DAY 1 After all the hustle and bustle of the last few months I'm finally alone in my solo sailing project. Only yesterday I was still on land, waving goodbye to my delivery crew with one hand while assembling a long job list in the other. Like all freshly arrived sailors in a foreign port, I set off for food and boat bits. I received a call from my wife who told me that one of the competitors in The Transat had been forced to abandon ship and learned that another 60 had disma

A short video to try to catch rugby legend Dan Carter's attention :-) Please share ! #offshoresailing #VendéeGlobe #Conradcolman #English

Another month has flown by so here is a quick overview of what happened in our world in April. 100% Natural Energy is back on the water! After a few weeks inside, she is finally in the harbour again and the mast has been stepped in as well. It feels very good to be afloat with the salty air reminding us that we will be sailing soon! Our team has focused hard on installing the rig elements, hardware, electronics and security equipment to make sure the boat is ready to sail as

We knew that March would be a busy month and it kept its promise! Here is a quick overview of what happened in the last few weeks and what’s on the agenda for April. Start of our crowdfunding campaign While we are still looking for a title sponsor to complete our budget, we started this month our crowdfunding campaign. The objective is to pay for the « green side » of our project: the electric motor, batteries and solar panels. Thanks to the Fosburit website, it’s very easy

Today we’re delighted to announce what we have hinted at for months. For almost 10 years now I’ve been chasing the Vendée Globe and every step from Mini, to Class40 to the Barcelona World Race has been instrumental in getting this far. There remains lots of work to be done, and sponsors to be found, but we’re on our way and we hope you will enjoy this new adventure. Check out the announcement below from the Official Vendée Globe website: click here. #voile #Conradcolman #offs

Position 39° 57’ N et 001° 11’ E Dernier jour en mer ! Moins de 100 milles avant l’arrivée ! On me pose souvent la question de ce qui me motive à faire ce genre de course sachant que je vais être mouillé, avoir froid et passer des moments difficiles. C’est sur que c’est impressionnant de faire une course «autour du monde» mais notre motivation n’est pas de faire le tour du globe. Ca a déjà été fait par Magellan durant une expédition qui a duré 3 ans et n’importe qui avec un

Position: de retour en Méditerranée! Une journée fabuleuse On attaque enfin la dernière partie du voyage. De retour en mer d’Alboran, dans la partie Ouest de la Méditerranée, nous avons à nouveau des vents légers et une progression lente mais cette fois on ne râle pas trop, on est trop heureux d’être ici! Enfin pour arriver jusque là c’était une sacrée aventure. A l’approche du détroit de Gibraltar, nous nous sommes régalés avec des conditions idéales pour naviguer: grand sp