Seawolves Vendeeglobe 2024 report day 51 - Pedote rudder Damage! Conrad Q&A - Simon stuck in high P!

[@SeawolvesTV]

After liking the video ;) Make sure to also sub to Conrads channel over here www.youtube.com/@colmanoceanracing

[@SingYourselfWell]

Already subscribed to him and many others, thanks Flo.

[@frankbehrens656]

Done. This episode will surely enlarge his follower base 😊

[@TheHeritageCarCollection]

Amazing To See Conrad here - Such A Brilliant episode! MS Amlin - thank you for supporting Conrad🍀 To see Such an Amazing Human Representing you Is Amazing - now I Know MS Amlin…. To bring Conrad to Sea Wolves is Long awaited & Simply Amazing - Thank You & Cheers 🍻

[@Ross-f4r]

Thank you Conrad for taking time out of your busy day to be with the Sea wolves! @seawolves keep bring us these epic episodes!

[@DeanGroovy]

Cheers to Conrad from Minnesota USA! It’s getting cold here too; keep warm and may your sails always be full!

[@aeastman59]

that was really interesting, to hear Conrads background and how he got to be sailing the Vendee, also the financial part of being in the Vendee which I had no idea... thank you Conrad!

[@jamesaron1967]

Good to see you Conrad and best wishes for the new year! I have a question that is a little different from what others may have asked. I've been a huge fan of America's Cup ETNZ for many years. I realize it's two very different kinds of sailing competitions, but wonder if you strive for greater personal achievement knowing your country's historic triumphs in the sport of sailing? Do you draw inspiration from Burling/Tuke and Team NZ or aspire to that level of accomplishment in offshore sailing competition?

[@xaviergiraudon2247]

Thank you Conrad for that testimony on how you got to be where u are, great episode

[@aprilstein1155]

I love your story and how well you tell it!!!

[@bretthopkins8484]

This was incredible! Thank you Conrad for giving us the insight into the details and reality of the experience!

[@EricaNernie]

Thanks Conrad. Great explanation of how it is all set up. You're a good communicator!

[@fs7453-il]

Thanks Conrad! And Thanks Florian for putting together these excellent shows.

[@bertiewalker5140]

Great to see Conrad communicating so well. Thanks for all the effort you put into these informative videos as I’m a couch 🛋️ sailer😅

[@frankbehrens656]

I just can second to all this comments regarding Conrad. Fantastic Q&A. This brings so much human life into this race. And his Story is such an Inspiration in keep moving towards what really counts for you in life. I am also a Conrad-Fan now.

[@inezgraer5482]

A fabulous video with Conrad. Thank you M. S. AMLIN for sponsoring Conrad 😊 Really enjoy the quality of his videos, so clear. Thank you....safe sailing. Happy New Year from Portugal

[@thenozon]

Happy new year Florian!! Thanks for this great episode! Especially many thanks to Conrad too! You looked quite tired - I hope it’s due to a very good New Year’s party rather than of your cold. Best!

[@johnbaxter3027]

Fantastic to have an in-depth talk by Conrad (and a beautiful Southern Ocean sunrise with that great music!). Happy New Year and best wishes to all the skippers.

[@vikablanca3254]

Question-is the position of the ice gate dynamic through the race?

[@peterrobotham1214]

An excellent show with superb introduction by Conrad. I wonder if any other skipper would also lead. Best wishes to Florian for 2025 too.

[@rosstennant5917]

Happy new year wolves, thank you conrad great clip

[@grahamlong5969]

Happy New Year Florian. Great episode with Conrad.

[@cornelisbaltus]

Hallo Florian, grappig: ik was gisteren ook in de Marina in Amsterdam N om nog een extra spring aan mijn boot te knopen. Bedankt voor wederom een Vendee update!

[@joergklisch5552]

If I counted correctly, 2 boats have been rolled over. How do they get the water out of the boat and why doesn’t seem to be no damage to all the electronics? Happy New Year to all Seawolves 🎉. Joerg

[@dcubrakovic1]

I was always wondering how they are able to catch the drone back (this is extremely difficult, my experience). So thank you Conrad, plenty of great infos, wish you luck. Seawolves, great job!

[@gregorywaspe1586]

Best episode yet!

[@MegaBartan]

Great episode with Conrad and your own drone test flight I’m intrigued so going to check this out myself 😮😊

[@randallyons8745]

Happy New Year

[@bill-nn1vp]

happy new year..:) good job buddy ..

[@mscaptjo]

Watching over and over 3 2 1 cheers! Thanks for build lessons ... Maybe a New Year peek a Boo sailheads present? Your flying who? Air hug:)

[@rainsdoigens2524]

We love it to follow your channel. Great job. Also thanks to Conrad for the interesting intro.

[@edzardpiltz6348]

Q&A, in the second group i have noticed that Herman has fallen quite some places back since they have come into upsetting conditions. What are the feeding elements of the boats that determine how a boat performs in the different conditions?

[@annteve]

🇨🇦 Conrad, really interesting to hear more about you. Good luck. Florian! _Please_ stop twirling your mouse when you’re on the progress map. I can’t read the boat stats in the pop-up window and especially in a group the pop-up jumps from boat to boat and I can’t tell who you’re referring to.

