... but a bit premature!

Belisama was not where I announced her in my previous posting. She is on the Vendée Globe dock.

She is indeed (water)borne, but very premature. We have spent a full week already finalising the preparation, but discovered many small problems that needed quite intense work on board: adding a vent pipe for the furnace, replacing the gauges for the water tanks, finishing the rigging, setting-up the electronics...

S/Y Belisama at the Vendée Globe dock in Sables d'Olonne

 This was the trying of the asymmetrical spinnaker. Quite a success! However, the code 0 was way too short to do the job, and I had to refuse it.

Trying Belisama asymetrical spinnaker

We hope to be ready to leave les Sables d'Olonne by Tuesday night...

You will be able to follow our position on the page "Maps" which is active now!