Vendee Globe 2020-21 Week 12

Vendee Globe 2020-21 Week 12

Author: Justin Chisholm January 30, 2021 Duration: 48:05
Yacht Racing Life website editor Justin Chisholm is joined by Vendee Globe skipper Conrad Colman for the final episode of the Vendee Globe special series.After more than 11 weeks of racing the leading group have finally made it back to Les Sables D’Olonne and Yannick Bestaven has been confirmed as the winner of the ninth edition of the Vendee Globe.But Bestaven's Maitre Coq IV was not the first boat home – in fact he finished after line honours winner Charlie Dalin on Apivia, Louis Burton on Bureau Vallee, and Thomas Ruyant on LinkedOut.So how did he win? Conrad and Justin talk through how the leaders' final week at sea played out as they each closed in on the finish of their epic marathon circumnavigations of the planet. There was plenty of action on the night the leading group finished – not least including some major drama for German skipper Boris Herrmann.All that and lots more besides...

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Vendee Globe 2020-21 Week 1 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 39:44
It may only have been five days since the 33 Vendee Globe skippers set off from Les sables D’Olonne on their solo around-around-the-world adventure but there has been plenty of going on out on the wilds of the north-Atla…
Vendee Globe 2020-21 Preview [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:00
On the eve of the start of the 2021-22 edition of the Vendee Globe solo, nonstop, around the world yacht race 2016-17 Vendee Globe skipper Conrad Colman joins regular host Justin Chisholm for the first of a special serie…
Ken Read [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:11:32
In this episode Justin Chisholm’s guest is the world-renowned American yachtsman Ken Read. As well as winning nine world championship titles, taking part in multiple campaigns in the America’s Cup and The Ocean Race – Ke…
Simon Fisher [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 53:14
Justin Chisholm’s guest on the show this time is British ocean racer Simon Fisher.SiFi – as he is universally known – is one of the world’s most well respected and best liked professional sailors and is very much sought…
Terry Hutchinson [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 52:58
The latest episode of the Yacht Racing Podcast sees NYYC American Magic skipper Terry Hutchinson make a return appearance with an update on the US America's Cup syndicate’s response to the Covid-19 global pandemic. Speak…
Bouwe Bekking [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:06:12
Our guest on the latest episode of The Yacht Racing Podcast is the legendary Dutch ocean racing skipper Bouwe Bekking. Bekking is best known as an around-the-world race campaigner and has eight Whitbread and Volvo Ocean…
Boris Herrmann [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:35
Boris Herrmann is highly accomplished ocean racer with an impressive track record that includes competing in two double handed around the world races – the Global Ocean Race in 2014 (which he won with Felix Oehme) and th…
Nicolai Sehested [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 53:06
Our guest on Episode 13 of The Yacht Racing Podcast is Danish yachtsman Nicolai Sehested – a sailor who, despite having just reached the age of thirty, has already established himself as a major figure on the internation…
Tom Burnham & Rome Kirby [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 34:09
Tom Burnham and Rome Kirby are, respectively, the coach and skipper of the American SailGP team.Burnham is an ex-Olympic campaigner who has been involved in four America’s Cup challenges – one with Young America, twice w…

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