🇨🇵 Vous avez des questions à propos de mon aventure Golden Globe Race ? Vous pouvez les poser en commentaires de cette publication jusqu'à vendredi 2 novembre. J'y répondrai avec plaisir en vidéo ! 🎥 -- 🇬🇧 You can ask me your questions about my participation to the Golden Globe Race until next friday. Video soon ! ⛵⛵⛵ ... See more
Aïe! Encore un mat de tombé pour Loïc Lepage et un régulateur d'allure qui peine dans la mer formée pour Istvan Kopar . Tenez bon les gars!
CODE ORANGE Vessel LAALAND Loïc Lepage Race No.56 Dismasted APP> 600 Miles SW of Perth. NO ASSISTANCE REQUIRED AT 1300UTC 20th October Loic Lepage VESSEL LAALAND Race Number 56 rang GGR to advise he had been dismasted in 25kt SW wind and 3mtr seas. His position at that time was 39, 5.92S and 104. 0.59E Mast broke in two places. While cutting it away one piece may have damaged the hull in the area of the integral water tank in the keel. A little water appeared but the flow has stopped. The mast is now clear of the hull. It is 1900hrs local time and night. He will now rest and wait for morning . Daylight is at 0400hrs local. He will ring GGR control again at that time to check in, then subject to weather will build his jury rig and attempt to sail to Fremantle. He has NOT asked for any assistance. All safety gear is secure. Sat phone is working. Tracking system is secure.The weather is rapidly deteriorating during the next six hours and may build to 50-55kts for a short time. Sea will build to 5-6mtrs. 6 Hours later it will slowly decrease and on 21st at 1200UTC 12 hours will be back to 20-25kts from the SW. GGR have delivered a weather forecast to Loic with 6 hourly projections for the next 24hrs. GGR is closely monitoring the situation. #GGR2018 ... See more
Pour ceux qui n'etaient pas present aux Sables, je reviens sur les raisons de mon abandon dans la GGR.
Très heureux d’avoir retrouvé hier soir la petite famille de la GGR et ce grand marin a la barbe blanche qui n’en finit pas de nous surprendre! Merci encore au public présent pour vos témoignages de soutien. ... See more
Jean Luc Van Den Heede crosses the Gate and picks up the anchor..#GGR2018
FR Visite au campus de The Open University et dîner de charité afin de lever des fonds pour la recherche sur les micros plastiques. Ma course est finie mais mon engagement reste total! EN Visit at The Open University campus followed by a charity dinner to raise money for research on micro plastics. My race is over but my commitment remains strong! #oceanovox #theopenuniversity #metierinterim #groupedubreuil #ggr2018 ... See more
J’ai pas les mots. Quelle délivrance.
REPORT JUST IN..from JRCC ...they have him...BRAVO!! OSIRIS AND ALL INVOLVED! They have Tomy Onboard and he is conscious and talking...FANTASTIC NEWS..WELL DONE ALL INVOLVED INCREDIBLE NEWS!!!! :) #ggr2018 ... See more
La nuit va être longue pour nos deux skippers. J’espère que Gregor pourra lui porter secours et sans se blesser...
SHORT UPDATE. At 1800UTC Gregor McGuckin was 28miles west of Abhilash Tomy sailing at 1.5kts in 15-20kts of SW wind. His single spinnaker pole jury rig has a storm jib in front and a small sail in back. Tomy is still drifting at 1.2kts EAST. Swell is building from 4 mtr slowly. Wind is expected to remain SW all of tomorrow and be between 15-25kts. It may be a slow Night for Gregor. GGR is providing course and distance updates. Gregor is using his GPS and cannot start his motor. Follow on 24hr LIVE tracker with real time weather overlay, wind and waves etc here https://goldengloberace.com/livetracker/ #GGR2018 ... See more
Deux démâtages aujourd’hui...ça rigole pas dans le sud en ce début de printemps austral.
Latest info- Next official UPDATE and PRESS RELEASE in About 1 Hour. Abhilash managed to send only one short message to GGR Control. ROLLED.DISMASTED.SEVEREBACKINJURY.CANNOTGETUP. Position: 39' 38.420 S 077' 22.565 E at 21 Sep 12:09 UTC Nothing has been heard from him since. The Australian Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Canberra is now coordinating a Rescue effort involving many agencies and the Aust. Defense Department. Abhilash is a serving INDIAN Navy Officer and the INDIAN Navy have offered to assist Aust. Rescue Authorities with assets that may be available. GGR Entrants have been updated and any that can assist by heading to the area will. NO EPIRB SIGNAL has been received and no satellite phone calls have been recieved. There is no indication at this stage if the mast and rigging have been cut away from the hull to prevent damage, or are still laying beside the HULL.. At this time the Tracker is still giving positions to the GGR LIVE tracking page. All our thoughts are with Abhilash his family and the agencies and all personnel assisting. #GGR2018 . ... See more
Une pensée pour Gregor McGuckin sur son Biscay 36 et bien sur pour les autres skippers qui subissent le mauvais temps en ce moment.
Gregor McGuckin Empowered by Hanley Energy has been rolled 360 and dismasted. Rig is cut away and he is not injured. No hull damage. Weather is still extreme. Full report in a few hours.
Petit retour sur l'évolution de mon bateau Métier Intérim... Il s'agit d'un Biscay 36 de 11 mètres gréé en ketch, dessiné par Allan Hill et construit à Falmouth en 1975. Le moule d'origine était abandonné tout près du chantier Falmouth Boat Construction. ⛵⛵⛵ ... See more
