VIDEO ANALYSIS OF OCTOBER 16
12 de novembro de 2018 · 21 min · 27 visualizações · Pacific Ocean
O que este vídeo aborda
Jean-Luc Van Den Heede leads the Golden Globe Race fleet, having entered the Pacific Ocean and navigated the Foveaux Strait between New Zealand’s South Island and Stewart Island.2:11 By choosing this route, he shortened his passage and maintained a significant lead over Mark Slats, despite a stop in Hobart.2:35 Van Den Heede is currently sailing in 30-knot winds and 5-to-6-meter swells, with plans to stay north of the race’s designated exclusion zones to avoid extreme weather.8:03 He is approaching the antimeridian, marking a symbolic transition to the western hemisphere.5:58
Meanwhile, Mark Slats reports a suspected cracked rib after his boat was knocked down twice by 30-to-35-knot southerly winds.9:48 He is expected to reach Tasmania by Monday.11:37 The mid-fleet, including Uku Randmaa, Susie Goodall, Tapio Lehtinen, and Istvan Kopar, is closing the gap on Slats while benefiting from favorable northerly winds.12:34 These sailors have successfully replenished their freshwater supplies.13:34 At the back of the fleet, Igor Zaretsky continues to sail with reduced sail area due to headsail damage and hand injuries, while Mark Sinclair has begun to increase his speed.17:30
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