Vendee Globe 2016

[Doug Lord]

Vendee

Images from on board Edmund De Rothschild: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f2nnH_N1xw

 

[Doug Lord]

Vendee

Trackers:
-- http://tracking2016.vendeeglobe.org/hp5ip0/


-- http://tracking2016.vendeeglobe.org/gv5ip0/
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[Doug Lord]

Vendee

More French aerial video: https://twitter.com/VendeeGlobe/status/806614667179085824

 

[brian eiland]

Hey Doug,
Where are there some good photos/drawings of the rigs on these boats??

I notice some don't appear to carry ANY spreaders at all

 

[Doug Lord]

Vendee

Hey, Brian-you might look on the Vendee site(post #1 in this thread) or google Francois Chevalier who does great renders of many different boats. I think the IMOCAS use big on-deck spreaders.....

 

[Doug Lord]

Vendee

Alex is going a bit faster than Le Cleach but is 133NM behind.
Go Alex!

 

[Doug Lord]

Vendee

Broken rudders-Roman Attanasio in South Africa attempting repairs:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDCAhWZsnrg



The Rudders:

 

[Doug Lord]

Vendee

Amazing-both trackers down at 6:22 Eastern !

 

[Doug Lord]

Vendee-- On Board Hugo Boss

Go Alex!(safely!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIhNLkWNe5I

 

[Doug Lord]

Foiling

If you want to see just how little the Vendee(IMOCA) rules would have to change to allow full flying foiling instead of foil assist go here:
http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/sailboats/new-monohull-foilers-2016-a-54975-3.html#post792438

 

[Doug Lord]

Vendee-- On Board Hugo Boss

Alex in darkness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK2v1XTIjJI

 

[Doug Lord]

Vendee

Rich Wilson-"Great American IV" chart table "tour": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB7NExnHHJ8

 

[Doug Lord]

Vendee-- On Board Hugo Boss

No wind.....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mPxPIe2JGY Go Alex!

 

[Doug Lord]

Vendee-- On Board Hugo Boss

Alex in good weather: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ubFRotHz9Q

 

[Doug Lord]

Vendee-- On Board Hugo Boss

Alex in a good mood and the "full 360" : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15JcfMcZ72s