Archives for December 2012

Jean Pierre Dicks – Captain’s log

Did I beat Thomson’s record? I didn’t know, it’s great! And I’m the leader, too, it’s a good start to the month of December! I’m very happy to see the choice I made ten days ago paid off. It’s a true satisfaction, even though the gaps are very small. There are many positive things: We’re in the south, it’s a nice regatta with three boats in a very close race, followed by three others.
There are 28 knots of wind and the sea is quite rough but I have the right sails to go fast without pushing the boat too hard. Our boats have been designed to go that fast. But they do get very noisy. Read More

Update : Dick leading the Vendee Globe

Like announced in my previous Armel le Cléac’h loses his pole position.   Dick has perfect wind conditions and exploits them as max, covering 499 miles in the last 24 hours he has beaten the single-handed speed record on an Open 60 monohull with more than 30 miles !
The record still has to be validated by ‘World Sailing Speed Record Council‘.

UPDATE :
Jean-Pierre Dicks beat his own record  : 502, 53 milles  in 24 hours  ==  20,9 knots average speed !

Top 3 all going at speeds above 20 kts, busy and not much sleeping over there.

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