Michel Desjoyeaux
Vendée Globe Week 3 - Hitting Below the Belt
24 Nov Equatorial Atlantic - Two weeks in, and most boats in the Vendée Globe fleet have now crossed the 0° line, finding themselves solidly in the Southern Hemisphere. Foulies have given way to swimsuits (or birthday suits), Neptune has been appeased with champagne and goodies, Winter is in the wake, and the South Atlantic awaits.
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I’m certainly happy at the office! Michel Desjoyeaux
I’ve made up a small part of the deficit thanks to some nice weather, but I’m going to have to watch it once the others get going again. They weren’t very lucky hitting a wide Doldrums. Meantime, I’m getting to the zone with some wind, which has enabled me to make up some of my deficit on the group in front. It’s always nice to make up 300 miles on boats which have a 600 mile lead on you and know you’re the fastest of the fleet at nearly every position report. Even if you know why that is and that you can’t do anything about that, it’s satisfying all the same. |
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Vendée Globe Carnage - Crash, Dismast, Mechanical Problems - UPDATED
11 Nov Only day two of the Vendée Globe around the world race, and already the fleet is thinning out. Two boat were dismasted on Monday (Groupe Bel & Aquarelle) in a brutal storm which is wreaking havoc on the solo skippers. Four other boats have also had to start sailing back to port, including one of the race favorites, and winner of the 2000 Vendee Globe |
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Foncia IMOCA Open 60 - Michel Desjoyeaux
Yacht: Foncia Home Port: France |
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Vendée Globe Skipper in the Spotlight - Michel Desjoyeaux Interview
26 Oct Michel Desjoyeaux is one of the world's greatest solo sailors. He has spent his life on boats and around the sea, and if there's anyone you could say has salt water in his veins, it's Michel. With the win for the 2000-01 edition under his belt, he is entering the 2008-09 Vendée Globe as a favorite to win, as nearly all of his competitors will tell you, but he won't say that himself.
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