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A few days ago on the website of the Cor Caroli Foundation, a notice was published on the occasion of the upcoming presentation of the transitional award for best Bulgarian sailing achievement - 'Golden Globe', which informs us that this year's edition will be broadcast online. We bring to your attention the notice: (more…)

#vg2020 #vendeeglobe 1 Dalin crossed the latitude of the Roaring 40 degrees and continued east. 2 Ruyant completed surgery to his port foil of his IMOCA, Linked out and continuous in the competition. 3 Alex Thompson also slowed down, today he is in 11th position compared to the boats around him. 4 Sam Davis and Lewis Burton are moving very well west, the average speed of 18 knots, compared to the leader's 10-12knots. (more…)

ORC World Championship 2021 will be held on 6-14 August 2021 in the UNESCO World Heritage city of Tallinn, Estonia. Enthusiasm for this event is running high: already there are an astounding 86 entries from 9 countries pre-registered for the event. (more…)

#vg2020 #vendeeglobe Again, our well-known emotion did not miss the 18th day of the race. Charlie Dalin and Apivia continue boldly 1,400 nautical miles west of Cape of Good Hope, Alex Thomson euphorically announced Boss's return to the game, after major repairs for four days to the inside of the bow of HUGO BOSS. (more…)

#vg2020 #vendeeglobe The second-place skipper, Thomas Ruyant with LinkedOut, last night sustained damage to the port foil of his IMOCA LinkedOut, which will slow it down for now. (more…)

#vg2020 #vendeeglobe Day 16 of the Vendee Globe race is full of interesting moments from the everyday life of the competitors. For starters, leader Charlie Dalin with Apivia continues to move in the South Atlantic, between Itajai and Cape Town. In his morning show yesterday, he said he was fighting a tough battle trying to win every meter until he broke through to an area with favorable winds in the Southern Ocean that would finally shoot him east toward the cape Good hope. According to the forecasts, the leading crews have to cover the distance on the night of Sunday to Monday. (more…)

#vg2020 #vendeeglobe Charlie Dalin (Apivia) became the new leader of the Vendee Globe yesterday morning. He overtook his close rival Thomas Ruyant (LinkedOut) and continues with a 20 nautical mile lead, moved to an area with lighter and variable winds. While the two sailors try to find the best route through the complex weather model, at 16-18 knots, British skipper Alex Thomson moved slowly in light winds, more than 350 miles northwest of the leaders. (more…)

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#vg2020 #vendeeglobe On the eleventh day of the race, Alex Thomson continues to lead a flotilla of 32 boats about 110 miles northeast of Recife, Brazil. Only 10 hours and 13 minutes after HUGO BOSS, under number 4 -Le Cam crossed the Equator, early this morning. (more…)

#vg2020 #vendeeglobe Alex Thomson (HUGO BOSS) across the equator at 13:19ч., which took him 9 days 23 hours, and 59 minutes from the start of Les Sables d'Olonne. He failed to renew his own record set in 2016 (9 days 7 hours). All sailors are currently in the trade winds, with the exception of Jeremy Bayo, who is in the Bay of Biscay.79 miles from HUGO BOSS is Thomas Ruyant with LinkedOut. (more…)