In case you didn’t know, the Velux 5 Oceans race is underway and the race has been full of drama.  There are eight boats in the fleet, six of them started this past Sunday, the other two staying in Bilbao to make modifications and repairs.

 

 

There was a huge storm off the coast of spain that really knocked the boats around, and 4 of the racing competitors recieved enough damage that they had to head for ports on the Spanish west coast. 

If you are into this kind of racing and want to know more than the crappy V5O website, you should check out this thread on SA.  People are posting weather and routing commentary as well as daily positions and GRIBS.  One of the guys who is posting is shore crew for one of the competitors.  It’s neat to hear from people that are there, another cool aspect of this internet thinghy. 

Photos are from BYM.