Seawolves Vendeeglobe 2024 report #34 Yoann grabs 2th place! Damien seriously injured! Aliens?

[@SeawolvesTV]

Let me know what you think is going on with those crazy flying lights in the US :)?

[@dereksmith7344]

They are in the UK now as well. 3 US air bases in East Anglia!

[@TaygetaBlue]

There are visitors here, from other places in the cosmos. They've been coming for a very long time. There are clues left in some of the great landmarks and pyramids around the world. Before recorded history as we know it, they interacted with human beings. That information has been lost and/or hidden. And, I also believe that the visitors are aware that at this current point, most of humanity isn't ready to know. So much fear has been instilled in people's minds. Governments at high levels know. The spheres with flashing lights that are being seen are not drones. They are not man-made. They are also not a threat. I have a number of friends who have seen crafts, both here in the States as well as in Australia and in South Africa. Even my parents saw one many years before I was born. They never told anyone out of fear of ridicule. They told me after I had gone to university, after I had brought up the subject. I always believed. lol... my mother still was a skeptic, even after clearly watching a saucer-shaped object hover over a cloud in the sky.

[@CaptainRon1913]

Phosphorescent stirred up by tuna feeding frenzy on anchovies

[@katja8321]

the authorities didn't know what is was, they would already be shooting it out of the air ;)

[@dirkprivat5106]

Burning methane

[@tommycheshire5508]

Pip is so cool.she finds humor in whatever hardship happens.

[@ottobihrer732]

Its absolutely crazy, that Yachts are still in view of each other after rounding half the globe. This men and women have nerves of titanium.

[@garrywalton]

The green lights in the sea, that were at the start of this episode, looked like an effect I've seen in the English channel where shoals of fish swim through phosphorescence. It's spectacular... like a marine version of the Northern lights. One of the most magical night sails I've ever experienced.

[@robertgeorge9909]

I've had it with dolphin coming at right angles toward the boat then exploding off the bow. Frightening at first, then spectacular!

[@Neilhuny]

@@robertgeorge9909 WOW! That sounds truly spectacular - including the fright

[@JohnMetson-n7l]

Green north sea but blue in the ocean

[@garrywalton]

@@JohnMetson-n7l Are the species that create the phosophorescence different in the deep ocean or is it that the water is much clearer? I'm sure that we saw the same effect mid Altalntic.

[@JohnMetson-n7l]

@garrywalton same just that Atlantic is the blue est blue 💙 which i presume u get the torquing blue North sea I've found when the outboard spins the light is lime green

[@whatisiname]

Boris and Pip are my favourite smiling sailing reporters, bless them, and all the rest of the sailors who make up this incredible fleet which, thanks to our technology status, we get to see so much of. Bedankt zeewolf …

[@OliLen-x6g]

Very nice Vendée Globe 2024 broadcast once again. Thank you very much.

[@albertabi]

Thank you Florian for your daily show. Very clearly presented, very intersting insights and sufficiently professional for us the amateurs and the other non-sailors. Its my 4th Vendee Globe On Land, and you earn the medal of the best commentaries. Keep going!

[@SeawolvesTV]

Thank you :)

[@philrietema596]

Hi from New Zealand. Super excited that Charlie and the boys are passing below New Zealand. I have decided to pop out to see them in my boat to deliver some muffins.

[@WickBeavers]

Pop pop

[@SeawolvesTV]

send me the videos when you do :)

[@codiert1391]

Boris' hair is majestic

[@davelcx1958]

We call that 3 METER hair, bordering on 4 METER hair ... haha. Hope he does well during this next stretch and stays safe in the forecast high winds. Boris has been waiting to test the full capabilities of his newer generation boat in choppy seas and high winds, so it looks like he'll get that chance. Go Boris, you've got a ton of fans around the world -- including the Chicago area!

[@andrewkeir2282]

Great to see my home on the map, Southern Australia, and Tasmania where I have raced many times dipping into the Southern Ocean. My morning ritual is to get up and first sit down and watch your daily video.

[@nigelwallace4408]

Tasmanian sailor here. I do the same.👍

[@chrisnegele6875]

I do it with a beer from my location on planet earth!

[@rogergurr9090]

Same here, daily routine, what the hell am I going to do when this is over. I'm hooked on this race, and the racing groups within the race.

[@andrewkeir2282]

Actually , I have seen dolphins swimming off our bow in phosphorecence, One of the most amazing sights I have ever seen. As they surface they went black, then as they swam through the water, they were covered in this amazing silver shroud.

[@BorderathleticsSc]

Red and Green lights, It's Santa doing trial runs 😂

[@CaptainRon1913]

Phosphorescent stirred up by tuna feeding frenzy on anchovies

[@stefanzaech]

I saw that in the southern Ocean near NZ too. Some 20 Years ago. Definitely Phosphoric.. No Vids but burned in my mind. Blowed me away seeing this.

