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Following the Vandee Globe? Solo around the world
Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2016 8:37 am
by FishyFabs
For those of you suffering with cabin fever...you can always follow the Vandee Globe which started 8 days ago and will last another 70 days. It is a solo sailing race around the world without any assistance or any stops. It will take them approximately 80 days.
I am following Alex Thomson in the Hugo Boss boat. Why him you say?...Because he can literally walk up a mast! Here is the video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4loB_UGxw8 . He has another video where he walks on the keel which is impressive too.
You can track their progress and wind speed on the Vendee Globe website but I find the iPAD app runs the animation graphics much better giving you a better picture.
Hopefully this can ease the pain of winter for you!
Re: Following the Vandee Globe? Solo around the world
Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2016 8:41 am
by grady
Re: Following the Vandee Globe? Solo around the world
Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2016 8:45 am
by FishyFabs
Great stunt too....I am disappointed to see how little press or TV coverage this race is getting.
Re: Following the Vandee Globe? Solo around the world
Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2016 8:57 am
by C Buchs
Here's the link the the web site.
http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/ I've got it set as one of my default web pages (along with this one and some others) that open automatically when I open Chrome. I'm not following anyone in particular, but would be interested to know if there is someone I should be rooting for and why. Who should I be pulling for?
Jeff
Re: Following the Vandee Globe? Solo around the world
Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2016 9:48 am
by NiceAft
If you wish to follow a lot more crazy trip across the Atlantic, you can follow this fellow who is attempting to swim across the Atlantic.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/ ... ntic-ocean
You can follow his progress here:
http://www.swimthebigblue.com/track-ben
Ray
Re: Following the Vandee Globe? Solo around the world
Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2016 10:29 am
by reastmure
I am following the Vendee Globe AND RACING in it!! (the virtual one haha!)
check it out at:
http://www.virtualregatta.com/
Re: Following the Vandee Globe? Solo around the world
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2016 3:15 pm
by grady
Re: Following the Vandee Globe? Solo around the world
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2016 3:42 pm
by grady
And if you are still following.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3TXhG1mGal0
It is long and I can not understand French. But watching Alex pushing that boat without a foil is amazing.
Re: Following the Vandee Globe? Solo around the world
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2016 3:45 pm
by grady
Oh and this one from Alex Thomson Racing
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rkI43kroTAY