsail1 said:
Every time I look, Alec has a low VMG, even when boat speed is good. On the other hand, Armel seems good at keeping boat speed and VMG pretty close. I can't understand why Alec is not more focused on VMG.
Surely every lost knot of VMG is a lost mile to the finish and means more miles to cover than Armel and less chance of winning?
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Is the VMG, as it is calculated on such a large scale, factoring in the curvature of the earth at such high (southerly) latitudes. As AT is roughly 200Nm further north, he has further to to travel for each 1' of longitude.
 
I've been following Le Cam and Enda, both are doing very well at present. Le Cam has crept up a few places and gained from people dropping out. now in 6th and not far from 5th. Moving up any further may be a stretch! The Irishman with the mad eyes has slowly moved up from 2nd last to 15th, with some of the boats ahead catchable!
It will be interesting to see how many make it to Cape Horn and beyond. The midfield are seeing some serious weather.
Allan
 
AT showing at 2.2kt on the 1900 tracking... that's got to hurt! Hopefully we caught him mid manoeuvre or sail change??
 
To those who don't like the 'Official' site - are you using the 2d or 3d? I'm finding the 3d fine, you can advance the wind forecast (but the boats don't do the predicted course moving as I read that they did on another site). I have the Predict Wind open on another tab just to check what the two models say. I did have a look at the 2d, and can see why people wouldn't like it.

This is the 3d:-

http://tracking2016.vendeeglobe.org/hp5ip0/
 
Who decides and on what criteria, the limits of the Antarctic Exclusion Zone?

It is a somewhat irregular line.

Is it changed on the fly? Which begs the question, what happens if a competitor does not acknowledge receipt of notification?
 
BobPrell said:
Who decides and on what criteria, the limits of the Antarctic Exclusion Zone?

It is a somewhat irregular line.

Is it changed on the fly? Which begs the question, what happens if a competitor does not acknowledge receipt of notification?
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I can answer the last - the race committee DID change the limits and JP Dick did not pick it up, and crossed over into it

He had to retrace his steps and exit at the point he entered, losing quite a lot of time.

The tracker shows his detour clearly
 
BobPrell said:
Who decides and on what criteria, the limits of the Antarctic Exclusion Zone?

It is a somewhat irregular line.

Is it changed on the fly? Which begs the question, what happens if a competitor does not acknowledge receipt of notification?
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The Antarctic Exclusion Zone has been modified several times as an amendment to the sailing instructions.
The latest change was dated 10th December and modified points at 145°, 140°, and 135° W. ie not too far ahead of where Armel and Alex currently are.
See: http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/download/36475/
 
Bathdave said:
I can answer the last - the race committee DID change the limits and JP Dick did not pick it up, and crossed over into it

He had to retrace his steps and exit at the point he entered, losing quite a lot of time.

The tracker shows his detour clearly
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Thanks, yes he is doing pretty well considering that back-track. Thanks to those giving tracker hints.

The 3D allowed me to zoom down on Dick and nearby boats when he did his detour thru Bass Strait.

The replay dramatically showed how much he gained doing that.
 
I thknk it is about to get worse. in 24 hours it looks like Alex will have head winds whilst Armel will be sailing down wind. his move North has been a disaster and he is being caught from behind.
 
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