[@floodo1]

It’s so fun watching people lose their minds over these “sightings” lol … I can’t be bothered though because I’m too busy watching Vendee videos ❤️

[@reloadncharge9907]

Fun update, good video imagery! Thanks, Andrew

[@Martin-t2p]

Nice coverage, thank you for the update

[@DaphneTaylor-k3b]

do the skippers ever encounter snow, hail, freezing rain while in the vendee globe? watching from Canada. love your show.

[@richardlawton1023]

Glad to see the drivers racing hard again.

[@mis100tubos]

You are opening “a melon”…(a can of worms), as we say in Spain, with UFOs and conspiracies; anyway, I know it is just pure curiosity and we will continue to enjoy your solo sailing videos.Great job, man👌😜🤙

[@CharlieBeil-f9r]

Hey Flo, congratulations on your great show and recap of the VG2024. I thoroughly enjoy watching it. The videos are great and especially your analysis on strategy and sailing tactic is excellent. Keep it up !! BTW what is the name of the soundtrack you used in the video sequence with the ocean sunset and the phosphorous lights in the water at 2:29? I had similar colors while sailing in the Med. But more in the style of long stripes of light from the rudders and keel.

[@nicolaslaurent403]

Very good show. Montélimar ,France

[@loahyvalley9797]

Another informative and highly entertaining show - thank you so much, Florian❣💙

[@LordCubus]

Hey folks, two questions you might be able to tell: - Some sailors wear a thingy on their upper arm. Is this capturing health signals or is this rather a rescue device? - How is communication controlled by the race HQ? If I'm not mistaken sailors are not allowed to receive any routing support or other support except tech advice. With full internet access though it would be pretty easy to establish a channel with routing experts on land. Is this the end only a gentlemen agreement?

[@Garytoronto]

Getting exciting

[@sxmNice]

I'm also very skeptical. However, sailing from NYC to St. Maarten, offshore, south of Bermuda, I saw 3 lights I couldn't explain. Oh well...

[@TheLDunn1]

Devastated to hear about Pip being dismantled. But she is safe at least and 650 nm or so from Tasmania, and in relatively calm conditions, but I really feel for her. Bitter blow.

[@nitomutan4593]

Nice to insist on the updates on Szabo

[@jamesclark4556]

the lights are US goverment fear porn if it is aliens they are not coming here they are leaving 😀😀great show

[@sendicigura1000]

Hi Flo, great coverage, thank you so much for that 🤩 I have a quick question: On my 34 foot boat, whenever I need to reef the mainsail or change the headsail, I always have to use the engine to point the bow into the wind. In the Vendée Globe, the sailors are constantly changing sails, but they don’t have an engine. How exactly do they do it? What technique do they use to change or reef sails without motoring into the wind? I’d love to understand! Thanks 🎉

[@ballagio]

I'm in New York city, been here for 1 year and have yet to see something, will be keeping my eyes open 👀

[@dilata]

My highest admiration for fixing major damages in the southern ocean, they have nerves stronger than carbon fibres. But I always wondered: how does Antoine get on the mast, without someone pulling him up? I am a Swiss alpinist/climber and know the techniques to pull yourself out of a crevasse, but I doubt that this is suitable for sailors…

[@midus7]

The longer I watch the race, the more I ask myself what role different factors play in the outcome of a race like this. On the one hand, of course, there is the technique of the boat and the skill of the skipper. But the weather gods' behaviour towards the competitors also seems to be a decisive factor. So far, the weather gods have favoured Charlie and the leading group. Now the situation seems to be changing for the chasers and especially for the group around Boris Herrmann. So my question to you is: how would you assess the proportions of these three factors in terms of victory and defeat? Regards Marcus

[@JohnMetson-n7l]

Efflorescence is the blue light in the ocean probaly from a Whale or dolphin saw one night in an Atlantic passage to canaries from spain

[@johnlauenstein9622]

Saw a ufo the other week,where a mate was hassled 33 years ago.

[@WickBeavers]

To think a chain plate pulled out? That’s a terrible reflection on the yacht designers.

[@jamesaron1967]

@@WickBeavers I was very surprised to see that.

[@WickBeavers]

@ chainplates, as you probably know, attach the stays from the mast to the boat. If one or more blow, the mast goes. Naval Architects have just a few absolutes. The keel must stay on. The mast must stay up. The boat must always have a positive righting moment. The designers blew this!

[@robertgeorge9909]

It's not actually a chain plate it is a pad eye. There simply was no backing plate behind it or it was to small. That is a builders error, probably over relying on the carbon deck.

[@robertgeorge9909]

​@@WickBeaversnot the designer, it was the builder.

[@rogergurr9090]

Could be both​@@robertgeorge9909

[@jamesaron1967]

I'm surprised Boris never had three reefs and a storm jib on his yacht. I would think that's a standard setup when encountering very strong winds. Perhaps because his boat is still new?

[@ianmorcott3113]

Red and Green lights should be in a steady state on aircraft and larger drones. But what is going on with these drones is an open question.

[@christianwlkn5298]

Hi Flo! Maybe you coud explain how the autopilot works.bIt seema to be one of the most important tools of those ships.

[@richardlawton1023]

Could be a buch of kids flying there own drones...my ex moved to Nj recently. Maybe she is doing the drones

[@stephenbarton9825]

The red and green lights in the ocean is pretty obvious. It’s my drone that I crashed into the water a few years ago.

