Golden Globe Race

9 hours ago

FRENCH LANGUAGE UPDATE!

JEAN LUC VDH a décidé de visiter la plage de Rio! et peut-être trouver des eaux plus calmes avec ses vents contraires frustrants. Il était à quelques milles du sable blanc et se dirige maintenant vers le large mais pas vers la ligne d'arrivée. Sa frustration va perdurer avec des progrès lents sur plusieurs jours. Il surveille son mât et chaque jour, Mark SLATS se rapproche un peu plus et pourrait gagner 150 milles dans les deux prochains jours. Il ne rapporte aucun problème pour le moment à bord de MATMUT.

MARK SLATS pousse aussi fort qu'il le peut, mais il doit quand même finir et tout peut arriver lorsque la ligne d'arrivée est encore à plusieurs semaines de là. Il a mis de nouvelles voiles en réserve pour cette dernière étape et ne fait qu’un avec son bateau. La seule chose qui ne le passionne pas pour le moment, c’est la nourriture car tout a le même goût. JL VHD occupe son esprit, et la course est excitante pour lui!

UKU RANDMAA poursuit sa propre course jusqu’au Cap Horn alors que la météo n’annonce aucune tempête. La porte est grande ouverte pour l’instant avec des conditions typiques de l'océan Austral. Le 19 décembre devrait être le moment clef pour lui. Il pense tous les jours à ses amis qui se sont retirés de la course et est heureux de naviguer à la troisième place provisoire.

PIO LEHTINEN se déplace lentement en traînant ses bernacles, une frustration constante. Il garde le dessus quoiqu’il en soit. Il est toujours heureux de ne faire qu'un avec l'Océan et sait qu'il ne peut rien y faire, alors il avance ainsi. Le bateau est en bon état, tout comme la météo pour le moment, car l'Est s’approche facilement mais pas rapidement.

MARK SINCLAIR a officiellement quitté la course aujourd'hui. Il a mis trop de temps pour atteindre le mi-parcours et il le sait. Sa prolifération de bernacles n’a pas aidé et il a manqué d’eau alors qu’il naviguait prudemment au nord du meilleur itinéraire pour éviter les tempêtes et dans le même temps échapper à la moindre pluie! Un accueil aussi chaleureux de la part de votre famille et de vos amis, contre la perspective de naviguer lentement vers le Cap Horn en fin de saison, amènent à une décision facile à prendre. Tout de la GGR lui manquera et il a aimé chaque minute passées, qui sait...peut-être la GGR 2022 ?? Nous espérons le voir à l'Agglomération des Sables d'Olonne le 22 avril pour la dernière grande fête!

IGOR ZARETSKY a un gros travail devant lui aujourd'hui qui consiste à nettoyer les bernacles de sa coque. Il remplacera son étai endommagé par un autre étai plus large que celui qui a été brisé et espère ensuite repartir DIMANCHE en catégorie CHICHESTER jusqu’en France. Nous attendons avec impatience de voir les photos des bernacles.

ISTVAN KOPAR a reçu une alerte météo suite à une tempête dangereuse approchant sa position d’ici deux jours. Nous espérons qu'il pourra parcourir au moins 180 milles, ce qui correspond au point le plus bas sur le tracker. Nous devons ensuite espérer que la trajectoire estimée de cette tempête sera correcte. Se diriger vers le sud comporte des risques car il se rapproche du centre du système et de la zone de vents instables? S'il se dirige vers le sud, il pourrait éviter le pire. Le système a bougé et s’est intensifié au cours des 18 dernières heures. Hier, nous avons conseillé à Istvan de se diriger vers l’Est aussi vite que possible pour le distancer, mais cela ne fonctionne plus car il a changé de direction. Ce sera à Istvan de décider quoi faire. La GGR ne peut qu'émettre des conseils. Nous le tenons informé des évolutions météos toutes les 12 heures. Croisez les doigts. ... See MoreSee Less

Golden Globe Race

14 hours ago

STORM ALERT for Istvan Kopar Solo Circumnavigator It looks familiar! Another one! The position of Istvan's boat on this map is real time now. The weather overlay is for 0800UTC on the 14th in just over two days time. We have just advised Istvan to Immediately head south as fast as possible. We hope he can make at least 180 miles which is the lower marker on the distance track. We then have to hope the forecast track of this storm will be correct. Going South has risks as it moves closer to the center with the sudden wind shift zone? If he gets south he may Miss the worst of it. It changed and intensified in the last 18hrs. Yesterday we ALERTED Istvan to run East as fast as possible to outrun it but this now does not work as it has changed track. It will be up to Istvan to decide what to do . GGR can only offer advice . we update him every 12 hrs. Keep your fingers crossed. #GGR2018. ... See MoreSee Less

Golden Globe Race shared GAC Pindar's post.

