Vendee Globe - Go Tommo!

[Huntsman]

Anybody else following the Vendee Globe?

Alex Thomson, only UK sailor in it, having an epic battle with the Frenchman in the lead.

http://gis.ee/vg/

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=12495689...

[Huntsman]

Paddy_N_Murphy said:

and for the record - fk that ! that is some ploughing though the waves ! )

Quite! fk that!

He's got a 11 mile lead. Incredibly close racing after thousands of miles.

[Huntsman]

150 miles behind. Its a remarkable race.

[Huntsman]

98 miles behind the leader...Go Tommo

[Huntsman]

I'm biting my nails!

[Huntsman]

He either needs a shorter route or to sail 9% faster for the remaining distance, its going to be very close.

[Huntsman]

Steve_D said:

Must be a logical reason but they seem to be tracking a long way out in the Atlantic.

Without knowing the finer points of sailing I would have expected them to be cutting close across the top of Spain to run into the finish.

Steve

Wind.

75 miles to go and ALC only has 550 to go, Tommo no chance of winning now.

[Huntsman]

Talk about a nail biter!

[Huntsman]

Marcellus said:

who would have thought after 71 days it ends in a match race!!

Isn't that the most amazing bit!

Where's the national press coverage?