Sea Wolves - Vendee Globe 2024 IMOCA technology overview / deep dive - The secrets to the speed!

[@michaelseydel3373]

I am SO glad to See your video on my feed! You did an amazing job four years ago covering VendeeGlobe. I look forward to sharing a cup of coffee with you during this race. Best regards from Denver, Colorado USA.

[@braydeny]

He never actually drank coffee 😂

[@ashhavoc]

same same, well said Michael

[@108hindu]

Thanks for a fantastic “episode “. I especially loved that it revolved around Pips boat. I just bought a Seawolves mug so I am PUMPED to get this race on the “road”. GO PIP! Thank you Florian. I will be watching your show first thing every day.

[@SeawolvesTV]

thanks for supporting the channel :)!

[@garrywalton]

Great to see you again... really looking forward to your coverage this time around......

[@bobthesnobscotland2821]

That's great news about you getting the media access and you coverage over the last race 4 yrs ago was very good. I'm looking forward to this one and will be supporting Pip. Thank you wolf man 🐺

[@gf04rce76]

Best Vendee Show by far and great 1st episode - Raising a cheer for the next few months together 👍😎

[@SeawolvesTV]

thank you

[@lynnandtimsontag7679]

Glad you are back!!!!! Really looking forward to the Vendee Globe!!!!!

[@orarinningimundarson219]

I’m so happy to see you again, the wolfs are back. Clakk clakk clakk

[@Oubi28]

Oh yes! I was so much hoping we would get your aawesome coverage of vendee for this round too! Welcome back

[@SeawolvesTV]

welcome back to you 2 :)

[@flyfishyfred8730]

Yay, good to see Pip making another run at it. Good to see so many Sea Wolves showing up. Looking forward to hanging out and seeing a great race!!

[@SeawolvesTV]

me 2 :)

[@RolfLongreach]

Happy to have you back. It's awesome that this channel is official now. Sea Wolves!

[@olwenhuxley4317]

Stoked to wake up every morning for coffee and Vendee. Got me through Covid!

[@SeawolvesTV]

same here :)

[@sireina5590]

Thank you so much for this video! My father gave me the book the "Godforsaken Sea" by Derek Lundy in 2005 literally a few days before he passed away. That book introduced me to the Vendee Globe. The race has come along way since the 1996-97 edition that unfolds on these pages. I donated to Pip's campaign to have my father's name painted inside her boat and I wanted to sail around the world with Pip as well. At about 37:15 our names appear next to Joff's right ear! Now I know where we are on Medallia!! Go Pip!! Go Team Medallia!!

[@ezelrik]

Yay, good to have you back. This will be fun, looking forward to another great race

[@patrickflanagan317]

As a sailing nut, and a Kiwi, this is a fantastic year!! Bring on the VG!!

[@danweyant4909]

Great overview of the updates, thanks. Also big thanks to the guest for his insight.

[@jwwebnaut7045]

Please, keep up the technical videos like sail plan, standing and running rigging, i.e. trimming, auto pilot, collision prevention etc.

[@SeawolvesTV]

will get into all of that during the race :)

[@ElHijodelMundo]

Great to have you back and as standard goto channel for Vendée updates!

[@davidtydeman1434]

Thanks for the video and thanks to the Medallia team for the access. I think the skipper comfort is going to be a major factor in the second half of the race 👏👏

[@SeawolvesTV]

yes

[@MatMierau]

It's so cool to see you. I was hoping that you would accompany the Vendee once again. You did an extremely cool job 4 years ago and I always enjoyed the videos. So, here we go again

[@SeawolvesTV]

Thank you

[@Orf45]

Outstanding! I am along for the ride once again. You are doing a wonderful job and it is very much appreciated.

[@nonnobissolum]

So great to see you again! And so excited about the upcoming race!🎉❤

[@george1la]

It will be fun to also watch you again. What a race and demand on the captain. What a mental and physical challenge. Out there you cannot make mistakes, especially at those speeds.

[@frankbehrens656]

What a fantastic Start! Thank you so much for this warm up Episode. I lost track last two years but you make it pretty easy to restart. Can't wait for tomorrow. Without you I wondered, if I would follow the Vendee as intense I did it last time.

[@martyhill8342]

Congrats on your return. Ya Hoo...by the way....we in the US get commentary in English! I am pulling for Ms. Hare, myself, but safe sailing to all!

[@paulvanbreda9946]

Wonderful 1st episode, looking forward to follow this channel again! Enjoyed all the tech details!

