The Cape Town stopover of The Ocean Race provided much rest and reprieve for…
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The ninth edition of the Vendée Globe Race has emerged as a triumph – uniting, inspiring and engaging a wider audience than ever before. We were thrilled day and night with exceptional coverage, heart-stopping moments and incredible triumphs. It’s no wonder that the ninth edition of the race broke all audience records.
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Sam Davies is a formidable sailor and sportsman. After being forced to abandon her race on 5th December following a violent collision with a floating object south of Cape Town two days earlier, Sam sailed back into Les Sables d’Olonne this weekend.
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Sail + Leisure contributor, Jeff Ayliffe chats to Sam Davies onboard Initiatives-Couer in Cape Town. On December 2nd the Vendée Globe skipper hit an unidentified floating object, and picked up significant damage to the framework supporting the keel. After consultation with her team, she made the decision to stop in Cape Town.
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The latest generation IMOCA’s will no doubt deliver a new Vendée Globe time. But with record speeds expected due to the new generation foils, what technology has been introduced to protect both the boats and the sailors? Since the last Vendée Globe, speeds on all points of sail have increased thanks to major innovations in three main areas: foils, data capturing, and skippers’ safety.
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With the start of the Vendée Globe Race on November 8th, many skippers and fans alike will be worried about safety at sea for such a long length of time. Fortunately the risk of collision will be significantly reduced as many of the competing IMOCAs have been fitted with a pioneering new electronic safety aid called OSCAR. Using day and thermal cameras combined with artificial intelligence provides a second set of ‘eyes’ for the solo skipper both during the day and, crucially, at night time as well.
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Podcast With A Pro | Sam Davies – Offshore Adventurer
by Ingrid HaleTune in to this weeks Podcast with the Pro as Shirley Robertson talks all things offshore with celebrated British offshore adventurer Sam Davies.
