Southern Ocean Update–Go VDH, Go: Well, while I was sitting on my ass in warm sun, Wrong-Way VDH was stoically grinding his way across the Southern Ocean, braving storm force winds, and dodging ice bergs. He’s two months into his voyage, and so far, so good. His beloved “Adrien” is holding together well, he hasn’t suffered any major catastrophes…and he’s kicking ass. Right now he is 15 days ahead of Phillipe Monnet’s record pace, cruising south of New Zealand (see chart, VDH in red) while Monnet was still getting his brains beaten in by the Pacific Ocean. VDH still has more than 12,000 miles to go, but he’s looking good….



Unfortunately, the Indian Ocean (coming up next) is notoriously rough…..