Andrew E
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Alex up to 3rd now! Looking good.
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Andrew E
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Video update from Enda...
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BigJoe
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Enda walked right round the boat without a harness..................... interesting
BigJoe
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Alex looks more dialled in just now, however, I think he's still bealing making that early gybe
adwuk
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Alex is hopefully happy with his position. It seems that he has the fastest boat in the fleet - this is the second time he has sailed past people already, and he is the only one taking time out of the leaders. There is loads of racing still to go, and I suspect he will be back in the lead in a day or two. Then he's just got to keep the boat in one piece.
Spyro
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Up into third and flying now.
Spyro
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Have you never seen single handed ocean racing before?. Would you want to go over the side of a boat doing 20 or 30 knots and be clipped on? Much better chance of survival if you go over and you have a PLB.
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BigJoe
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So are you suggesting they never clip on
Spyro
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I'm suggesting the reasons why they don't. I can't remember seeing anyone clipped on. I don't see many lifejackets either.
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BigJoe
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I'm not having a go, just found it a bit strange looking. I must admit, I don't normally clip on or wear a lifejacket.
But I have never crossed a sea, never mind an ocean
Andrew E
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I'm assuming Enda was wearing a PLB?
Spyro
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. That maybe more to do with wind angles. These boats go faster at certain angles so pointing further downwind without gybing may have been slower.
Spyro
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It's ok. I'm guessing a bit, maybe someone more in the know could confirm.
Andrew E
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Video update from Alex today..
^^ Looks alot of fun!
^^ Looks alot of fun!
matt1
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This is a massively impressive performance from Alex T. His gybe may not have paid off as he wanted but at each schedule today he's consistently been doing between 19-20 knots ..... In a monohull! He seems to be demonstrating he is the fastest boat in the fleet. Someone said he just has to move up the leader board and not break anything? That's a massive understatement.... He needs to make good meteorological decisions too, but he seems to have the drive and the boat speed that could win. And the video Clearly shows he is enjoying it too Go Alex!!
Go Alex!!Giblets
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Bloody 'ell, at the 1100 report Alex T is tanking along at 27.5 knots!!!! That would be fun! 
davidaprice
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In his first video he reported a peak speed off Cape Finisterre of 35 knots. I wonder if he was going "Yee-hah!" or more "Please don't break, please don't break!" ?
Kelpie
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Alex up to first place with a 17nm lead!
Kelpie
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Just heard via Facebook that Tanguy de lamotte (Initiatives coeur) has had some sort of rig/sail problem.
Andrew E
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Oh dear... halyard snapped or masthead crane gone?
https://twitter.com/VendeeGlobe/status/797496801809022977