[@jeffmilum5858]

How often can the leaders see each other when they pass? I would think not often. It's a big ocean

[@carloskaho9599]

Hi from Belgium. Damien issailing with one hand 😮

[@andylees8939]

Well it is a single handed race, so all good?

[@edzardpiltz6348]

Yeah, amazing! Al all the best to him in that conditions he is in🤞

[@fredtatch1572]

I think I may have asked this question in an earlier episode so as a reminder before your next Monday technology q&a, do the rules allow for pitch control on the individual foils to assist it leveling the boat to allow keel to remain more vertical where conditions might favor that approach?

[@HikerBikerMoter]

Aliens are obligated to obey aviation navigation laws when it comes to lights too -besides santa is busy this time of the year

[@MrBugleboyb]

Where’s the tiller/helm on these boats ?

[@matthewwillis4892]

To me that looks more like a pad eye than a chain plate.

[@ChristianDorner-q1e]

Great Job, but what about the old Ketchup in the background 🍅?

[@MaileBaures-k3n]

Hello from Portland, OR. Here are some not so technical questions for you. 1. Fill us in on the Black Jack BBQ sauce you have had on your counter that you must really like. 😆 2. Are you on Instagram? 3. How do the sailors acclimate when they set foot on Terra firma? Thank you! We enjoy your channel very much!!

[@michaelhudlow9901]

Dude , what is up with Black Jack bottle everyday ?😊

[@pixiehorse]

Aliens

[@bdjm8595]

The lights stopped during our Thanksgiving holiday so it is US centric and almost certainly Government affiliated!.....IMHO

[@Annabelleplaaaaysrobloxrigley]

When are you going to take a run at the VG?

[@marcmorin2129]

... does that sweater make it look like his head is floating in a tan soup?

[@braydeny]

I think his coffee is actually coke cola. Haha

[@MaciejB-j1x]

At least today I was not worried about Florian poking his eye out with a spoon.

[@brianperry843]

US federal law 14 CFR Part 89 - PART 89-REMOTE IDENTIFICATION OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT. UA either personal or commercial over 0.55 pounds in weight must transmit identification, location, flight data, transmitter location to FAA, law enforcement, and any other air space users. Exemptions are available. No one has reported whether these unidentified UAs are transmitting ID as required, or not transmitting, or are exempt. The FAA has been silent about their knowledge of these flights.

[@dereksmith7344]

Szabolcs swims under his boat, but nothing seems to be reported - or did I miss it?

[@SeawolvesTV]

no, that happened kind of right between episodes so it didn't make it on the show for time.

[@dereksmith7344]

Do they have diving gear?

[@MENDNZ]

I hope you realise that WOLF spelt backwards is FLOW! Go with the WOLF ? Go with the FLOW!

[@SeawolvesTV]

I know :) but I'm happy you noticed also hehe

[@Martin-t2p]

Its aliens😂

[@robertwishart4270]

Still think the skippers can gybe much quicker than 40 minutes. Maybe four minutes. I can gybe in 30 seconds. Maybe sail changes or triple reefing takes the 40 minutes.

[@wimbiesemans892]

If you include restaking say over 200 kg in the interior of the boat - furling the staysail and then gybe the jib - it make take as long then 40 min ?

[@edzardpiltz6348]

Well, maybe you should be doing the next vendee than🤪

[@jamesaron1967]

@@robertwishart4270 Out of curiosity, what size is your boat?

[@robertwishart4270]

Okay, makes better sense. I did not count moving all the inside heavy items over to the other size. Tks. 22’ Catalina.

[@BobjohnBobjohn-tt8wt]

Always and only in USA....

[@sirgregoir]

Phosphorescence

[@gutplucker]

What do these guys do about their sewage and trash?

[@ggalupify]

submarine

[@dirkprivat5106]

Lights: burning methane

[@380Scania]

Starlink satellite’s

[@stefanzaech]

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[@SeawolvesTV]

super nice :)

[@akkiroeh-gl6sv]

Really Florian ? Aliens just for the Clicks? Your show is good without that!

[@juttaweise]

just a little before christmas humor, he surely knows what those lights are! ;o))

[@zoepaulastrassfield2664]

Yeah, in all seriousness, this isn’t that kind of show. We’re here for sailing.

[@SeawolvesTV]

:) I was just genuinly interested :)

[@scarletbegonias2359]

The US Military is trying to drum up funds for Space Force by scaring The American Public with all this fake Alien Invasion chatter.

[@G11713]

"2nd" place not "2th"

[@JamieSmith-fz2mz]

Used in a sentence: "I have a 2th ache."

[@wolfgangdr.rohden3617]

Photoshop…

[@kendalllucas7197]

Go South PiP 💪🌺

[@ashentmariner]

🐰 Electric Christmas ball's off the Christmas tree in Time Square! 🐭 How Diddy they get dare Lowell? 💚❤️ Ask the Skipper's launching toy gum balls off there Transom's Mayberry RFD 🧭 @TvVendee? 🐸 🐢