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Forum: Cruising News & Events 26-01-2017, 06:55
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Views: 51,661
Posted By Polux
Re: Vendee Globe Starts Today, Facts, Video, Discussion

Jean-Pierre, Elies and Le Cam finished the vendee on this order and separated by few hours. With this ones, that had a big reception ended the race 1st division, meaning the surviving top solo races...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 24-01-2017, 07:00
Replies: 431
Views: 51,661
Posted By Polux
Re: Vendee Globe Starts Today, Facts, Video, Discussion

It seems it will be Jean Pierre Dick, but really those 3 deserved all an honorary 4th place. They have being fighting since the beginning of the race, always very close adl always in a great mood....
Forum: Cruising News & Events 24-01-2017, 06:41
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Views: 51,661
Posted By Polux
Re: Vendee Globe Starts Today, Facts, Video, Discussion

And finally a very happy Jeremie Beyou arrived at the finish line being the first with older generation boats (2010) even if it was retrofitted with new foils.

To understand why he is so happy and...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 20-01-2017, 04:17
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Views: 51,661
Posted By Polux
Re: Vendee Globe Starts Today, Facts, Video, Discussion

Alex arrived near sunrise and even with below 0 temperatures, on a very chilly morning, was deservedly escorted by a big number of boats to the finish line.

He looked a lot more tired than Armel,...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 19-01-2017, 10:57
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Views: 51,661
Posted By Polux
Re: Vendee Globe Starts Today, Facts, Video, Discussion

And you are not French?I guess not, I wonder if you were:biggrin:

I would say that regarding boat building, meaning top racing boat building there are some other places where you can find about...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 19-01-2017, 10:19
Replies: 431
Views: 51,661
Posted By Polux
Re: Vendee Globe Starts Today, Facts, Video, Discussion

I am looking at Armel...and I am truly amazed. He really looks in great shape and not tired at all. That is one of the secrets of this race, the ability to manage effort and stress without reach...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 19-01-2017, 09:46
Replies: 431
Views: 51,661
Posted By Polux
Re: Vendee Globe Starts Today, Facts, Video, Discussion

Great images live and a huge reception. The noise is incredible!!! and a great new, kind of sad for Armel and that gives another meaning to the kiss he had give to it: It is not his boat anymore....
Forum: Cruising News & Events 19-01-2017, 08:23
Replies: 431
Views: 51,661
Posted By Polux
Re: Vendee Globe Starts Today, Facts, Video, Discussion

Well, I enjoy to be in good company so it was a pleasure to share it with all of you:smile:

I will keep commenting, there are several races on this race, one very interesting is the one from what...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 19-01-2017, 07:35
Replies: 431
Views: 51,661
Posted By Polux
Re: Vendee Globe Starts Today, Facts, Video, Discussion

Armel is just finishing right now!!!!

He is enjoying the moment so much that he goes slow with a reefed main, just to last longerLOL

He even kissed his boat!!! Finally after two 2th places on...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 18-01-2017, 16:32
Replies: 431
Views: 51,661
Posted By Polux
Re: Vendee Globe Starts Today, Facts, Video, Discussion

I don't know in what you disagree with me but Alex and Armel use B&G as most of the racers and they use it because it is the best. Others use NKE that is almost as good, in what regards autopilots...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 18-01-2017, 11:17
Replies: 431
Views: 51,661
Posted By Polux
Re: Vendee Globe Starts Today, Facts, Video, Discussion

"On the screens:
You will be able to watch the winner finishing live in French and English on the Vendée Globe website, mobile apps, tablets as well as on Dailymotion, Facebook and Youtube.

The...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 18-01-2017, 10:04
Replies: 431
Views: 51,661
Posted By Polux
Re: Vendee Globe Starts Today, Facts, Video, Discussion

Yes, I agree that those two had made a fantastic race but it is good to remember than Armel was the involuntary victim of the worst bad luck with the weather on the long history of the Vendee,...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 18-01-2017, 08:15
Replies: 431
Views: 51,661
Posted By Polux
Re: Vendee Globe Starts Today, Facts, Video, Discussion

34.8nm is the distance that separates them. Alex won 1.8k on the last 4 hours. Armel will reach the stronger winds in 8 hours and should be making the last tack very soon.

