The notorious crossing
3,000 miles into the epic double-handed Transat Jacques Vabre race to Brazil and the notoriously challenging doldrums have lived up to expectations A close [...]
November 2017
Race restart
Update from team meteorologist Jure Jerman: “Phil and Pablo are managing a good speed and are not too far from the leader, though movement [...]
Visit from a fisherman
Phil updates from aboard Imerys Clean Energy - just before his sat comms went down (again): “Through the night we were matching speeds with [...]
Entering the doors of a sailors’ nightmare
What about the doldrums? “A bit of theory first: the doldrums (or ITZ - Intertropical Convergence Zone) are an important part of the atmospheric [...]
To the doldrums!
Pablo updates from aboard Imerys Clean Energy: “Last night was a difficult one as we sailed through the wind shadow of the Cape Verdes. [...]
Is west best?
Team Meteorologist Jure Jerman updates on the race: “There is an old doldrums passage rule: You should be the most western boat in the [...]