If I read between the lines right, the patches are much thicker than the original. I think it comes down to how well he managed to get the glue and clamping pressure even.
I was hoping he’d be leading from canaries to finish but now ... hopefully he will finish.
Vendee Globe 2020
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Dang. I know that those boats are built to the limit and just like race cars (something I have experience with) when you build to the limit you occasionally cross the limit and things break. It just seems like Alex doesn't have good luck with Hugo Boss boats!
https://www.boatinternational.com/yacht ... ars--29537
Then again, when they don't break he has some great results!
https://www.boatinternational.com/yacht ... ars--29537
Then again, when they don't break he has some great results!
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Current build: FL14 (+10%)
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And he's back.
https://youtu.be/garph4vUjvU
https://youtu.be/garph4vUjvU
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Well this sucks.
Alex is out. Bad luck all around but a good call.
https://www.alexthomsonracing.com/the-h ... dee-globe/
Alex is out. Bad luck all around but a good call.
https://www.alexthomsonracing.com/the-h ... dee-globe/
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Dang. That's going to be a long, miserable seven days to make it to port.
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Kevin Escoffier, among the leaders, has sent out an emergency signal. I believe he has abandoned ship and is in his liferaft. Jean Le Cam has changed course for a rescue but last I heard he wasn't able to find him or reach him on the radio.
Alex's video today showed him uncharacteristically, if understandably, down and feeling defeated.
Alex's video today showed him uncharacteristically, if understandably, down and feeling defeated.
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The statement from Vendee Globe is at https://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/206 ... -escoffier
Summation: Cam DID have him in sight but was unable to effect rescue due to conditions and lost sight. Others are arriving on scene to assist.
I think part of the thing with Alex is that he had sleep. And that sleep killed the adrenaline that was fueling his mind before withdrawing. I don't know how I would handle being in his spot. I'm eager to see what he does next.
Summation: Cam DID have him in sight but was unable to effect rescue due to conditions and lost sight. Others are arriving on scene to assist.
I think part of the thing with Alex is that he had sleep. And that sleep killed the adrenaline that was fueling his mind before withdrawing. I don't know how I would handle being in his spot. I'm eager to see what he does next.
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It's troubling that Le Cam lost sight of him. It's still two hours before dawn and looking for someone in big seas in the dark is basically impossible. I've done exercises with a strobe at sea at night in, say 6-8 foot seas, and it's very difficult. This is a pretty scary situation.
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