The first race of the season, the Sardinha Cup has 3 stages: the Warm Up, a 24h race, followed by 2 four day long races separated by a few days. The warm up took place today, 31st of March. In very light winds, our 2 Figaro rookies, learnt a lot in a very experienced fleet. They finished in 30th place, leaving plenty of room to improve in the coming races. Conrad Colman - Skipper " For our first ever Figaro race, Seb and I knew we had a lot on as we had a new boat and a new f

Quelques nouvelles du front alors que le "crazy kiwi" s'est embarqué pour de nouvelles aventures en Figaro. Pour ceux qui ne connaitraient pas, les Figaros sont des bateaux monotypes (ce sont tous les mêmes) de 10,85m équipés de foils. Pour naviguer et continuer de progresser tout en continuant à chercher des sponsors pour le Vendée Globe 2020, Conrad a décidé de participer aux courses du circuit Figaro en 2019. Cette aventure est possible grâce à son sponsor Ethical Power, u

The first sailor to complete the Vendée Globe round the world race without reliance on fossil fuels. Conrad Colman completed the legendary Vendée Globe, 2016-17 solo non-stop around the world yacht race after 110 days at sea. He not only overcame countless challenges along the 45,000km race course, but he became the first person in the races history to complete the racing circumnavigation relying only on renewable energy sources (solar and hydro) to power his vital on-board s

The sun beats down unrepentantly, only this time I’m not flapping listlessly in the doldrums but ripping across the dry landscape of Spain towards my next challenge. I have traded the intense isolation and daily struggles of the Vendee Globe for new challenges, mainly lots of presentations and interviews to make up for those 110 solo days at sea. Since running down the pontoon with a flag in my hand I have run all over the world; frequent meetings in Paris and London and side

Cela fait pile une semaine que Conrad a rejoint la terre ferme. Une semaine passée sur un nuage à tenter de réaliser tout le chemin parcouru, la performance réalisée. Au gré des questions " Alors tu ne te réveilles pas trop la nuit? Tu ne tangues pas trop" Conrad répond invariablement " Non, je dors bien, je suis stable, tout va bien" Ce qui est sûr c'est que le Kiwi a puisé dans ses réserves parce qu'il dort la nuit comme un bébé, soulagé enfin du stress des dernières semain

It's been only a week since Conrad stepped back on land. A week on a cloud, trying to understand all the miles traveled, all that has been achieved. The same questions arise " Are you waking up a lot at night? Are your legs adjusting to being on land?" and the answers don't change " No, I sleep well, don't wake up at night, and I've felt stable on the ground since I arrived". The Kiwi skipper had to dig deep into his ressources and now sleeps like a baby, finally relieved of

After being dismasted late on the evening of Friday 10th February, when he was in tenth place and some 250 miles west of Lisbon, Portugal, Colman constructed and stepped a remarkable jury rig which has allowed him to sail the final 740 miles of the 27,440 nautical miles race which started from Les Sables d’Olonne on November 6th 2016. Since he was dismasted in what should have been his last big storm of his race, only three and half days from the finish line where he seemed a

Conrad is going 6,2 knots tonight, 117 miles away from the finish line. He believes he can make it early evening if the conditions remain as forecasted 😀 If you are too far to come here, you can follow most of the action of the day on Facebook with lives and lots of updates. Even if you don't have a Facebook account you can see the content of official pages: for Conrad or the Vendée Globe. 🚩 Program for the arrival if you're around: OPTION 1 Conrad can make it before 18.45,

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But I desire and I long every day to go home and to look upon the day of my return.... for already I have suffered and labored at so many things on the waves. - Homer From ancient Greece through the entirety of man's history at sea to modern day, Homer's words ring with a timeless truth... sailors and adventurers suffer in their labours upon the seas and from the moment we depart the comforts of our lives on land we yearn for them again. The wind has died. The one proud ma