[@floodo1]

Perfect start to the new year ❤️

[@lorrinbarth1969]

I have a question for Conrad. I hear of the skippers changing sails. I know in light airs a large spinnaker type sail can be flown. Otherwise, all of the head sails are on roller reefing. So, I am confused.

[@vikablanca3254]

That was awesome! Thanks Florian and Conrad!

[@loahyvalley9797]

Great first episode in 2025❣ Thank you Florian. 💙

[@tomaszharajda3613]

Q&A Does the skippers have any system to stop the boat if they fall into the water? I mean remote managing the autopilot.

[@leonardbertaux6897]

Great question, yeah they all have an emergency stop trigger on their life vests, goes off just like their pfd’s automatically when under about 50 cm of hydrostatic head.

[@gregknipe8772]

enjoying your shows and your editorial choices. thank you. (unemployed in big sky mt, and its snowing!).

[@tscheissvlogvip1391]

Hi Florian, I really enjoy your reports - so interesting & inspiring! Could you please tell what piece of music it is you use in the intro? Thanks!

[@braydeny]

The pacific was named because of its pacified state. Conrad said finally it is living up to its name, that was a great joke lol

[@RockKent]

Hi Florian, really enjoying your coverage of the Vendee Globe. It seemed to me, watching the boats as they head up the Atlantic, that they don't seem to point as high as I expected. Looking at reported wind versus sailing angle, that the leaders are sailing about 55 degrees TWA. Looking at the IMOCA 60 polars I can find on Google, I see max VMG in the range 45-50 degrees. Could you talk a little about how the latest foiling and daggerboard IMOCAs go to weather? Might we see extra Jean LeCam performance relative to the foilers once he hits the Atlantic?

[@davidsherman6416]

Thank you!

[@leonemccallum2397]

Conrad ticks all the boxes!!

[@annemacpherson916]

His sky is as bleak as mine 🇦🇺🫶🏽🙏❤️

[@johnbaxter3027]

Question for Conrad: you explained that you realized you have the diverse skills to be a sponsored solo racer, but could you also share your core motivation that sustains you through the extreme challenges of the Vendee Globe? And how has your motivation evolved as you've gained experience offshore alone?

[@alainremi267]

4'15" "... but basically at the moment I have wind from 267° so essentially from the EAST..." Strange, I thought 270° was due WEST... Anyway, thanks again for your daily report, it's MOST interesting. Also, I'm sure I'm not the only one to really enjoy drone images taken during the race 🤩🤩🤩

[@colmanoceanracing]

Correct! I’m just tired!

[@ashentmariner]

🐭 Get refrigerator's so we Kan go! 🧀

[@elizabethsmith552]

Happy New Year, Florian

[@philipkerrgmailgmail3717]

Can you explain ‘engines’. We thought the engines were sealed ready only in emergency.or do they have power fro weather making and coms etc . Sea generators augmenting the need for an engine? PIPPY

[@pixiehorse]

Go Seawolfs! Thanks

[@rolandtb3]

An interesting 2 - 4 weeks of varying weather patterns.

[@9Bullwinkle]

Can you explain the use of the dagger-boards? I noticed on Conrad's video the leeward one was up and the windward one was in. This seems....counterintuitive. Thanks, love the "show." Peter from Maine, US

[@elizabethsmith552]

I have my wine ready for the toast!

[@gregknipe8772]

when you refer to 'engine problems', what are the engines for? generating electricity? propulsion? explain please?

[@glynngray-read4639]

Can you push for 2 classes of Imocas. One with foils and 2 without. Jean le Cam should be no.1 in his class.

[@MattiasTuresson]

For the next question episode: What is the function of the engine? You’ve mentioned the engine a couple of times and I have always wondered.

[@SeawolvesTV]

only to charge electrics. So its basically a generator, with the prop sealed off.

[@MattiasTuresson]

@ I suspected something like that. Thanks for the clarification and a great show!

[@ThomasR2000]

Happy new year to all. I love the drone shots so much. How many drones were lost?

[@SeawolvesTV]

me 4 so far :)

[@dellngakuru]

Go Conrad! #MS Amlin

[@francisdrelling4060]

Great opening with msamlin.

[@gregknipe8772]

I wonder how many whales are killed or injured by fast sailing boats loaded up with environmentalist propaganda (on high tech plastic boats with higher tech plastic sails, plastic foils, sheets, halyards.....

[@SeawolvesTV]

I think you need to take a better look at how large the ocean is. The odds of hitting a Whale is astronomically low

[@leonardbertaux6897]

Not really if you’re in the wrong place. I recall the winner of the 2013 Marblehead to Halifax hit a whale in the middle of the night, came to full stop. Hauled out at RNSYS and found flesh on the leading edge of the keel. Could easily have killed whatever they hit.

[@michiel1362]

@@leonardbertaux6897maybe an idea to have an acoustic signal underwater pointed to the front of the boat to warn/wake wales up?

[@virginiai.3632]

@@michiel1362 i've felt exactly same. like whistles some vehicles install agaisnt deer (hitting a whale would be my greatest hypothetical sea fear)

[@colmanoceanracing]

@@michiel1362many IMOCA boats are already outfitted with such pingers. They are hard to keep working, and not very effective ie dolphins still swim around the boat when it’s on