'The Adventure of a LIFETIME!' | Leg 3 06/04 | The Ocean Race Show
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- Опубліковано 5 кві 2023
- Niall Myant-Best looks back on the standout moments from an eventful Leg 3! Full of twists and turns, this incredible journey provided us with plenty of drama as it unfolded. Team Malizia fought to take their first Leg victory, beating Team Holcim-PRB in second, and 11th Hour Racing Team and Biotherm in third and fourth.
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Thank you Niall. Your passion for this competition flings over to us audience as well as the professional reporting. Goosebumps! Well produced and sharp wrap-up! Awesome!
Being a resident of Itajaí region and a sailor, I am so proud of having these world record breakers heroes here in the same port of my vessel. Congrats and thank you guys for sharing all your emotions with us.
Unbelievable! Every team is a winner.
One of the most dramatic contests in my memory, and I'm an old man. Extraordinary resilience and grit on the part of the sailors.
I really would like to know the details on the repairs, the shore team effort, logistics to get parts, materials, skilled people and all that crazy race against time to get the boats in good shape
There are lots of videos on the repairs, search each team on UA-cam and the web, the ocean race Page
Thanks lot for this update. Just glad all boats made it safe and sound. Although there were some truly heartbreaking events. Am just glad to have a break, too, as an armchair sailor, watching and tracking was immensely exciting!!! Somehow Team Malizia was able to get across an amazing spirit, and I am wondering, how they pulled that off. Special coaching? Do they have a larger budget and thus have better resources? When I look at that young team and their HUGE responsibilities ( i.e. Holly for the overall management and Luzia for logistics) I am full of admiration looking at their results. I could sense a very deep commitment and dedication combined with joy and fun. Whatever it is, it was special. Granted, the race is not over and there will be surprises, but Team Malizia was able to electrify thousands of dedicated viewers. Chapeau and very well done!!!
Thank you Niall and team for keeping this so interesting. I wonder if it possible to tell more about the teams, if it have history, owners, sponsors, their expectations and contributions/budgets. How crews get assembled, by hiring or long time friends. How much is it full time job for onshore team, what do they do offseason to stay sharp & together if at all. It's awesome to watch the show, thanks again!
Without a doubt, for me, the human aspects are as exciting, educational, and inspiring as the equally fascinating technical aspects. I have never been so enthralled in sailing as watching this series. Thank you for the excellence in the details and drama. There is no second place in any of the contestants efforts.
I just want to say; the coverage of the race has gotten really good! Congrats to the Ocean Race for turning it around
Incredible coverage and pictures from the boats but I cant help but notice Malizia looks so much more comfotable as the sailors can stand up whilst sailing! Do the other teams think in the future they will opt for a similar design in the cockpit area?
Že dolgo sledim tem največjim regatam na svetu. Tehnologija in hitrost čolnov sta za nas mornarje visoko zrahljala. Čast ekipam, ki so uspele rešiti tehnične težave na morju. Naj zmaga najboljši...!
You are doing a terrific job. I am a playwright so I see the race in dramatic terms -- three acts, rising and falling action. etc On the last leg your recapitulations of the action, particularly with the use of that wizard table top thing, were remarkable and most helpful. I'm always looking for the human dimension. How are these people feeling about what is happening to them. Is this a happy boat or a sad boat? Team Malizia is way ahead in the "narrative race". The people, the energy, this crew has a remarkable triangulation. And they are in second place. That's the story I'll be following. In any case, congratulations to all on a remarkable achievement. The last leg was fucking epic!
This comment by David sums it up where the crews reporting is giving the spectators an insight into what they are seeing, doing and experiencing. Niall’s commentary is excellent and explanations of what’s happening for those not understanding terminology and techniques of sailing.
Most of these sports persons are extroverts to a degree and through careful selection you take people who have experience, have sailed solo, have experience of thinking outside the box, have quick reactions coupled with a strong desire to win without compromising safety of themselves and fellow crew members. At the same time you also look for that sense of humour, responsibility, gregarious behaviour and compassion in their mental capabilities and now we have Team Malizia who have shown these characteristics.
I say that guardedly as the other teams also have these qualities but not expressing or showing them as much as we see from Rosie, Boris, Will and last but not least Nico who are supported very well by the shore crew.
