Sorry to hear about the dismasting on Holcim 2-3 hours ago. Noticed on the tracker the strange move, and became worried for the safety of those on board. The news now is that everybody is safe. Very good to hear! I guess the ship will try to return to Rio, or some other suitable harbor for repairs. Maybe they can resume on this leg later.

Auf dem Tracker sieht das immer so langsam aus. Durch diesen Zusammenschnitt bekommt man noch mehr ein Bild von dem ständigen Stress der Segler auch bei wenig Wind. Das ständige Wechseln der Segel und Einstellungen fordert doch alle sehr (ich null Ahnung vom Segeln). Und offensichtlich geht auch manches mal schief. Ich finde es so interessant und auch heldenhaft, was die einzelnen Crew Mitglieder alles leisten. Meinen allergrößten Respekt für diese Leistungen. Es ist einfach ein spannendes und auch ergreifendes Rennen. Danke für diese Informativen Videos. 🤗🤗👏👏✌️

Thank you Francesca, your explanation clarified the constant strain these world class sailor's combat each minute of the day. Alert, little rest, their physical and mental conditioning must be extraordinary. We PRAY that Nico will recover from his battle with the elements and that has not deterred his Navigation excellence.

I’m a big proponent of checklists for anything important. Just no way you’re going to remember every step every single time! Love this series

Excellent coverage. Thanks

So illuminating and very interesting, thank you so much for this review, dear Niall. One learns something new each time. The sailors have a lot on their plates. My ❤ goes out to them!!

@reinhardgrossmann8054

Жыл бұрын

Agreed 😀

Another fine report much appreciated. This is now a very technical race.

Great coverage again!

I need to say the ambient lighting in your room nails my taste. Good job my mate. Also your brilliant explanations are always nice to watch.

Great Update. Thanks .

Coastal racing through oil platforms and commercial traffic - Quite the fatiguing start to this leg. Conditioning will matter both physical and mental!

Ask any pilot: Do the checklist. All of it. Every time. Otherwise you quickly become a former pilot.

Best of luck to all.

Wonder why I didn’t see a single PFD? Not even when on deck. Am I missing something?

@lollol-en9xx

Жыл бұрын

PFD?

@alastairgregory6239

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Personal flotation device (a life jacket)

Will with a shirt off is A+ easy on the eyes;

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Why is there an exclusion zone on the northern South American coast?

What/Why are the "exclusion zones"?

@saltwatersun1452

Жыл бұрын

Zones the boats are not allowed to cross, for example because there is a risk that they could collide with an iceberg (leg 3) or beauce it's an area where marine life is protected, areas with oilfields or heavy traffic/waterways allowed to be used only in one direction and other reasons.

I must say excellent coverage, love the pictures... but that was not a capsize...

Team Maliza "blood" No capsize at all, a simple unexpected "auto tack" for Biotherm with fortunately no mechanical damage and no injury, we have seen that on previous video Biotherm has probably the less experimented crew, this was a very big risk to make such changes. If Holcim has also made a lot of changes in the crew, if you look at the profiles in fact theses profiles are more experimented, just Annemieke Bes being a little "newbie" in IMOCA and french sailing "culture" For Biotherm : Marie Riou is a well known french sailor and experimented, but with very few experience on IMOCA foiler, Mariana Lobato is a perfect newbie in IMOCA, Alan Roberts has also no experience on IMOCA but has a strong french culture sailing, this is a young british sailor contrary to Sam Goodchild, Sam Davies, Abby Ehler much more experimented... So, Paul Meilhat is the only senior, this was risky. Paul should have tried to keep Anthony Marchand (Sam and Damien must run the Guyader Bermude Race on early days of may). But Biotherm team being a very young boat (6 months) so not fully all set, the team didn't really came here for victory as of Malizia, Holcim, 11th hour Biotherm is a brand of l'Oreal with most products dedicated to women, so we understand the main target for this team is to show as much possible "women in action" Biotherm has been formerly the sponsor of Florence Arthaud. For Paul Meilhat, Ocean Race will mainly help him to all set his IMOCA, to understand his machine, for Vendee Globe 2024, also he really loves the Ocean Race. But his project has been set up very late, Biotherm sponsoring being very "recent". Before Biotherm sponsoring decision, Paul didn't have a boat at all, all has been decided in the hurry, finding a shipyard with free slot so they decided to make the boat built by the Italian shipyard Persico (well known in America's cup) because all french shipyards were busy. Biotherm is roughly the sistership of Apivia I (Charlie Dalin), Charal I (Jérémie Beyou), Linked out (Thomas Ruyant). all designed by Guillaume Verdier in 2019, but each boats have their own specificities. Interior design, electronic, foil are all different. Charal received a little modification of his nose, a slightly "shaped nose" Malizia, 11 hour and Holcilm PRB are brand new designs (VPLP for Malizia, Guillaume Verdier for 11 hour and Holcim these two late boat being specially optimized for Ocean Race, Malizi is designed for VDG)

I still don’t understand how they keep watch. No one seems to be looking for other vessels…..

Capsize? VERY ANGRY? I don't have the skills that these people do. But But I have been on a boat that capsized and have been on a boat with very angry people. Neither were in this video. My suggestion don't write stupid headlines. We are watching these videos because we love sailing and are following the ocean race. We don't need misleading headline to hook us in. We're already in. Thank you

@AndrewSparkfish

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As I was about to say.... Typical click bait.

While with the official ocean race reporting one would expect that team neutrality is an absolute, it feels oddly forced at times in the script.

Capsized??? The lady doesn’t know what a capsize is, hold my beer 😂😂😂

The reporting is so anti-11th hour!

This is not an Ocean race it's seven races with crew changes & a boat rebuild at every stop. What's the point?

@RicardoDinizPortugal

Жыл бұрын

You seem to be following the wrong channel...