[@bdjm8595]

Great overview of the boats, thanks !!

[@garethjohnson6471]

I loved that you got Joff’s insights into Pips boat. I am still wearing your SeaWolves Hoodie proudly in Australia!!

[@SeawolvesTV]

:) Thank you

[@MrBluebeard3]

Wow! Awesome episode, say thanks to Geoff for all his time.😃

[@wavewaker2]

Big congrats!.. great determination👍 God Bless 🙏.

[@dsmith5940]

Boom! Welcome back to the virtual Family. I missed you

[@fastandcurious]

I am happy to watch your channel again. 2020 was great. Your channel had been one of my primary sources then. Looking forward to the next 3 months.🙏👍

[@SeawolvesTV]

good to have you back :)

[@tomwaite4594]

Thank You Thank You Thank You...your efforts make this event so much better.

[@SeawolvesTV]

Thank you thank you thank you 2 :)

[@tomwaite4594]

@SeawolvesTV you're efforts bring it all together...greetings from the Chesapeake Bay

[@robinmalina2645]

nice to see you again.... You did an amazing job four years ago covering VendeeGlobe. I look forward to sharing a cup of coffee with you during this race.

[@bradleydaniels9639]

Great coverage congratulations on your new position 👍

[@fassphoto]

It's always a pleasure to see inside a boat like this one.

[@TomLeg]

As far as Jean LeCam is concerned, I only have to say, “Clack, clack, clack.”

[@gliderklajdkl]

Very glad to see You back ! And starting off with an extremely good and relevant video. In my opinion, for the last Vendee Globe, Your coverage was by far the best and most informative. Better than even the Vendee Globe organisations own coverage ! That says a lot ... I'll surely be following the race on Your channel. Thanks for being back 🙂

[@SeawolvesTV]

Thank you!! :) will do my best to keep the epicness coming :)

[@gliderklajdkl]

@@SeawolvesTV 🙂 Seeing this, Your first Vendee Globe 2024-'25 video, I've absolutely no doubt, that You'll more than manage that 🙂 Very much looking forward to enjoying Your channel as the 'go to'-channel for the next months 🙂

[@greenstripeypaint]

good to have you back. Wonderful that you are official partner - with behind the scenes access

[@reloadncharge9907]

Excellent start and overview! This is going to be a fun 3-4 months! Thanks, Andrew (cruising my catamaran to the Bahamas)

[@071946]

Wow 4 years have gone by like a flash. Happy to be able to follow the Vendee again with you. Thanks

[@SeawolvesTV]

yes so fast :)

[@dlewis333]

Thank you for this most excellent coverage. Congrats on your total access to the fleet which i am sure pleases you as well. Im looking forward to many coffee times with all the Sea Wolves! The last Vendee Globe got me thru my colon cancer treatment and I thank you all for that....I am well. We all were combating the Covid 19 at the same time. Now in the USA we must deal with the first months of our new "leadership" , I'd rather be sailing. Your coverage will get me through. I will now check out the Merchandise! Thanks again for your amazing coverage to come. Doug Lewis, Puget Sound, Washington State, USA

[@SeawolvesTV]

Glad your back! Thanks for watching and supporting the channel :)

[@4578simonhi]

Has it really been 4 years ??? Let’s go Sea Wolves !!! Big Love for Pip Hare and Same Goodchild this year, good luck, fair winds and safe seas for all sailors

[@marineboy305]

2:18 most advanced human specimens, too. How exciting! To an amazing race!

[@albertomaria1]

Amazing video and a great opportunity to figure out how these impressive boats are conceived and put together as well. Ciao, ciao, mate!

[@gandigooglegandigoogle7202]

This race is just crazy! Just incredible....the greatest race!

[@SeawolvesTV]

it is :)

[@TheSusieTom]

Oh i remember sea wolves from the last race. Thank you KZbin for the suggestion

[@davidsinclair6802]

Stoked! Glad you are back!

[@edsonsilveira]

Pitstop em Itajaí .... Feliz jornada !!!

[@SeawolvesTV]

no stops :)

[@ericbasta4653]

Wow Welcome back Florian. So happy to see you part of the Vendee Globe event. Hopefully you have more access and resources. I really enjoy the cup of coffee with the escape into a world of adventure and sailing.

