Black Panther 1,719 Posted November 16 Share Posted November 16 Will Colemans flyer to the east pay off. I'm betting yes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
khayyam 96 Posted November 17 Share Posted November 17 It's definitely the contrarian view. Only two boats going east? Interesting to see if they can get through to that southerly or not. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ex Elly 229 Posted November 17 Share Posted November 17 Well he's got Jean Le Cam with him, so that's a bonus. High risk strategy. These guys are only doing 3 knots, but boats to the west are doing 18 knots. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Psyche 755 Posted November 17 Share Posted November 17 https://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/tracker Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,719 Posted November 18 Author Share Posted November 18 I think it will come to who picks up the new breeze first. The boats further west , while sailing faster have yet to find the parking lot. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
khayyam 96 Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 Going to be interesting. I wish the tracker updates were a little more frequent. I wonder if the western boats will dare to follow the breeze further west. Looks good in the short term but then having to work back up to clear cape branco... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cameron 93 Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 West always tends to come out on top in these races on this part of the track... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,719 Posted November 18 Author Share Posted November 18 He's broken into the new breeze, next 24hrs will be interesting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
khayyam 96 Posted November 19 Share Posted November 19 Looks to me like the front boats in the west are almost into the new breeze as well. Le Cam may have made it work but Conrad was a bit too far east? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,719 Posted November 19 Author Share Posted November 19 Cc and le Cam will also be to weather when they come out of this 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cameron 93 Posted November 19 Share Posted November 19 Still liking the west.... I reckon Thomas Ruyant will soon be leading. Le Cam will need to sail angles DDW while Thomas is reaching at pace Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,719 Posted November 19 Author Share Posted November 19 West looking like the better option this morning Quote Link to post Share on other sites
khayyam 96 Posted November 19 Share Posted November 19 15 hours ago, Black Panther said: Cc and le Cam will also be to weather when they come out of this Which is a disadvantage. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
K4309 372 Posted November 19 Share Posted November 19 1 hour ago, khayyam said: Which is a disadvantage. How? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B00B00 320 Posted November 19 Share Posted November 19 14 minutes ago, K4309 said: How? Ever tried VMG flat running in light winds on a wide powerfull foiling IMOCA 60? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
khayyam 96 Posted November 19 Share Posted November 19 Well I guess I should be more specific. Being on the reach is better than having to run angles trying to go DDW. Of course being to weather might be an advantage if it meant reaching rather than tacking. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
khayyam 96 Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 I think it's just about possible that it still might pay off for Le Cam, with the western boats in a second lot of doldrums. Hasn't worked for Conrad though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B00B00 320 Posted November 21 Share Posted November 21 You really think so? Looks like he's getting hung out to dry pretty badly to me... Just got caught to far to windward and couldn't sail low enough to get back in touch. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cameron 93 Posted November 21 Share Posted November 21 On 19/11/2024 at 10:40 PM, Cameron said: Still liking the west.... I reckon Thomas Ruyant will soon be leading. Le Cam will need to sail angles DDW while Thomas is reaching at pace 2 days later and look who is now leading...and I think rich will get richer in the short to medium term... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
khayyam 96 Posted November 21 Share Posted November 21 10 hours ago, B00B00 said: You really think so? Looks like he's getting hung out to dry pretty badly to me... Just got caught to far to windward and couldn't sail low enough to get back in touch. You were definitely right! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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