Vendée Globe - Life onboard : Day 5

[@williamware9443]

Best vender globe content thus far. You did in 4min what I can’t get from the official content providers in 30min. Keep it up when you can. Good luck.

[@paulhannoever7680]

Great detailed insight into routing, weather and tactics. I really liked that!

[@shaggybreeks]

I absolutely love this race, and the harmony between cutting edge technology and ancient mariner's wisdom.

[@floodo1]

Love the insight

[@cristellecarrier6822]

Thanks Conrad for the inside of your run

[@purplepuma123]

Never once have we been out sailing, but we are thoroughly enjoying your journey. Finding it informative and entertaining. Also, the French subtitles are excellent for my students who are learning English, bravo! Kia kaha & bon courage from a little town in the south west of France. P.S go the ABs!!

[@grantsutherland6798]

It's almost like that whole weather pattern has crept south by up to 1000km. I know this is the case. In New Zealand some years we have tropical weather, some winter patterns. When a low in the northern hemisphere (rotating anti-cyclonic) meets an equatorial residual high, maybe they cancel themselves out, but my guess is the westerlies will prevail meaning you should have a nice long reach through that doldrums region

[@morningstarracing]

Thanks for the insight. Enjoying your content from the Chesapeake.

[@964cuplove]

Great video, love to hear stuff like that, love the insight into weather and route planning, fingers crossed you make the great pick and beat at least a number of foiled s with it :-) Hope the watermaker is now in good shape Love the upbeat mood you seem to be in lov e the energy, greetings from germany !!

[@thorntontarr2894]

Your insights are teaching me about the daily strategy issues you face. However, you total goal: FINISH! I first experienced you and your comments during the Ocean Race when you brought in two bicycle wheels to demonstrate circulations around HI and LO pressure systems: BRILLIANT!

[@rogerprout5574]

You're doing well. As you know, the wind will go west as you go south. Your position in the east will pay off as the others will have to gybe soon. Go Conrad! 😎

[@31keyser43]

Thanks for the french subtitles 👍😉

[@marktahu2932]

Thank you Conrad and watching you back yourself is great to see. It is early days in the race and as we see the foilers move to the front of the race the exploring all the options by the dagger-board boats is interesting so thank you heaps for keeping us informed. Interestingly Jean Le Cam is in the same waters as you.

[@FlyingboatsRCG]

Thanks so much for explaining the routing options and showing us what you're actually using! Awesome to see it from the skipper's perspective 😄 Great run from 23:00 Thursday to 03:00 (Fr time) Conrad!. Some of the best VMC in the fleet, took miles out of Grandpa. Go Kiwi go!

[@browniekomene6474]

100% Thanx for the transparency. It explains how fleet decisions are been made. I suppose the most technical choice is flipping a coin. Cheers, have an awesome day.

[@edstahl5651]

Hello from Arizona.

[@NobodyOfNote-qv5wh]

All the best, Conrad, from all of us at Howick Sailing Club, Auckland, NZ!!!😊😊😊

[@vladfromfrance]

very interesting, great video. Good luck !

[@BirgitL-g9q]

Conrad, although you obviously had a really annoying day with lots of problems on board - you tell it in such a funny and informative way, also about the next course, that it's a pleasure to keep listening! Keep up the good work!

[@marthaj1219]

Thanks, very interesting to hear about the decisions you have to make regarding your course and how to do that!

[@keithc5729]

This was good!

[@obsessedsailing4534]

Awesome content that’s actually super educational! Keep it up!

[@alexfodor6765]

Think you for those explications !

[@diagonaleffect]

Very difficult ... experience and feeling (?). I hope .... the right decision! All the best. Greetings from Germany. ⛵🙋🏼‍♀️

[@markhollis9822]

Keep on keeping on!

[@jonnection]

Excellent content! Thanks!

[@lesshort2049]

Decisions, decisions. Looks very tricky. the right choice could bring big gains. Best of luck with that. Respect.

[@patrickweissel5241]

Coco Colman 💪🏼

[@Sailing-a-hunter]

Thanks for the tutorial. Great insight

[@cherylteach-in70berent5]

Thank your team for French translation CC.

[@edstahl5651]

Thank you for the commentary. I really enjoy following your progress

[@alterschwede9458]

you have a nice way of entertaining by still being serious - thanks

[@HermanCaron]

Thx for sharing your thoughts, very insightful! Looking forward to more of this kind of videos.

[@braydeny]

Forget the computers and trust your gut. Peter Blake style. Go the opposite way everyone else goes every single time

[@Nina-px6zi]

And watch which way Jean Le Cam is chosing. Obviously the African one..

[@RicardoDinizPortugal]

Trust your gut. You know.

[@TheGdel]

Wao, tricky! I would take the route closest to the optimal theoretical one for 2 reasons: I would be very frustrated if locked in a dead zone in the furthest route (2 gambles lost) and 2/ taking a solo option against the whole fleet requires to be rather sure of the option or at least with reasonable chances. 3/ what is the nearest escape from the depression that is looming north? Anyway, thanks a heap for sharing this with us!👍

[@TORALOLA]

Hi, I'm a fan of Vendee Globe and especially the underdogs. Aren't the skippers allowed to talk to their teams and make the best decision ? As long as they can upload YT material it can be a team decision, right ?

[@nigelw8575]

@@TORALOLA absolutly not, discussions on strategy, routing etc are strictly forbidden and communication is monitored by race management. The sailors get the weather data and have to make their decissions based on standardized data provided by race management. The skippers can only talk to their team in case of an emergency.

[@TORALOLA]

@@nigelw8575 Thank you !

[@TORALOLA]

@@nigelw8575 Still, how do the race organizers ensure no cheating in terms of communication between the skipper and a "helper" ? What if you can hide a satellite phone on your boat ?

[@nigelw8575]

​@@TORALOLA Sailing is a Corinthian sport and all skippers trust each other not to cheat. Race management of these races does everything possible to ensure fairness. Obviously, if someone really would try cheating they could but that is not in the spirit of sailing and not the mindset of the skippers.

[@JonClark125]

❤

[@alleycatproductions3443]

Weather maps, but at least they are better then the good old days

[@DirkJacobsz]

Shew GFS or ECMWF - buggers - they could make life easier for ya..