With 57 days at sea, Boris is expected to finish on January 27th at approximately 0200LMT. Justine is sailing marvelously with her last 24 hour average speed of 14+ knots. Thank you again for another perfect update. The fleet will finish in record time this year.
Impressive sailing. I’m a retired rock climber, arborist & sailor. For your climb tomorrow, I found that focusing on your job and what’s right in front of your face seems to help me a lot .
Love these updates thank you. Can I ask though (as a none sailor) why is there sooooooooooo many boats sailed by French sailors and VERY few other countries..????
The Vendee Globe, starting and finishing in Les Sables d'Olonne is a very French race, but is becoming more international. The French have always been very strong in single-handed offshore sailing, and the French public follow their offshore sailors avidly.
Boris, as always, seems to be more in cruising mode than in racing mode, with hair always combed, unlike the two leaders who are pushing their boat and looking at weather options. Withstanding any damage, only the leading three boats have any chance of victory; the rest are just too far back! The women's sailors' performances have been disappointing; only Justine Mettraux, in her first Vendee Globe, has been the standout performer!
With 57 days at sea, Boris is expected to finish on January 27th at approximately 0200LMT. Justine is sailing marvelously with her last 24 hour average speed of 14+ knots. Thank you again for another perfect update. The fleet will finish in record time this year.
Impressive sailing. I’m a retired rock climber, arborist & sailor. For your climb tomorrow, I found that focusing on your job and what’s right in front of your face seems to help me a lot .
Thanks for the precise but not too long-winded reports !!
Woooooooow, what a tight situation for the spots 4th-10th! Crazy! Rooting for Boris Hermann as always. Go go go!
Thanks again for the best Vendée updates on the net!
Thank you for sharing. As always interesting updates and nice footage.
Thanks to Boris for such a personal video! Much appreciated.....goodluck with your repairs. 😊
Moin Borris, home sweet home is coming closer - my guess for ETA is 23rd January at 23:00 h - good luck Borris!!!
Sam Goodchild certainly seems to have broken into the exclusive circle of IMOCA elite, he's sailing an amazing race !
Incredible! Snow and sun......
Don’t look down! Good luck 😊
Lovely, some skipper do speak english , great! The world listening and looking in speaks english. Thank you!
@Boris:
My guess for arrival is the 26.01.2025 at 10:08.
If you also climb the mast naked, I bet you wont worry about the height 🙂
I was thinking the 27 at about 15:00. The light wind might be an issue followed by some rougher weather. But good luck, happy sailing
Love these updates thank you. Can I ask though (as a none sailor) why is there sooooooooooo many boats sailed by French sailors and VERY few other countries..????
The Vendee Globe, starting and finishing in Les Sables d'Olonne is a very French race, but is becoming more international. The French have always been very strong in single-handed offshore sailing, and the French public follow their offshore sailors avidly.
Going up the mast! Dont get stuck there!
My Boris ETA 25th/11.25LT! It will be the 5th place! Good luck!
Mixed fortunes out the south Atlantic, alternate routings. Challenges: sleep, sea state, wind gusts, boat maintenance, circumventing dead wind zones.
23rd at 2pm for Boris. 🎉
Interesting human reaction to laugh whenever see it start to snow (most times).
Do not look down!
My ETA guess for Boris is the 26th at 12:00 UTC !😂
You know better but don't look down.
Boris, as always, seems to be more in cruising mode than in racing mode, with hair always combed, unlike the two leaders who are pushing their boat and looking at weather options.
Withstanding any damage, only the leading three boats have any chance of victory; the rest are just too far back!
The women's sailors' performances have been disappointing; only Justine Mettraux, in her first Vendee Globe, has been the standout performer!