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• First part of an in-depth interview with Chris Nicholson, skipper of VESTAS WIND
  • Regardless of how helpful, I hope my trangressions are not on instant replay like these guys have had to endure.
    • Absolutely, that's one reason you'll never see me...
      • Its a little creepy....
  • This is what made my jaw drop . . .
    • Nigel Calders book
  • Here's Part 2, some pretty dramatic stuff...
  • The more I see it, the more I'm amazed; that is one Gi-normous reef!
  • I have a difficult time relating to this sort of sailing
    • A brillant synopis of what I am sure
      • If it weren't for this accident, I wouldn't even know where the Volvo race is.
    • Just how does one become a "skipper..."
    • "Passage planning out of my skill area"
      • Yeah I really don't understand why marine chartplotters...
        • C-Map has a rout-check
        • Furuno and Coastal Explorer are two systems that do just that
          • OK, with that in mind... why are racing skippers running into islands?
            • Nothing is automatic for a good navigator.
  • I saw the comment from DongFeng / Charles Caudrelier … has anyone figured out, or read that ...