My two siblings and I grew up in the maritime community with many miles spent on the water sailing or working however I became a pilot, air traffic controller and now an aviation consultant and most those that I’ve worked with all have the above stated qualities and surprisingly a strong interest in sailing.
This Ocean Race has the same qualities of compressing a F1 car racing season into a race around the world and some more, that’s exciting to watch, has us selecting our favourite team and team competitors but please don’t fail to acknowledge the fact that they’re all top athletes and deserve equal accolades in this demanding sport “that’s akin to standing in a cold shower tearing up $1,000 wads of money”. The acronym for boat is “bring out another thousand” 😂
We all admire the skills and determination of these teams both on and off the water and we wish them safe travels in the future ⛵️👍💪👏👏
I want to know two things: What are the sponsors doing to live up to the climate action pledge the race is themed on? And can we please get a rundown of the gear/process flow of the OBRs who are doing such a great job?
Holcim, one of the worlds largest cement producers, very climate friendly!!
Many cement works now burn rubbish and tyres instead of coal…
No questions. Just total AWW in the raw beauty of the Ocean Race and its sailors! Thank you for bringing it to us.
I think it would be very interesting to learn about the personal gear that the sailors carried with them, such as headlamps repair tools any electronics.
The Team Malizia had an incredible crew and a splendid ship to sail! An incredible race by all involved!!
A comparison of the campaign budget, team headcount and resource allocation would be highly interesting, as far as the teams are willing to disclose such data (maybe wishful thinking…).
Also more information on the race organizer and effort to get this running would be interesting - all the things from behind the scene. Dito more background on the late decision to skip most of the race for the VO65s (presumably budget related as well). We want to know all the secrets. 😁
I totally agree.
Great summary of the challenges and victories for each team. One of the most grueling legs, testing the limits of crew and boat. But we saw how they persevered, innovated and pushed on.
I would be really grateful if Will on Malizia walked us through some of the new data he has to hand such as stress on rigging and how this impacts his decusion making whilst sailing Malizia?
Naill, an excellent report. As the South Atlantic's rage had to be totally unexpected by all; only Team Malizia didn't suffer the worst of that actual rage. Your points: Fatigue and luck were the issues. However, the courage each team displayed shows just how epic the Ocean Race is for team sport. No wonder I was "glued" to You Tube.
Yes, and glued to Tracker! First thing in the morning and last thing at night!
This is a great recap of the third leg! The issue with Biotherm's wand was new news to me.
I'd like to hear more about a knockdown recovery maneuver. You nicely pointed out that easing the main has limits and the technique of pumping the rudder. What about foil positions, keel position, and even water ballast? What is the most dangerous part? mast breakage? full turtle?
Any changes to the bunks on Malizia so Rosie isnt thrown out again in the future? How about a seat belt?
At what moments did the crews fear the forces of nature? How did the sailors (and onboard reporters!) cope with their fears?
I am not thru all of them, but have a listen to Boris and Rosies' End Of Watch podcast. They talk a little about their feeling thru the various days.
Thanks a lot for keeping us updated while the ships arrived to Itajai. Maybe you can explain what causes the the boats lying horizontally and the steps the crews need to do to get the boats back in normal position. How many times did that happen to the different boats on the last leg?
In a 24 hour period, how many hours of sleep on average do the sailors actually get? Are all teams doing rotations of four hours on, four hours off?
Question: I would be interested in the composition of the "sailcloth".
What are they allowed to replace in port in terms of sails? Can 11th Hour have a new mainsail or do they have to make do with the current patched sail for the rest of the race? Are they allowed to change which headsails they carry for each leg?
All teams fought hard till the end and got to safe harbor. Well done, great sport. Please show as much as possiblr of the repair process and how the sailors get "rested and reloaded".
