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Always get sucked into the Vendee Globe when it's on. It's like bike dot watching, but with added tactical fun allowing you to arm chair race, all the while being uncomprehending of the task ahead of them. The youtube updates from the various skippers are great and a brit is currently in the lead - which always helps keep the attention. The boats, as with all modern high performance yachts - are incredible too.
There is some odd winds on the horizon for them now and it will be interesting to see how they navigate down across the equator as they all bunch up in front of some high pressure.
Fav updates come from Boris Herrmann, who always seems very chill about sailing a massive boat round the world. Followed him last time and just like his vibe.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gkwkCSr_tI&t=9s
Was also interesting to follow the ups and downs of Clarrise Cremer over the last couple of days. Almost in tears doing an update a day ago after losing her biggest gennaker over the side after it unfurled unexpectedly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ns6yJy2iGkg
Later on, she'd pulled her self together out in the middle of the ocean and did a "how to cook eggs at 25 knots in the middle of the Atlantic" video before explaining she was scared of the spider that's still aboard her boat. Happy to sail single handed through the most dangerous waters in the world though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dDFa-8WC3I
Her story is pretty cool. Previous sponsor dropped her after she got pregnant, but Alex Thomson helped sort her a new sponsor and bought her boat back. Her husband is also sailing the race so their 2 year old has got a few months with his sister as third parent.