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Exhilarating or what?
Weird
I love the Dakar Rally. I look forward to following it all year every year. I’ve watched it since the mid ‘90s. For the first two weeks of January it’s my obsession. But somehow this year I just don’t care. I haven’t even bothered to check it out. I have no idea who’s winning. I have not watched any of the highlight videos on RedBullTV. Nothing. It’s going to pass as if it didn’t happen at all, and I just don’t give a...
Same goes for the Vendee Globe race. It started in November and I’ve been checking it every few days, but I just am not excited about it. It’s a once every four years event that I really look forward to, but this year I just can’t work up much enthusiasm.
That’s what 2020 did to me.
VIDEO RIASSUNTO Le immagini onboard inviate da Giancarlo l'08/11/2020. Appena partito per il @VendeeGlobe.
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Congratulations, Skipper Rich Wilson!
Skipper Rich Wilson completed the 2016 Vendée Globe sailing race in 13th place yesterday, February 21, arriving aboard the Great American IV at Les Sables d’Olonne, France, at 12:50 UTC (7:50 a.m. EST). Wilson beat his previous record in the race by two weeks, becoming the fastest American to race solo nonstop around the world! At 66, he also became the oldest person ever to finish the Vendée Globe (taking the title from Nándor Fa, who completed the race two weeks ago at the age of 65).
Wilson charted a lean line around the globe, completing a highly efficient course of 27,480 miles—the fifth lowest total distance among the finishers to date. (While sailors could finish in as few as 24,840 miles if they were able to take the shortest route around the globe, extra miles become necessary to sail around storms or to get through ice gates.) He covered the distance in 107 days, 48 minutes, and 18 seconds, averaging 10.7 knots for the trip. (It's worth noting that this time is faster than every sailor but one in the first three editions of the race.)
This is Wilson's second time competing in the Vendée Globe, which is held every four years. He also took part in the 2008 race, which he completed in 121 days, 41 minutes, and 19 seconds.
While pleased with his placement and improvement, Wilson is equally proud of his educational outreach through sitesALIVE!, his nonprofit organization that combines examples from the real world with his live ocean voyages to showcase and explain different subject areas to K–12 students. During this race, the site reached more than 700,000 students across 55 countries in four languages.
Learn more.
Image Credits: sitesALIVE!
Image - Romain Attanasio, Famille Mary-Etamine du Lys : “Je l'attendais tellement ce cap Horn”