Christmas morning deep in the Southern Ocean

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Boris Hermann sends us video, sailing fast in unusually calm seas, southern Ocean, near the Antarctic Ice Barrier. Boris running fourth in the Vendée  at the time of shooting. Gives an idea of the effortless, the graceful speed of these 60-footers. Foiling IMOCA class. 

The Vendée — Around the world; Single-handed; non-Stop; Unassisted.  Hmmm… These boats do it in around 80-120 days, the current record set last time, 2016-17 at 73 days 03 hours. No record will be set this year, as they’ve had some light winds down south.

And how did you spend your Christmas if not deep in the the Southern Ocean…?

Happy Christmas one and all!