Opposite: shorts, T-shirts and smiles at the TP52 Super Series in Porto Cervo… remember that? But many clubs around the world have made a bullish job of getting people on the water in 2020, whether for informal and sometimes formal competition, or other interpretations of lockdown including ‘competitive navigation practice’ – a feature of one club local to the Seahorse offices. Even for the serious racer the involuntary reminder of the joy of getting afloat – and let’s be honest, just getting off the land – has been a priceless silver lining, as has the spectacular success of family and shorthanded sailing. And for those lucky enough to be racing the Vendée Globe, like Clarisse Crémer (left), once out of sight of Les Sables d’Olonne it has been business as usual. But make no mistake they earned their escape many times over
raise these questions. Great stuff by the way, rescuing Kevin Escoffier, proving there is much that is right and to be admired about this race, its sailors and organisers. And in the middle of nowhere the French Navy popping up, sporting a fresh tricolor on its Zodiac, to make it a solo race again for Jean. Certainly the class and the skippers in the race are not only aware of the environmental issues of their times but also actively engaged in finding ways to understand what we are dealing with. Ten of them are carrying scientific instruments onboard to support the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), within the framework of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) managed by UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceano- graphic Commission.
The GOOS is a collaborative system of continuous in situ and satellite ocean observations, implemented by numerous pro- grammes and organisations. These observations provide key oceanographic and meteorological data for many diverse applica- tions, such as climate studies, meteo forecasts and early warnings and the health monitoring of marine ecosystems.
In January 2020 a partnership was signed between UNESCO and Imoca to support ocean science and protection of the ocean. For two years these organisations will carry out various joint projects including met-ocean observations. Carrying the 20kg Météo France meteorological buoys and Argo France profiling floats is, of course, not an easy choice on a boat where everything is optimised for weight; so those who do so deserve to be mentioned. Drifting buoys are carried by Romain Attanasio, Manuel Cousin, Maxime Sorel, Ari Huusela, Stéphane Le Diraison, Alexia Barrier and Japanese skipper Kojiro Shiraishi.
In addition, profiling floats are carried by Alexia Barrier, Boris Herrmann and Louis Burton. Four skippers, Didac Costa, Herrmann, Barrier and Fabrice Amedeo, also carry onboard oceanographic
instruments to measure sea surface salinity, temperature and CO2. Fabrice Amedeo will measure microplastic pollution as well. And me? I will check in on the Vendée Globe at least 10 times a day, checking position reports, news and commentaries – great stuff the reports by Andi Robertson and his rotating panel of real experts by the way. Somehow his Scottish accent is easier to follow when he is behind a microphone than when he is standing right in front of you. Have given up finding an explanation for this… He is Mr Vendée Globe as well as Mr 52 Super Series for those limited to or best served by communication in the English language. So for quite a few of us…
Rob Weiland, Maxi72 and TP52 class manager
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