Vendée Globe

[Frogmogman]

For those who didn't get to see the live stream, I was on the water with Pip's team and have posted some photos on FB: - click here

https://www.facebook.com/rupert.holmes.10/posts/10159020512130152

Thanks for posting those Rupert.

I love the Corinthian nature of the low-budget teams, competing in old boats. The race can be split into the foiling boats and the non-foiling ones. Pip's boat may be old, but it's a good boat. Nobody should doubt her determination, and a good finish in the non-foiling category would be a great result for her. As always with this event, just to make it around to the finish will be a huge achievement.

That right now 61 year old Jean Le Cam is out in front (albeit briefly, for sure) in "Le Professor" Desjoyaux' old boat, winner of the 2008-9 event, is a joy.

 

[Spyro]

They were discussing whether he might have been over the line. It was bleedin' obvious that he was.

Richard

The timing on the tv screen didn't tie up with the countdown by the starter in the boat so something was a bit out, I think it may have been closer than it looked but definitely over early

 

[Lightwave395]

AT reckons he lost several miles when he had fishing gear around a foil and a sheet came off (tut tut) during a sail change

 

[Sandy]

For those who didn't get to see the live stream, I was on the water with Pip's team and have posted some photos on FB: - click here

As a non racer I do follow the VG. What I now find worrying is I actually know some of the people in the photographs!

 

[LONG_KEELER]

AT reckons he lost several miles when he had fishing gear around a foil and a sheet came off (tut tut) during a sail change

BTW, is that spar that's moving about a foil ?

 

[flaming]

AT reckons he lost several miles when he had fishing gear around a foil and a sheet came off (tut tut) during a sail change

Poor bloke. He'll have had to go outside to fix that!