They are entering a zone...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 18-01-2017, 03:39
Replies: 431
Views: 51,661
Posted By Polux
Re: Vendee Globe Starts Today, Facts, Video, Discussion

One last tack to make ad the last 330nm. The wind conditions are steady and the wind force is going to increase towards the finish and that means we will have very nice movies!!!!

Alex is now at...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 17-01-2017, 15:25
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Views: 51,661
Posted By Polux
Re: Vendee Globe Starts Today, Facts, Video, Discussion

Not really, unless something happens to Armel's boat. Alex needed to arrive to that ridge with a difference lower than 30m to have some chances. He arrived with a 75nm difference. Alex is going to...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 17-01-2017, 09:53
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Posted By Polux
Re: Vendee Globe Starts Today, Facts, Video, Discussion

The diference is now only 57.5nm. Alex is doing 15.7K and Armel only 10.8K!!!!! 460nm for the finish line.

They are going to arrive in medium to strong winds: That will provide great videos
Forum: Cruising News & Events 17-01-2017, 07:43
Replies: 431
Views: 51,661
Posted By Polux
Re: Vendee Globe Starts Today, Facts, Video, Discussion

69 nm between them and Armel is only doing 9.6k while Alex is doing 17.1k!!!!

It will not be enough, but Alex besides being 2nd (if Armel has not any serious problem on the boat) will come out of...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 17-01-2017, 05:47
Replies: 431
Views: 51,661
Posted By Polux
Re: Vendee Globe Starts Today, Facts, Video, Discussion

The virtual vendee is amazing and a prof how accurate are today VPP predictions and in general way weather forecasts on the Ocean: the best deck sailors will be arriving at about the same time than...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 17-01-2017, 03:30
Replies: 431
Views: 51,661
Posted By Polux
Re: Vendee Globe Starts Today, Facts, Video, Discussion

Great sunrise for Armel that arrived to that ridge with low winds 2 hours ago with about 75nm advance on Alex and both seem to have kept the boats on one piece.

Now he is entering the low wind...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 16-01-2017, 14:03
Replies: 431
Views: 51,661
Posted By Polux
Re: Vendee Globe Starts Today, Facts, Video, Discussion

Armel seems to me to be making a good job controlling Alex. On the last 4 hours he even won slightly and on the last 12 hours lost only 3nm.

He only need to arrive to those light winds and upwind...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 16-01-2017, 06:03
Replies: 431
Views: 51,661
Posted By Polux
Re: Vendee Globe Starts Today, Facts, Video, Discussion

DSS means Dynamic Stability System. If you want to know more about it I suggest to go to my blog an put "DSS" on the search engine. You will have severalposts with information about that.
Forum: Cruising News & Events 16-01-2017, 04:14
Replies: 431
Views: 51,661
Posted By Polux
Re: Vendee Globe Starts Today, Facts, Video, Discussion

Big news on the vendee globe: Alex, on the relentless pursuit of Armel, had beaten the 24 hours solo record for monohulls that is now 536,81nm.

Even so Armel remains imperturbable, controlling...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 15-01-2017, 17:48
Replies: 431
Views: 51,661
Posted By Polux
Re: Vendee Globe Starts Today, Facts, Video, Discussion

That is clever. Yes I can see it working. But I don't know if they are using part of the foil as DSS system and in that case they would have to abandon that. I don't see anything on the rules that...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 15-01-2017, 10:02
Replies: 431
Views: 51,661
Posted By Polux
Re: Vendee Globe Starts Today, Facts, Video, Discussion

New update.... and things could not be more interesting on the race:

As I supposed and we had seen before, Hugo Boss is faster than Banque Populaire on strong winds and Armel is not able to race...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 15-01-2017, 07:58
Replies: 431
Views: 51,661
Posted By Polux
Re: Vendee Globe Starts Today, Facts, Video, Discussion

Again, the only really top of the crop sailor with a fast boat without foils was Riou and he was among the first till he was forced to abandon.

Secondly, foiled boats had been wiped out on the...
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