Even rookies cast doubt on the validity of legendary tales they’d heard, but 48 hours ago, the Southern Ocean awoke from its slumber and delivered 50-knot gusts and nine-metre seas – welcome to the latitude with attitude – 40-60 degrees South.
When the Southern Ocean decided it was time to live up to its billing, it did so with all the force of a wrecking ball. The rookies doubted no longer, and the Whitbread/Volvo vets were in their element.
 Ericsson 4’s Jules Salter, who is competing   … Details
Latest news from the Volvo fleet as they head towards Cape Horn. Not an average day on Ericsson 3, onboard Telefonica Blue they have no heater and are in different weather from the leaders and on Green Dragon Ian Walker says its been a brutal and cold 48 hours. Read on…..
ERICSSON 3 Leg Five Day 31 QFB: received 16.03.09 1250 GMT
Another day in the Ericsson 3 office. Not an average day, but one of maybe 30 in this race where we sail on the borderline of what boat and crew can take. We are hanging on the back of the powerful low pressure system …Â Details
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From 9th November 2008 to the 15th March 2009 Рhere is a brief summary of the major events in this sixth Vend̩e Globe, which was won by Michel Desjoyeaux on Foncia on 1st February. The Austrian, Norbert Sedlacek brought the race to an end 42 days later by completing his round the world voyage yesterday.
9th November: The Race of the Century begins: 30 skippers, including 19 new boats and just as many favourites set out on the non-stop solo round the world voyage. The moderate south-westerly wind soon increased to a major storm in the Bay of Biscay. Four skippers returned to…. Details
The Portimão Global Ocean Race fleet have been hammered by hurricane strength, Force 12, south-westerly breeze as they descend through the Furious Fifties towards Cape Horn.
Despite drastically reduced sail, race leaders Felipe Cubillos and José Muñoz on Desafio Cabo de Hornos have polled very high speed averages, losing only ten miles to Boris Herrmann and Felix Oehme on Beluga Racer in the past 24 hours. While the Germans trail the race leaders by just over… Details