Tag Archives: ocean sailing
SOH Nandor Fa – solo transat finished at Lorient
Nándor decided to finish his solo Transat in Lorient, due to extremely light wind conditions in Bay of Biscay. ETA in Port Olona is about tomorrow afternoon. folytatás
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 … folytatás
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 … folytatás
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 … folytatás
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 … folytatás
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 … folytatás
Vendée Globe 2016-17 skippers meeting in Les Sables – Port Olona
Vendée Globe 2016-17 skippers meeting in Les Sables – Port Olona photo©mixPRess folytatás
Vendée Globe 2016 Sajtótájékoztató – Párizs, 2016. február 3.
2016 február 3. – Vendée Globe 2016-2017 Sajtókonferencia, Párizs Kilenc nemzet áll rajthoz az idei, egyben nyolcadik Vendée Globe-on a világ legrangosabb, legkeményebb és legnézettebb, egyszemélyes földkerülő vitorlázó versenyén. A 2016-17-es Vendée Globe idén még kiemelkedőbb nemzetközi média háttérrel rendelkezik, … folytatás
Vendée Globe Press Conference – Paris 03.02.2016
The 2016-2017 Vendée Globe HEADING FOR A RECORD-BREAKING 8TH EDITION Paris, Wednesday 3rd February 2016 A top class sporting line-up with no fewer than nine nations taking part, Race HQ based at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, multi-screen international … folytatás
Vendée Globe Press Conference – Paris 03.02.2016
The 2016-2017 Vendée Globe HEADING FOR A RECORD-BREAKING 8TH EDITION Paris, Wednesday 3rd February 2016 A top class sporting line-up with no fewer than nine nations taking part, Race HQ based at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, multi-screen international … folytatás