1 day ago

Great to have GAC Pindar watching our back! Thanks! #GGR2018Andrew Pindar will be at the British Yachting Awards 2018 tonight to present a trophy to the winner of the 'Event of the Year' Category.

As a service provider to some of the world's biggest sailing events, here at GAC Pindar, we understand what goes into creating successful events and the efforts made by each event delivery team. We are looking forward to celebrating those efforts made by all those nominated tonight.

Good luck to you all.

Royal Thames Yacht Club Yachts and Yachting Magazine Sailing Today

#gacpindar #movingtheworldofsailing #eventlogistics #yourteamextended

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Golden Globe Race

2 days ago

GGR LIVE with Mark Slats at 1800UTC 11th DEC. ( 1900Hrs FRENCH time) Mark will call in for his weekly safety call and we have 20 Questions from his Fans and I am sure Mark will give interesting answers... See you then. #GGR2018. ... See MoreSee Less

Golden Globe Race

2 days ago

Latest #GGR UPDATE! ALL ENTRANTS...

JEAN LUC VDH is entering the zone of headwinds slowing progress. It will hold for the next four or five days, maybe longer. He has been up the mast again just to check. He seems happy enough for now but is faced with many new decisions. One thing is certain he will protect his mast at all times. This will mean slowing even more losing ground to his rival who now sails with strong incentive. In the days ahead expect to see Jean Luc lose hundreds of miles from his lead. The next two weeks will e hard on the mast maybe?

MARK SLATS is hand steering through the night surfing on the best waves driving hard knowing he can make big gains on the leader of the GGR in the next week. His boat is in good shape and he is feeling strong and excited at the new race to the finish. It is still thousands of miles away be for mark every day every hour is important.! Anything can happen to any GGR sailor so he has to be careful himself, but he is running on excitement! Can he do this?

UKU RANDMA is planning to be at CAPE HORN on the 17th December and the weather for the next week suggests no sever storms for him. He is still thinking of SUSIE's loss and how it happened. He also thinks of ARE, GREGOR, ABHILASH and LOIC so it is clear he will be happy to make it to the Atlantic and the run north as soon as possible. he feels uneasy but happy. He is deep south and heading further down. The emotions that play 24hrs a day on entrants are sometimes forgotten to us who follow the tracker. It can be intense for sure.

ISTVAN KOPAR struggles on with wobbly steering and lack of water. He sits too close to the NO GO zone, but the weather is good and he is happy about that. He has been here twice before sailing around the world and misses the idea of trying to catch SUSIE! UKU is too far ahead but this GGR is an adventure with an unknown outcome so for now he sits fourth in the ranking an amazing achievement. He will push as best he can to get home as quick as he can staying safe! He needs rain!

TAPIO LEHTINEN missed a big chance two days ago to finally clear the barnacles off his hull. It was calm sea and no wind. He had been waiting for this for two days as the forecast said. But along came TWO sharks to play around his boat all day. Then came the wind again from the right direction so he sails off but still tooo slow. Life in every other dimension is good onboard. His time at sea is his dream come true. Now he looks for another calm to make life even better.

MARK SINCLAIR is working on COCONUT and did NOT eat the huge Barnacles removed that probably slowed him by 1.5kts. he is also working on his mind. He is home to a warm reception. He is sleeping on a bed, eating fresh food, having long showers and laughing with friends. The temptation is great to stay? will he? or will he rush for Cape Horn. LIVELY LADY and Sir ALEC ROSE sailed around in March? has COCONUT got enough time and is he going to be a CHICHESTER sailor...watch this space?

IGOR ZARETSKY struggles with barnacles and now light head winds on the final run to ALBANY in Western Australia. His team is waiting and many locals are ready to help. He will be happy to arrive after all this frustration. Our prediction is that the garden on his hull will be unbelievable. we all know he is a strong sailor and a good sailor. his pace is not through his lack of skill or enthusiasm. It is because of one simple mistake in Les Sables D'Olonne when they lifted their boat days before the start to wash the bottom and did NOT repaint! Now it is all about to be revealed! He arrives in a few hours. ... See MoreSee Less