John_Silver
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Vendee Globe 2024, Brits
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capnsensible
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Drifting away. Good luck to all.
John_Silver
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dunedin
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"Racing" at 0.6 knots, so frustrating ! Can't even put the kettle on with so many boats close to each other.
geoid96
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It looks as though Conrad Colman has benefited hugely from his 1 hr. delayed start by getting North, picking up the new breeze early and sailing around the fleet.
michael_w
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Looking at them struggle in the light. why didn't anyone cant the keel to induce a bit of heel to help the sails fall into shape?
Buck Turgidson
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Early doors but Sam G is showing good speed.
Laser310
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that might be the worst tracker i have ever seen
dunedin
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Agree. But at least the race is now on, with boats up to higher speeds of 20 knots or so.
michael_w
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John_Silver
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Andi's daily Vendee Live....errr....live @13.30 UTC / 14.30 CET
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brainstorm
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Sam Goodchild seems to be in 2nd place which is fantastic. But I can’t find him on AIS off the west coast of Portugal. Does anyone know his boat name on MarineTraffic? And are competitors allowed to sail in dark mode with AIS switched off?
geoid96
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Sam G is now up to 1st on the latest update. His AIS id is 'Advens 1 Solo Sailor', however Marine Traffic relies on the VHF signal being picked up by a shore station so he is probably out of range.
flaming
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He's 1st on the tracker, but I think long term being further west is going to pay.
Awesome to see him up there. And Pip seems to be getting into her groove now, and also the conditions that the boat likes best...
Awesome to see him up there. And Pip seems to be getting into her groove now, and also the conditions that the boat likes best...
Buck Turgidson
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looks like he's just gybed at 1500. Great to see he's ahead of Ruyant who I think is in a new gen boat with the same support team.
John_Silver
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From the ‘live,’ just now: Thomas Ruyant has a deck leak from the sail hatch. Spent the night pumping.Needs flat conditions before he can fix.
Still a fantastic showing by Sam G. Not often Charlie Dalin gets overtaken…..Long may Sam’s success continue!
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brainstorm
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Thanks Geoid!
Bobc
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Nico's coming hooning in from the west.
John_Silver
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Bold move!
Dee Caffari's routing (on Andi Robertson's 'live,' today) had Nico, Charlie & Sam G all converging, neck and neck, this time tomorrow. But that's a loooong way ahead. With much real life still to happen.
Gripping stuff. As usual with the VG.
Dee Caffari's routing (on Andi Robertson's 'live,' today) had Nico, Charlie & Sam G all converging, neck and neck, this time tomorrow. But that's a loooong way ahead. With much real life still to happen.
Gripping stuff. As usual with the VG.
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