[@SeawolvesTV]

we have amazing ressources this time around. Thanks also to all your support :) Ever mug and swaeter helps :)

[@GeoGoddessUT]

Heyyyy good to see you back! Now my Vendee race coverage is set :) thx for the overview of Pip’s boat! 1500 lbs of foils 😅

[@SeawolvesTV]

yes wow so heavy

[@josemariatrueba4568]

Great video. Many thanks for sharing! One hint though... I was very interested in what was saying in your interview but several times you were interrupting his speech with 4 or 5 yeah-yeah, and it was more difficult to hear what he was saying.

[@gorazdodar7382]

Excellent intro video into race. Thank you!

[@BruceWacher]

Welcome back! Looking forward to this journey!

[@berndssegelkiste7827]

I'm really looking forward to the race and hope that everyone comes back healthy, of course Boris Herrmann will be the first 😉⛵️ Thanks for the great report 👍🏼

[@SeawolvesTV]

good chance for sure yes

[@tiagdvideo]

Great review with Joff

[@jamesaron1967]

Great interview! From what I could see, _Medallia_ is basically a different boat for this VG. So many improvements have been made it would take an entire book to describe them all in detail. I saw some of the videos Pip uploaded when the team was doing the bow reshaping. That alone was a major undertaking and much needed with the new bigger foils. I hope Pip has much better luck this time around. She is such a warrior and inspiration to us all.

[@johndouglas9688]

Great first video back for the race! Looking forward to your coverage

[@jamesnearen2679]

Excited to follow the VG with the Sea Wolves this year. Agree with the other commentators that your coverage is top notch. Watching from Orange Beach, Alabama, USA.

[@SeawolvesTV]

welcome back Alabama :)

[@elizabethschmeider3308]

So good to see the Sea Wolves for another vendee globe!

[@stephenjames674]

Just listened to this, great overview of the tech and changes, thank you and Pip’s team

[@fredsickert6268]

Cool good video 😊

[@NobodyOfNote-qv5wh]

Really appreciate the technical guy going over some of the design decisions. These are so interesting. Great stuff, thank you.

[@eleanortaylor9055]

Welcome back Florian! That 1st episode was just right - interesting and relevant, but not too technical. Looking forward to many more. Cheers!

[@SeawolvesTV]

doing my best :)

[@andrasw.m.2274]

Cameras and hydro generators were used widely in the previous editions as well. I’m glad somebody told you they are not hydro janitors. 😊

[@SeawolvesTV]

:)

[@manmadegods021]

Great stuff! let your guests talk more and finish their points please

[@robertcleveland2038]

I really enjoyed but think you should not talk over the person you’re interviewing, it’s hard to hear what they are saying we know you understand but we are trying to 🙈🙈🙈🙈👍👍👍

[@kenallen6688]

100% agree. He rudely talked over all the interesting stuff the expert had to say. The things I wanted to hear about!

[@UziLutzi]

Hearing that many boats have had their bows cut off and rebuilt makes me wonder how close to the original strength of the connection between bow and the rest you can actually get. It makes me slightly anxious thinking back to PRB breaking in half last time after „only“ changing and fitting the new foils if I remember correctly.

[@CS_247]

Great in depth look at the differences between the boats! Thank you!

[@markcounseling]

Time flies. 🎉 I hope everything is going well in your world. How nice to join this club again! 😊

[@SeawolvesTV]

good to see you again

[@sailingvesselmonk]

We lagen 1,5 week geleden achter je in de Orangesluis, wilde al vragen of je de Vendee ging verslaan. Goed om te zien dat je er bovenop zit! ga het volgen.

[@SeawolvesTV]

Heyyy haha tof!

[@barryscott6222]

Great video, thanks, really enjoyed it, and excellent questions and answers.

[@liammcalpin444]

Love this episode about the technical aspects of the boats. I would like so much to see the details of how the halyards, halyard locks, reefing lines, cunning hams/ down haul and running backs all lead from the mast through the deck and are led back to the piano. Thanks.

[@SeawolvesTV]

The best way to describe how it feels to sail a boat like that, is just imagine being in a Klingon wardbird :)

[@gonzalopaz4630]

Great interview, thanks

[@MelissaCampbell-y7g]

Really glad you are back and with access! I raise my mug of coffee to you. Bon vent à tous!

[@ianbritton_UK]

Awesome video - Thanks from UK - Go PIP!

[@CliffordDive]

Great to be back again for the Vendée. We were totally hooked last time round!

[@cathdavison5334]

Hello. Ahoi! So looking forward to joining in again. All the best from Bali.

[@MartinLockhart]

Excellent explanation you started off the block running Florian

[@arostoll]

Amazing! Thks!

