Sail with New Freebooters

Sea areas Finisterre and Biscay are some of the toughest areas in the world to sail in. Not only is the weather here frequently rough, but it’s always full of ships, some of which have poor watchkeepers and poor judges of a sailing boat’s speed. Here are some excerpts from Steve White’s recent report to [...]

At the start of this leg:

Team Russia was out, still hoping to find a new sponsor
Delta Lloyd and Telefonica Black will undergo major repairs and turn up for Leg 6
Ericsson 3 had not quite finished Leg 4
Telefonica Blue had grounded hard and decided to take the boat out to check for damage

The wind died, and [...]

… except waiting for Jan to be rescued. I really believe she means it.
At 01:41:01 this morning in a freezing cold, brisk breeze, Sam crossed the finishing line of the Vendée Globe. Third to finish, she now has to wait to see if Marc Guillemot can finish inside the time allotted to him for his [...]

After Armel ‘The Jackal’ le Cleac’h finished in a storming second place, he owned up to having had  a rather more eventful ride than he had let on, and Mich’ Desj’ had been hiding things, too. However, I reckon Marc Guillemot takes the biscuit.
He’d told the world that his speed was limited because he couldn’t [...]

Biscay took a last swipe at Armel le Cleac’h as he fought his way home against some of the strongest winds he had encountered during the whole race, but the last stretch was blessed by brilliant sunshine, giving those ready to brave the chilly winds and still fairly rough seas a superb spectacle.
The Vendée Globe [...]