Qs for Niall in Itajaí: Really interested in the resolution of the technical issues each team had and what’s going on in the bases as repairs and changes. Obviously a lot will be secrets but still…. heavily interested
NIALL... What an excellent analysis of Leg.3! You captured the challenges of weather diversity and yacht management to excellent conclusions...well done! I strongly recommend your "Deep.Dive" interview with Juan (done 1yr. ago) on the engineering and sailing characteristics of the IMOCA.60. As an offshore sailor and commercial pilot, I especially enjoyed the crossover in fluid dynamics from aviation principles to marine physics.... Great Stuff! 😎
Excellent comment , thanks a lot and keep going this !🙂
Awesome amazing gripping. Fantastic stitching together of individual personalities to boat cultures. Who has got the win now after the last 10 days duel. Questions. Why only 5 boats! And drones so cool. The piece from Malitzia when they commented on their own surfing. Recovery of dromes looked....intermittent how many lost at sea! Keep up the good work bing on next leg
Question: what supplies are immutable, and what supplies are completely replenished at this stop? Will they start out with fresh supplies of material & glue? Each boat is allowed a certain number of sails. Will they get brand new mainsails? Patch up the other ones? What happens to the injured foil?
Thank Niall for these great updates. What I would like to see and hear from the sailors is the amount of spare parts and repair tools/parts they are taking with them? How much weight does this add to the boat? Does it differ per leg. Does it differ a lot per team?
What is your opinion on the talent of the sailors vs. the design of the boat? Could you swap around the crews but get the same result?
Great production from this channel!! I would like to know how they see when the sails are correctly trimmed from inside the bunker. What percentage of a leg do they actually steer the boat by a human? How can an autopilot steer the boat so well I mean it's a lot of precision to counteract big waves when going with the wind? Also, I would like to know how they choose the course in different weather systems, what determines the best route with advantage?
Nice job on the information and presentation. It is well done and appreciated.
Niall we know that malizia is unbeatable in heavy seas i.e. strong winds and seas however I would like to ask you to walk us thru what is ahead for malizia giving the ‘softer’ conditions that apparently favor other boats
Can you walk us thru the strategies for the next leg and how the boats are being prepped
And by the way a big thank you for your videos I enjoy it a lot and keep counting the hours for the next one
At the start of leg3 it was mentioned that some boats were carrying a downwind 'spinnaker' and others were not....
On the ride up the East Coast of South America, the track of Malizia had fewer jibes along the coast than Holcim.
Was Malizia using a deeper downwind headsail than Holcim was carrying?
What a great coverage of this race!
Great job on this show!
I'm totally in awe of the skill, bravery & perseverance of all the crews. Blown away by the savage sea, it's beauty & power plus the chance to see it up close & raw is a rare privilege. Please can you tell me more about their food. Good luck to all in the next legs, may Neptune smile on you.
We invite you to watch this video shot before Leg 3 about what food is brought on board ua-cam.com/video/2355A8thy4U/v-deo.html
Great round up, thanks.
I have some questions about the ruthers and foils. 11th hour had to replace a ruther and repair the other. What's the difference in construction between the ruthers compared to the foils? Do the foils get bigger hits when diving into the waves? So if they don't break why will the ruthers do? I didn't hear the other teams mention damaged ruthers.
We saw 11th hour set aside by 50knts of wind. It looked like the boat was lying horizontal. What about the force of that long keel, it must generate a massive amount of tension on the place where the keel is attached to the hull while lying horizontal. Was there any damage or water leaking in?
Epic race so far, outmost respect for all the teams. Bring them safe home to Genova. Hope to sea you in Den Haag!
Thanks Niall , well done. Your excellent and comprehensive summary is well appreciated.
Thanks a lot for the insights which help me to get in close contact with this incredible race.
I was waiting for his episode! =D
April 21 is holiday here in Brazil. Wait for a crowd for the In Port Race and for the leg start on Sunday. We will be there. See you in Itajai.
Epic racing, footage and sailors!
Given that aa few of them have done the race before, how does the stress of being under pilot vs helming V65s compare (in the last few days the pilots seem to have had enough and caused multiple issues).
Is there enough time for the teams to be able to repair all the broken sails, or are there total failures?
Which sails are needed or preferred for the conditions in the next leg?
I really believe Malitzia’s win has a lot to do with their team spirit. Even though Antoine wasn’t allowed to help with the sailing he was still very much a member of the team, the Flight Captain. They all compliment each other and remained positive throughout the race.
Thanks to your amazing commentary there are nearly no questions left, Niall. Love it!
The achievement of 11th hour and Biotherm is beyond believe. Icredible tough guys&girls.
