VG2020 MEETING & 2 WEEKS TO TJV

Clock is ticking. World famous double-handed 8000 km non-stop ocean race Transat Jacques Vabre from Le Havre, France to Salvador da Bahia, Brazil starts on Oct 27th.

Ariel2 is still in Gosport but will sail to France next week. Race village opening is on Friday 18th at 2 pm. Half a million visitors are expected.

Lue Transat Jacques Vabre "kahvikisan" valmisteluista Tekniikan Maailman blogista

But while TJV start is too quickly approaching, I became the 1st ever Nordic skipper ever to participate Vendée Globe skippers’ meeting. It was held Oct 3rd in Les Sables d’Olonne. Here’s some photos for you.

Legendary ocean racer and IMOCA skipper Mike Golding visited Ariel2 in Gosport. Cool!