GGR 2026 — The race — 07/10/2026 18:00-23:59
7 October 2026 · 5h 58m · 997 views · Atlantic Ocean
What this video covers
A GGR 2026 competitor identified as Damien Guillou describes the psychological low point of his race during a windless stretch in the South Atlantic. After tracking close to Damien and Pat for much of the early passage, he has fallen ten days behind them — a gap he cannot explain while watching nearby boats escape the same conditions. He reads aloud from a personal logbook he keeps daily, recording position calculations, sketches, and reflections; a blank journal gifted by friends serves as a narrative of the voyage.1:03:39 He describes listening to audio cassettes recorded by his sister Lisa, labelled Good Blues 1, 2, and 3, and hearing a brief recording of a partner named Héloïse — the first time he has heard her voice since departure.1:06:34 He calls the preceding ten days the hardest of his sailing life, with a logbook chapter titled "le pain noir."1:23:29 Other competitors' transmissions capture a sailor aboard Miss Beagle, roughly 1,100 miles from the Trindade Islands, making 6.5–7 knots on a heading of 210 degrees, and a second sailor aboard a Cape George discussing antifouling and boat preparation.4:37:42 The psychological cost of losing ground to competitors in a windless patch, with no tactical explanation available, is the dominant theme.
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