by Rich Wilson | Jan 30, 2017 | Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk13
Dear Cordelia: No, I have not seen any mermaids. But your question does remind me of something that happened last night involving a curious creature from the sea. I was sitting in the cockpit looking at our Star Book by H.A. Rey since we had, for the first time in...
by Rich Wilson | Jan 28, 2017 | Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk13
Dear Sarah: On a nice day at sea, the wind is pleasant rushing past your head and ears, and sounds nice. But on a bad stormy day, when the wind is ‘whistling in the rigging’, well that is just scary. And as the wind goes up in velocity, it also goes up in...
by Rich Wilson | Jan 28, 2017 | Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk13
Dear Thanos: Regarding physical training, I start with the general fitness goal, which includes biking, swimming, some running up hills, and then add gym training with my trainer Marti Shea, who was an All-American distance runner before becoming a World Champion...
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...
