2015 Jules Verne Trophy attempt by Spindrift 2: Southern Ocean Realm
Video of Day 12 above, Day 14 below. Current position for Spindrift 2:
North Kerguelen (Map Here)
Start of day 16 at 07:00 GMT
– 47.28.96 S and 64.57.79 E
– 346 miles behing the record holder, Banque Populaire V
– Distance covered from the start: 10 017 miles
– Distance traveled over 24 hours: 703 miles
– Speed over 24 hours: 29,3 knots
– Sail : mainsail 1 reef, medium gennaker
Log Book: spindrift-racing.com/jules-verne/en/log-book
Live Tracking at spindrift-racing.com/jules-verne/en/live
I just heard that my great sailing friend and former CEO of Hobiecat Europe has passed. May The endless oceans…
...Report was sent by an F18 Sailor, if you want Hobies reported send your own, we'll publish as usual. Cheers.
Looks like in your report the Hobies are not really present. Suggest to rewrite the article.
Thanks for the great report Wik. Great battle.
If I correctly read the results the overall winner this year is a Hobie16