There is an interesting issue just out - Good Old Boat magazine that also is on this race, it also has a fine article about some of the great authors of similar adventures. Inspired me to go to Amazon and add 9 more books to my library
Golden Globe race - to qualify!
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It’s funny, the editor/publisher couple of GOB live about a mile from Nabil in Minneapolis, but they chose to interview the guy in Florida instead!
Being of huge reader of Moitessier, knox-johnston, and the like since way before I took up sailing, I was really thinking I'd be into this when I first heard about it.
But, meh... couldn't really care about any of the participants or tracking the race. I guess the Vendee Globe and to a lesser extent, the VOR really takes the wind out of the GG's sails.
But, meh... couldn't really care about any of the participants or tracking the race. I guess the Vendee Globe and to a lesser extent, the VOR really takes the wind out of the GG's sails.
I said "almost"
My Allied Seawind MKII is only 31.56' OAL so it misses out by 5.5". Not that I am personally even close to capable, the boat, properly fitted out, would be more or less in the same league as any of the other 32's on the list.
Either way, it's still an enjoyable event to watch.
A couple of them have have shown over 100nm in a 24 hour span. And, I'd hope they'd have figured for a little slack on food stores.
For sure, they will pick up speed and miles/day when they get in reliable breeze!
Fishing might help the food supply. Collect water in the rain storms! Stretch the food supply out by rationing. Major factors in this race include endurance, ingenuity, stamina, resourcefulness, luck … (so says Captain Obvious! )
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So might boat choice. All of the leaders are sailing a Rustler 36, a design so well regarded that it remains in production to this day.Fishing might help the food supply. Collect water in the rain storms! Stretch the food supply out by rationing. Major factors in this race include endurance, ingenuity, stamina, resourcefulness, luck … (so says Captain Obvious!
But I also suspect that is a bit of a self-fulfilling prophesy; the best racer/sailors CHOSE that boat for its great capability. They were always going to do well no matter what they sailed. Now doing better.
It's been interesting to follow so far. I'm a little surprised at the early drop outs and their stated reasons. Also a bit surprised at the equipment failures after such a short run.
Here's an article about the race by Outside Magazine
Another Voyage for Madmen (And, This Time, One Woman)
Another Voyage for Madmen (And, This Time, One Woman)
Only eight left. 73 year old Jean-Luc 1700+ nms ahead. Fellow Brit Susie Goodall still doing well. Rustler 36s dominate.
Latest positions at 10:00 UTC 08 October 2018
1 Jean- Luc VDH (FRA) Rustler 36 Matmut
2 Mark Slats (NED) Rustler 36 Ohpen Maverick
3 Uku Randmaa (EST) Rustler 36 One and All
4 Susie Goodall GBR) Rustler 36 DHL Starlight
5 Tapio Lehtinen (FIN) Gaia 36 Asteria
6 Istvan Kopar (USA) Tradewind 35 Puffin
7 Igor Zaretskiy (RUS) Endurance 35 Esmeralda
8 Mark Sinclair (Aus) Lello 34 Coconut
Latest positions at 10:00 UTC 08 October 2018
1 Jean- Luc VDH (FRA) Rustler 36 Matmut
2 Mark Slats (NED) Rustler 36 Ohpen Maverick
3 Uku Randmaa (EST) Rustler 36 One and All
4 Susie Goodall GBR) Rustler 36 DHL Starlight
5 Tapio Lehtinen (FIN) Gaia 36 Asteria
6 Istvan Kopar (USA) Tradewind 35 Puffin
7 Igor Zaretskiy (RUS) Endurance 35 Esmeralda
8 Mark Sinclair (Aus) Lello 34 Coconut
The movie about the life of Mike Plant (Coyote) is now out on iTunes and Amazon. I watched it last night, and was reminded that 34 years ago, he won the 50 foot class in the BOC Around the World Along race on his first try. Look who came in 2nd.
Thought you might like to see my Team Zafu design for the 1990 BOC.
When we crossed the Atlantic in 1986, we had this amazing new tech onboard that would provide instant weather updates, called a weather fax. Well, maybe it wasn't instant, but it would print out the NOAA weather updates at regular intervals on a perforated scroll of paper. So cool. We waited out TS Andrew in Burmuda.
It was almost too calm to the Azores.
-Will (Dragonfly)
When we crossed the Atlantic in 1986, we had this amazing new tech onboard that would provide instant weather updates, called a weather fax. Well, maybe it wasn't instant, but it would print out the NOAA weather updates at regular intervals on a perforated scroll of paper. So cool. We waited out TS Andrew in Burmuda.
-Will (Dragonfly)
Nice place to wait out anything. My parents retired to Hinson's Island in Bermuda's Great Sound. Many happy memories of summers and other visits there.
Nice shirt design, Will.
You might really enjoy the book, We the Navigators, the story of how the Polynesians navigated. Sure, Europeans circumnavigated and crossed oceans to continents using latitude sailing, but the Polynesians made recurrent voyages to small islands as much as 3000 miles apart with regularity!