Great vlog as always! Q1. How many man hours will it take to repair each of the boats for the next leg. Q2. What do the sailors do between race legs apart from sleep, eat and debrief the last leg raced. Greg J 🇬🇧
Very very very cool - such special people
Got to agree about rested heads make good decisions Holcim looked and sounded tired. Malizia sounded rested, upbeat and ready. Understandable given the weather luck early on perhaps.
It's not a sleep deprivation test....
Good on you. Enjoy Brazil!
It was an epic leg to watch ... heartbreaking in the moments of breakage. Everyone fought so hard. Thanks to all for sharing all that was shared with us ... easy to take for granted sometimes.
I would like to know more about broach recovery. I sail but not ocean sailing and not on boats with canting keels, 2 rudders, etc.
Awesome!
Great coverage again, and what a leg it was! I would love to hear more about the tactics and techniques of recovering situations like, for example, broaches. You see a lot of the action inside the boat, but sometimes it is hard to imagine what all the doing actually does :) Would also be cool to hear more about the fact that the boats could hit stuff anytime and abut unknown floating objects.
Thank you. I remember the walk through of GGR Simon Curwen's boat Clara and he pointed to the safety belt on his bunk which, when he was knocked down in the Southern Ocean while he was asleep, saved him from being thrown out and potentially injured.
I have not seen any safety belts on Malizia and it would seem that Rosi was not using one which was why she was flung out of her bunk and quite badly injured. Surely an avoidable injury?
Are there indeed bunk safety belts and if not, why not?
Thanks,
Guy, Hong Kong
Very nice and thoughtful summary. In response to your requests for questions, I’d like to know where each boat stands on their allowable sail inventory. Each boat has a maximum number of sails for the race, and this last leg caused some boats to damage and ruin multiple sails.
AWESOME coverage as usual! QUESTION: How much of the sailing equipment on the boats is just standard commercially available items and how much of it is "Ocean Race" specific? Seems to me, that too much of these standard items are breaking causing all sorts of grief and potential losses. I think of Motor Sports for example; pretty sure there are not ANY non-specific items on an F1 car. OR at least if there are, (something like an o-ring?) it has had SPECIAL attention as to making sure that all failure modes are reduced to the bare minimum. Just seems to me that there are too many "off the shelf" items on these boats, and the risk of failure is way too great. As a design engineer myself, I know there are always ways of eliminating these risks, usually at great expense, but these programs have to be HUGE investments and to throw that away on a rope or block or friction ring? Seems silly. Also, I will apologize in advance as I am not a sailor, never even been on a sailing boat, but I love watching the ocean races! CHEERS!!!!
Please show how the mast is anchored to the boat and physics behind mass distribution to keep that massive mast up!
This has been an amazing leg!
Thanks in advance for any future insights! Questions: How do they prepare for the next leg, which will be very different? Can Biotherm repair their foil in time? How will 11th hour deal with their mainsail? Since they have only one left…
QUESTION: In the End Of Watch podcast by Boris and Rosie, Boris mentioned their top of mast block failure and how the manufacturer went back and analyzed this failure and created a "fix". I would love more details on this and any other failures that have resulted in similar revisions. CHEERS!!!!
I am still wondering why the VO65s are not sailing the whole race. Keep up the great show!
I think there could be plenty more updates, info I’ve found has been excellent quality but somewhat scarce. Congrats I wish I had your job, how exiting it is.
So, the debris hit on the foil. It seems to me that it's hard to avoid happening again. To start, ask teams by now have dropped buoys for research. How can they avoid hitting one of those or any other hard debris or buoy?
Congratulations to all teams on this fantastic race in the southern ocean. I'd like to know if there is any chance of moving the stop in Brazil to the beautiful All Saints Bay in Salvador , Bahia.
I like this show because the informations you gave are importand to understand, what was going on during the race.
My Question: I would love to get a hind, when you ecpect the fleet in Denmark and what will happen in Kiel? I don't understand "fly by" .
All the boats are lifted up in Kiel by helicopters, that' s the fly-by
I was impressed by the sometimes massiv impacts the waves had on the boats and the thought of the sailors having to endure this inside the boat nonstop, especially for Rosalie this must have been tough. My question: Have their been efforts to create bunks that are not so exposed to the impacts and rapid movements of the boat?
