Vendee Globe 2024, Brits

[John_Silver]

Pip talks to Dee (should open 14.46) Conrad Humphrys adds a perspective.

Sam G (at 11.16) on the psychology of finding the limit.

 

[John_Silver]

Yves Parlier's 2000 Vendee Globe is referenced, as being 'on another level,' in today's 'Live:'

Yves' carbon mast snapped, 1600nm from New Zealand. He sailed the boat, under jury rig, to Stewart Island. Where he anchored and rebuilt the rig. Using seaweed to fuel a furnace. And to supplement his dwindling food stocks. So that he could sail on, to finish the race. (Sous titres Anglais available)

 

[flaming]

Yves Parlier's 2000 Vendee Globe is referenced as being 'on another level,' in today's 'Live:'

Yves' carbon mast snapped, 1600nm from New Zealand. He sailed the boat, under jury rig, to Stewart Island. Where he anchored and rebuilt the rig. Using seaweed to fuel a furnace. And to supplement his dwindling food stocks. So that he could sail on, to finish the race. (Sous titres Anglais available)

Of note is that he could only use the seaweed because as per the Vendee rules, he was not allowed to land above the high tide line, so he only had access to the seaweed that lined the rocks that were exposed at low tide.

 

[michael_w]

No wonder he's know as ET, Extraterrestre.

 

[Allan]

Because Parlier had been living on fish and seaweed the race doctor told him he would need a special diet on his return. Parlier said, no problem, but I'll only start that after an enormous plate of steak and frites! He wrote a book about his voyage but, unfortunately, I have only seen it in French.
Allan

 

[John_Silver]

Update from Pip:

 

[smert]

One for the PBO forum!

 

[ridgy]

Kind of surprised the boats don't have a proper jury rig setup already prepared. A simple hank on dacron jib with a suitable 1x19 forestay...costs nothing and takes practically no weight or room.

 

[flaming]

Kind of surprised the boats don't have a proper jury rig setup already prepared. A simple hank on dacron jib with a suitable 1x19 forestay...costs nothing and takes practically no weight or room.

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That's literally what Pip has. A dacron Jib. She hasn't used wire, but Dynema.

 

[ridgy]

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That's literally what Pip has. A dacron Jib. She hasn't used wire, but Dynema.

Looks like she's butchering her storm jib to me and working it out as she goes along. Just curious why there isn't a more thought out solution ready to go, it's hardly a rare event in this class.

 

[flaming]

Looks like she's butchering her storm jib to me and working it out as she goes along. Just curious why there isn't a more thought out solution ready to go, it's hardly a rare event in this class.

The issue is that she hasn't got a big enough pole. Not the sail, so she's having to adjust the sail to suit. Hardly butchering it to stick a couple of patches on though.

 

[Buck Turgidson]

she's fine. She just needs to wait out the next couple of days and she will be running downwind in the right direction again.

 

[flaming]

she's fine. She just needs to wait out the next couple of days and she will be running downwind in the right direction again.

She's Pip. She'll have more sail area the next time she sends pics.

I wouldn't put it past her to wind up getting double digit speeds (roughly the speed the foils start being a benefit!) by the time she's finished tinkering

 

[Buck Turgidson]

She's Pip. She'll have more sail area the next time she sends pics.

I wouldn't put it past her to wind up getting double digit speeds (roughly the speed the foils start being a benefit!) by the time she's finished tinkering

I think the video was 30 hours ago when she was heading east. She's been reaching north for a while and doing well. When the 25kt winds arrive she can run again so yes I imagine she might get a bit of a shift on.

 

[John_Silver]

Seems to be able to sail with the wind just aft of the beam now (14.00 sched):



Not bad, for a boat without much in the way of low speed windward lift, from her hull form or appendages.



And, what little sail area she now has, set well forward (which must be inclining her to head downwind).

 

[John_Silver]

Pip's tune up underway (as foreseen by @flaming). Vid on FB
If without FB access:
Pip 'heading in the right direction' (and smiling broadly) since adding the clew patches and an improvised sheet lead
Trysail cut from (remains of?) a larger 3di sail. Corner patches sika'd on. For trial setting, once wind eases and sika cures, tomorrow.

EDIT Video now up on YouTube

 

[michael_w]

Some of the boats are carrying self-rescue kites.

 

[Buck Turgidson]

Boris has got the sharpest Gybes in the southern ocean!!

 

[John_Silver]

Pip hoists her Mk l Trysail....quickly followed by Mk ll.......Doubles SOG.....



Sam G drag racing, side by side, with Paul Meilhat. Sam D ditto, with Clarisse.

Tip & Shaft expecting Boris to be up with the leaders, by the time they reach Cape Horn..... (?)

 

[Buck Turgidson]

Next week looks like a drag race, first 2 or 3(if Seb can hang on) on Stb tack and the rest all compressed on the front of the low on Port. By Friday they could all be on the back of the same low although still in two groups.

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Well it's Friday and they are on the back of the low.

Boris will be no where near the leaders at the horn but the front 3 may get blocked at the latitude of the Falklands. I can't decide if they are better off going up the east side as they get blocked there too.