On Saturday I decided to change my course to stay with Jean-Pierre Dick, just until I knew that he was happy with the boat and had made his decision about what to.
I had my easiest doldrum crossing ever Saturday with only two big black clouds and a slight slow down.
Really hot and humid inside the boat today but better than the freezing conditions at home!
I've got a bit more used to the lack of contact now, but it's still hard not being able to speak to my family or stay connected to the world as much as I would like to.
Today is another day of DIY. Hydrogenerator problems still plague me but I feel as though I am getting closer to the root of the problem and so hopefully I will get there finally.
t is bitterly cold down here now, and I have several layers on even when in my sleeping bag. I have a heater onboard but it burns diesel so whilst I am in power saving mode and conserving fuel, using the heater is a no go therefore it is like some sort of torture having all the capabilities of making heat but not being able to use it.
It got light at 3am this morning, it was great to see some blue sky and the see the sun rising. Right now I have 15 knots of wind from the South West,...
Just in case you missed the pieces I wrote the Vendée Globe website - here's a summary of the articles I have been drafting while pounding the pontoons of the Vendée Globe race village over the last few weeks.
Live streaming the start of the Vendée Globe on the 10/11/12; starting at 9:00 am (French local time) 8am (GMT) with the leaving of the boats from the harbour and the real start of the race at 01:02 pm (French local time) and 12.02pm (GMT)
I am very anti-tweed; it's reminiscent of insular closed world where the clock has stopped. But the aristocrat, Arthur de Soutrait has opened it up and splashed it with punk brightness, a combination which makes tweed more appealing.