The live start and finishes on your free to air channel would be really appreciated. The tracker, race reports, ocean race show and content from the boats are brilliant... but there is a dark hole, where starts and finishes are concerned since the brilliant departure from Cape Verde!
Hi Geoff, the broadcasts are available on Eurosport's platforms.
We try and post the recaps and highlights as fast as we can to have that dark hole as small as can be.
I’d love to see how the recovery process for the sailors is going, how they try to get back up to speed in this short amount of time and, of course, how the boats are being rebuilt. The more detail the better!
Awesome Nialls. I had a question about the configuration of Malizia's forward section.
congratulations to all sailors and their boats
could get more detailed information video footage of how they actually sale the boat and what is the box on team malizia that i see them pressing buttons to adjust trim autopilot
could you shed more light on what it all dose please
and thank you for all teams broadcasting footage. It has been the most exciting 40 odd days of sailing of ever watched. thank you
Question: What have they learned about the boats/what will they change for the Vendee Globe? Related, what changes will they make in the ypes/amounts of repair materials carried on board?
Thanks for your great summaries and explanations - I would like to know why it seams to be more effective that the boats are always on autopilot and it looks like it‘s almost impossible to sail by hand. When did that behavior change? Thanks and greetings from Austria
I would appreciate a detailed description and analysis of Holcim's broaches and how the crew fought and eventually overcame this problem.
What I'd like to know is a gear list comparison sheet of the boats. Which brand autopilot, winches, rigging, sails, watermaker etc. are used?
Can you talk about rigging and different sail types and choices?
Hello, would like to know more about the sails and the autopilot.
It looks like the sails of the teams have different reliability and robustness.
Is this due to different concepts and/or manufacturers?
Are the autopilots proprietary developments of the teams themselves?
Nigel, there is a lot of electronic on board. Are the sailers that decided what sail configuration is used or the computer confirming to the polar diagram?
I still want to know how the team have done 12000 miles without looking where they are going? It is obvious that no one is ‘on watch’ in terms of looking for hazards and other ships as is traditional. So how does it work? So I know they have ais, but not all small boats have this, so is a collision inevitable?
Show us the behind the scenes road show. Do the teams only have 1 shop that goes to each city, or is it like F1 or a rock concert?
What type of drones do the OBRs use? Do they use special firmware to make it easier to retrieve a moving drone? Or is there a trick that they use? A video/section with interviews of the OBRs on how they do this would be cool!
I would also like to know the details of the repairs, how many layers, materials,etc. Can they replace sails every leg?
Do the skippers bear off in the gusty conditions and head up in the lulls to gain more vmg
i would like to know what different types of Composites the Teams are using. I notice that for Exempel 11h have used a Composite in a bag and mixed it with resin inside this bag and team Malizia prepared their composite by putting on resin with a Paint roll.
I would like to know more about how much rope they go through during the race and how the team has to use what they have on board to accomplish the different tasks
I've noticed that here in the USA the Ocean Race is not being covered by any of the national networks. As viewers and enthusiasts what can we do to correct this issue. Watching from central Ohio USA.
what type of ultrasound equipment do the teams use to find defects in the cored laminates
Great update!! For each team who will be crewing the boats in the next leg into Newport?
Good question... Biotherm and Team Malizia have announced their crews but the 3 other teams have not yet released that information.
Which sails are still available to the teams for the coming legs?
What are the rules about repairing or replacing damage to hulls, appendages, equipment and sails?
Hi, can you please show a profile of Malizia's hull that differed from the others?
I’m interested in whether the solar panels being used are custom or available in the marketplace? Manufacturers?
How does one successfully recover a drone whilst sailing at 30 knots? Also, can you run through the list of the spares and critical parts they take with them?
I would like to know how the teams are handling situations which are frustrating like when the main ripped
How are the team rule for communicating in this problematic situations?
I'd like to know one thing: Can a sailor somehow be prepared for Rogue Waves? Or do you only have to hope that they appear rarely enough not to face them? edit: And are perhaps the boats designed with such an incident in mind to withstand such water loads (if such a monster breaks in front of them)?