MarkMT

There's a five minute interview with Colman on the BBC, "The sailor who won't give up" - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04tpm8z

Finally - report coming up on 1 news next segment!

Well said. Latest article is a good read http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/18919/send-sunshine-conrad-colman-speaks-about-his-dismasting-and-battle-to-finish-the-vendee-globe

I've been firing nasty tweets at @1newsnz pretty regularly for their abject failure to pick up on this. NZH as well, though they did have one article a week ago, but pretty generic, not indexed in their search engine and the dismasting rated only a single sentence in parentheses.

I had wondered about the square top on the resurrected main, whether perhaps that was part of the original sail, but no, he actually made it that way. A great new write up here... http://www.conradcolman.com/single-post/2017/02/17/Update-day-104-the-writer-is-back And he's down to powdered soup and life raft biscuits!

Via twitter... https://twitter.com/conradcolman/status/832469589309075458/photo/1

I'm trying to imagine what the end-state is here. A single tactician driving the boat from a game-console while everyone else is heads-down pedalling to give him the juice? I guess it's just as well the rules require everyone sailing the boat to actually be on the boat.

The Kerikeri-Vava'u race was called off. The discussion originated on another thread - http://crew.org.nz/forum/index.php/topic/14092-kerikeri-to-vava%E2%80%99u-yacht-race-2017/?do=findComment&comment=180002

Related to a question I posed in an earlier thread, can I ask what you're going over the top of? Is it an existing painted surface, or gelcoat?

Oh that's a shame.

Allo allo allo, what's all this then... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11798664

Hope you get a response.

The only way I can see that this would make sense is if they had contacted each of the other 19 and been told by most that they had changed their minds. Even then simple courtesy would suggest that they phone the 2 confirmed entries and let them know personally what was going on. When did they open formal registration? Was it much earlier than Jan 26 when this thread started? I notice that the NOR and entry form are still live on the website.

When you don't have the French Navy on hand to shoot video for you... https://twitter.com/VendeeGlobe/status/828530993724260352

A video-capable smartphone should be sufficient.

I'm curious what the consensus is about dealing with aging gelcoated cockpits and decks. Once the gelcoat is faded and chalky and has all the other cosmetic defects that accumulate from a few decades of wear and tear (a lot of NZ production boats I guess), do people think it's worth painting them? The reason I ask is that someone expressed to me the view that because paint is never as tough as gelcoat and decks and cockpits are inevitably subject to a lot of wear and tear, a new paint job is going to deteriorate faster than the original surface did and it won't be too long before the overa

Curious. I spoke to him on that number just a few weeks ago.

Happened to have his business card here - 0275 426 287

Thought this was a good reminder of the strain these guys put themselves under - http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/18201/vendee-globe-victory-24-hours-from-le-cleac-h-s-grasp At the latest report he was out to 58 miles adrift with under 300 miles to go, so looks pretty unlikely that he'll be able to slip past.

Do we dare to believe?... https://twitter.com/VendeeGlobe/status/821463877829337088

Just as long as you didn't swim out with the aid of a kick board. I'm sure that would constitute a vessel under 6m, and we know what that means!

Great video!

http://www.conradcolman.com/single-post/2017/01/03/Update-day-58-critical-situation

I think 5pm is the next one.

Now only 75 miles behind! https://twitter.com/VendeeGlobe/status/814518357747609600