Vendee Globe Underway…: No drama yet, with the fleet arrowing toward Cape Finisterre in moderate winds. Check out the latest news, and the latest positions. Our man Bruce (Schwab) is in 15th, about 40 miles behind the leader, Frenchman Vincent Riou on PRB. But TWC’s other favorites, Alex Thomson and Mike Golding, are in second and third, just a few miles behind Riou. Golding checked in with race HQ and you can hear him talk about his first day at sea on the Vendee audio page. He’s very happy to be sailing along. During the last Vendee, Golding dropped his rig on the first night out. He returned to the start, scared up a spare mast and set out again eight days later, sailing the entire course while knowing he never had a chance. That’s guts.

Coolest feature found so far: Conrad Humphreys’ Flash console, which provides real-time physical data (heart-rate, calories consumed, total sleep) and race data (heading, speed, web cam shots, etc). Humphreys, on Hellomoto (and currently in 10th), is one cool cat. His heart rate hasn’t cracked 110 beats per minute yet. Can’t wait to see it in the Southern Ocean…



Humphreys Chillin’ On Hellomoto: “Damn, it’s too rough for Tai Chi today…”