Away with the wind

Pete Goss mentions his pals in the Vendee Globe race that started from Les Sables two days ago. With these ocean going yacths averaging 10-12 knots plus it won't be long brfore they are passing down our intrepid sailors. You can see from the chart above taken from the official Vendee website how the winds are currently affecting the Vendee boats and further south what look like more fickle winds again for the Mystery!

However, there are currently 8 of the Vendee boats back in port after meeting with some fairly wild conditions in the Bay of Biscay - a reminder to all of the magnitude of the task ahead of the boys aboard the Mystery - we'll see just how real wood plays out against the plastic tupperware favoured these days!

With the tracker software updating on a regular basis we get the chance to see the Spirit of Mystery in full flight - with plenty of wind in contrast to last week. The boys are now down in much warmer climes than the 50˚ North from whence they left last Monday, the next likely significant landmass they will pass is the Canaries. With the weather bringing gale force 8 winds Pete's blog makes for interesting reading.