[@alessandragallo7017]

Cool video happy to watch your videos and shows again😀👍

[@SeawolvesTV]

Thank you for the support :)

[@muskietime]

Outstanding walk-thru. Be well.

[@tinfoilhatscholar]

Clack clack!

[@SeawolvesTV]

I bet you he will do well!

[@harryadams5651]

Great interview , best technical discussion. Can we have a little detail on the weather for first few days getting out of Biscay both wind and seastate. Is there any prediction on the Azores high, is west = best

[@SeawolvesTV]

weather in the show later today :)

[@harryadams5651]

Can you keep in mind the different capabilities of the foilers v daggerbds they will have different optimal awa especially deep reaching and close reaching So the trajectories to get around Azores high and down to Doldrums will be different The first foilers past the doldrums are going to get a big lead

[@RedmoonSailing]

te gekke uitleg, ik ben fan van jullie

[@SeawolvesTV]

Goed om er ook wat Dutchies bij te hebben :)

[@grahamhunter9565]

The Vendee Globe has always been a little crazy. Now its violent and crazy. Hope Pip doesn't get thrown around too much.

[@garryroper3418]

The advancement of technology makes these yatches fly. But also increases the dangers of speed. These skippers are the best and fearless.

[@blueocean2510]

Fear does not exist, it only does when life is not lived as it should be with Gusto.

[@SeawolvesTV]

Let me know what is your top 3 for the win? (In next video I will let you know my Top 3 also)

[@VIBorgia]

On paper I see Dalin - Richomme - Ruyant in that order, but obviously everything can happen. Normally Dalin should be quite fast on the way down and suffer a bit in the south, if he gets to St Helena first and get a system that the other cannot catch he can win, but if the same as the last edition happen, the rest of the fleet can stay with him and should be a bit more "comfortable" in the south.

[@SeawolvesTV]

@@VIBorgia with lite wind start it will be a real Bonanza :)

[@michaelseydel3373]

My top three for the win. #1 Boris Herrmann (he would have won four years ago if it wasn't for that fishing boat). # 2 Pip Hare (She is fantastic!). #3 Jean Le Cam (hope his boat holds together this time).

[@VIBorgia]

@@SeawolvesTV Yes, they are all talking about not going crazy as they did during the last transats, but knowing all the crazy skippers out there, I do not see that coming. They will go 110% from the get go.

[@samuelstone5757]

1#Dalin (consistently fast and pushing hard) 2# Sam Davis (strong route planning, strong all-rounder, and underestimated) 3# Ruyant (takes risks and sails fast). If I'm honest Pip Hare breaking into the top 10 is more important to me than who wins. GO GET THEM PIP!

[@erictheriot7144]

Let's Gooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!

[@patrickweissel5241]

Thanks for sharing 🌬 ❤

[@joshuarosen6242]

Very informative. Thank you. Subscribed.

[@jeromemorris2700]

This was Awesome!

[@svStargate]

Aaaand, we’re back!

[@KazingaD]

4 years later here we are!!!!!!!!

[@SeawolvesTV]

inded :) good to have you back

[@ElHijodelMundo]

And Jean le Cam sticking with the No Foils...!

[@SeawolvesTV]

the man hehe

[@ashentmariner]

Everyone Want's coffee now! Diverting to Port`Antigua's coffee Pier. Maybe a'a Memo next time? the atmosphere ash'ent'm Kan handle ❤ beautiful interview of Jauc ☮️ Got'ta go back Sir, we need to sea where her extra rudder is 😊 Wow! Out of no ~ where! You're consistent 🧭 Nordic Freeze if you're honest Mariner ⚓ 🐉🌹🐉💨💨💨💨 💨💦💦💦 💦

[@AqueleMafagafo]

Oh yeah

[@roberthess3405]

Bernard Moitessier would say that today's Vendee Globe race misses the point entirely.

[@timhollar614]

Welcome back to the Vendēe Globe. When you interview anyone, place your mic between yourself and the interviewee. When interviewing Pip’s technical director your volume was fine. His was, roughly, 50% of yours.

[@mikeriley1073]

Why don't they use anti vorticy generator's on those foils instead of maintaining a razor edge ? Seems more practical and the drag implied a fair compromise....

[@SeawolvesTV]

Some teams have actually tried that. There are still some teams which have something like anti vorticy generator's on their foils.

[@johbuldmann0206]

great to have you back! looking forward to your race updates! very much appreciated! ... but please get some french person to teach you how to pronounce »Vendée Globe« in some kind of french way :D