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SOH Imoca60 – 6th July – The Arrival : transat from Les Sables d’Olonne to Newport – photo_BillyBlack
Hello Newport! Spirit of Hungary has arrived in Newport after 19 days of sailing across the Atlantic Ocean all the way from the birth city of the legendary Vendée Globe race: Les Sables d’Olonne, France 🙂 Not so soon with the … continue
SOH Ship’s log from Nándor: 30th June – 5th July, on the way to Newport – Crossed the difficult Golf stream – Getting closer and closer
“the main stream of the Golf with its 3-4 knots makes our lives difficult onboard… Suddenly, at least 6 enormous floating factories appeared around us, with speeds about 16 kts…” [Chronological order from bottom to top] 4th July, co-skipper Patrik … continue
SOH Imoca60 Ship’s log: Nándor Fa, 26-27 June – “I love Socrates’ saying that “virtue does not come from wealth, but wealth comes from virtue”
“We saw that Patrick’s bag of food is awfully slim, but he wouldn’t tell us. The port is still far away, … I love Socrates’ saying that “virtue does not come from wealth, but wealth comes from virtue”… I would do … continue
SOH Ship’s log from Nándor: 24-25 June. The Atlantic does not lack fishing boats and whales.
The most beautiful timing is when you need to change sails at night… and so this is what happened. The only good alternative was the A2, we hoisted it … 585 sq. metres … once we massively lied down in … continue
SOH IMOCA60 SHIP’S LOG – NÁNDOR FA, 20 – 23 Jun 2016 – Transat to Newport
Ship’s log from Nándor Fa on 20-21-22-23 June, on the way to Newport (USA RhI) from Les Sables d’Olonne (Fr). 20. 06., 11:00 GMT The night and the morning were beautiful, with clear blue sky, full moon (almost), and a … continue
Spirit of Hungary Imoca 60′ left Les Sables to Newport (RI.USA) – skippers’ log 17th-20th Jun
… we were visited by a whale…” left for trans-Atlantic test sailing – Port Olona Les Sables d’Olonne (FR) – Newport (RI USA). SOH skipper Nándor Fa is going to sail back to do his solo-transat to the Vendée Globe City. Skipper and … continue
Vendée Globe village – SOH preparation for the transat sailing before the Vendée Globe 2016 – left to Newport Rhode Island (USA)
Skipper Nándor Fa is preparing for his private transatlantic training from Les Sables d’Olonne to USA with his renewed Imoca 60 racing boat – The 2-crew member left the Vendée Globe village 17th Jun. Nándor is going to sail back from … continue
Breaking News: NY – Vendée race cancelled, new main sail has not arrived.
A change of the program: Nándor Fa cancelled his entry to the New York – VENDÉE transatlantic race. This year’s IMOCA project of the SOH 60′ needs to be redesigned due to the lack of the new sails. He will … continue
Les Sables d’Olonne – Spirit of Hungary has been relaunched – Újra vizes napok következnek végre – audio – hamarosan irány NY !
Les Sables d’Olonne – Spirit of Hungary has been relaunched – preparations will continue on water with the new mast and measurement procedures. Fa Nándor audio is available in English here. SOH vízes napok következnek. Ismét vízen a felújított Spirit of Hungary … continue
Les Sables d’Olonne – Spirit of Hungary Imoca 60′ preparations continue
Vendée Globe city – Les Sables d’Olonne – Nándor Fa is working on his new mast in Port Olona (fresh audio in English with Nándor Fa) Audio with Nándor Fa written version: Nándor Fa talks about preparations and the assembly of the … continue