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VENDÉE GLOBE 2017 January – sailing 8th –  Nandor Fa SOH77 skipper’s Ship Logs before Cape Horn – “all well onboard.” VG LIVE with NÁNDOR – replay here

The latest Ship Logs from Nándor Fa before his 5th rounding of the Big Cape – read the English version  7th Jan. 23:50 UTC, in the afternoon, I ran the engine for a little while, perhaps for the last time on … continue

HORN SWEET HORN – Vendée Globe article

VENDÉE GLOBE Magazine Beyond the gateway to the white hell, it may not be a a paradise: Cape Horn offers some relief, but is not the way out that some imagine.  After four weeks or more in the southern seas, … continue

The 8th week of the Spirit of Hungary’s race in the Vendée Globe 2016

Happy New Year for 2017 – good wishes – nice friendly voice messages – montage for Nándor to the Pacific HAPPY NEW YEAR! HAPPY 2017! audio©mixpress Nándor Fa – Goodbye PARTY before the START of the Vendée Globe – and now … continue

VG Week 7th. SOH Ship’s log – Nándor on the Pacific ocean – VG live with Nándor Fa – HAPPY WINTER HOLIDAYS, MERRY CHRISTMAS, Joyeux Noël

25th Dec. early morning -SOH77  is sailing 8th. Nandor’s message is:  “No wind, time to check many parts of the boat and sails, to repare what are necessery. I can take a short time to enjoy my presents from my … continue

FA NÁNDOR GYORS volt a Leeuwin-fok vonaláig – dec.16-án éjjel óceánt váltott – a színhely a Déli-óceán térsége – Dec. 17 Flash Info: Stéphane LeDiraison dismasted – Stephane árboctörést szenvedett

SOH77’bloG dec. 17-18. Nándor a Jóreménység-fok és a Leeuwin-fok vonala közti szakaszt 12 nap 6 óra és 51 perc alatt teljesítette, ezzel 11-dikként érte el, a rajttól számított 40 nap és 7 óra alatt, 11 nappal 11 órával a versenyben vezető Armel Le Cleac’h után … continue

VG2016 News FAST FA AT CAPE LEEUWIN, JP DICK BACK IN THE MATCH SATURDAY 17 DECEMBER 2016, 06H43

… just 18 hours slower than race leader Armel Le Cléac’h. (!) from the Cape of Good Hope to Cape Leeuwin has taken 11 days and 10 hours Skipper Nandor Fa (Spirit of Hungary) crossed the longitude of Cape Leeuwin, … continue

VG SOH77 NEWS, VG LIVE, Ship’s log from Nandor Fa – 9-15th Dec.

15th Dec. 2016 Vendée Globe Live at 13:00 with SOH – Nandor Fa The audio of today’s VG LIVE: photo©NandorFa/spiritofhungary_15/12/2016 South Indian ocean 10th Dec. 2016 NÁNDOR FA and the Spirit of Hungary Imoca60′ in the VENDÉE GLOBE TOP 10 … continue

GREAT NEWS , KITO DE PAVANT IN SAFE – KITO BIZTONSÁGBAN VAN a mentőhajó Marion Dufresne II. fedélzetén.  BRAVO FOR THE SUCCESFUL RESCUE OPERATION!

KITO PAVANT BIZTONSÁGBAN!  Dec. 07. The most important email which we, the Vendee Globe sailors and teams received in the last hours: “Dear All, Kito Safe At 1H00 UTC transfert by rib to MARION DUFRESNE II. He is OK! Racemanagement” … continue

Nandor Fa – Ship’s Log 6th dec: match racing with Stéphane LD. The day of Kito’s accident.

“We’re doing a match race with Stéphane LD side by side since yesterday afternoon…” “My heart aches for Kito, this is unbelivable, hard to find words. I hope that the rescue will go all right!” 6th Dec. 06:00 UTC, Today, … continue

VG News – Rescuers in the zone – rescue actions on for KITO PAVANT – race director Jacques Caraës: “Time to take care” –

TUESDAY 06 DECEMBER 2016, – Alain Gautier Vendée Globe Safety Director explained –  Huge concern for the skipper Kito de Pavant  – Jacques Caraës VG race director interview News – Rescuers in the zone – Vendée Globe 2016-2017    22:00 UTC … continue