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 [...]
10 Nov 2008. At 01:30 Bernard Stamm arrived back in Port Olona, having collided with a fishing boat and broken Cheminées Poujoulat’s bowsprit. The Swiss are having a rough start, but Dominic Wavre got away again on schedule with electrics all working, at around 11:30 last night. Stamm said he was with a bunch of [...]
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Does it surprise you that many of the Vendée Globe skippers come from this part of the world?...
