by Eric Bellion | Jan 28, 2017 | Q&A-Eric Bellion
It’s when I decided, off the Kerguelen Islands, to really live the adventure. I decided that I would no longer endure but fully live this adventure. I gybed due north to get to a depression and surf it out. It was when I started to feel happy about this race. I...
by Eric Bellion | Jan 28, 2017 | Q&A-Eric Bellion
During a stormy night with winds of 60 knots, I had to repair the engine. The boat would take off in surfs and get laid over by waves, and I had to start the engine, otherwise I wouldn’t get enough energy for my autopilot. Miraculously, I succeeded. It’s thus also a...
by Eric Bellion | Jan 28, 2017 | Q&A-Eric Bellion
My goal is to inspire understanding of others. Our society tends to close itself off. Through the Vendee Globe and the emotion that it induces, what I’m trying to say is: don’t be afraid, be pragmatic to be happy, to create and to succeed. We need others and their...
by Eric Bellion | Jan 28, 2017 | Q&A-Eric Bellion
First, I read a lot. I developed my passion for sailing out of reading. I read hundreds of books about the oceans. From Mutiny on the Bounty to The Long Way by Moitessier. As a teenager, I started sailing with friends. After graduating from college, I sailed around...
by Dr. Chris Fanta | Jan 26, 2017 | Essays-DrChrisFanta
When Rich Wilson was growing up, there were many mis-understandings about asthma. Many people still believed that asthma – with its cough, wheezing, shortness of breath, and tightness in the chest – was a psychological disease. Children with asthma were advised to sit...
by Rich Wilson | Jan 26, 2017 | Essays-RichWilson
The Vendée Globe is a singlehanded sailing race, yet each solo skipper could not succeed without a skilled and dedicated team on land. This team has prepared the boat, and while the skipper is at sea, are on call 24/7 to advise the skipper by satellite phone on...
