As he heads down towards the Southern Ocean on Day 20 of the Vendée Globe, Mike Golding, skipper of Gamesa, passed the world's most isolated settlement, Tristan da Cunha.
"In the background there is Tristan da Cunha. A tiny little island and somehow it came up smack in the middle of my track. It's been a real fight getting round it. It's a little bit of Britain in the middle of the Atlantic, 250 people and seven surnames. It looks amazing ….. It is a very ominous looking island; it does look very beautiful."
Just after he passed the island, Mike's shore team received the following email from Andy Repetto, Head of Communications and Port Control, Tristan Da Cunha:
"Had VHF radio coms with Mike on his way pass Tristan, wind from the N at 20 -25 knots overcast with some rain showers. Mike sail pass 2 miles of Tristan at 22 knots all ok."
"In the background there is Tristan da Cunha. A tiny little island and somehow it came up smack in the middle of my track. It's been a real fight getting round it. It's a little bit of Britain in the middle of the Atlantic, 250 people and seven surnames. It looks amazing ….. It is a very ominous looking island; it does look very beautiful."
Just after he passed the island, Mike's shore team received the following email from Andy Repetto, Head of Communications and Port Control, Tristan Da Cunha:
"Had VHF radio coms with Mike on his way pass Tristan, wind from the N at 20 -25 knots overcast with some rain showers. Mike sail pass 2 miles of Tristan at 22 knots all ok."
From : Gamesa Mike Golding
Tristan da Cunha is well-known for the people who followed the last Volvo Ocean Race. Ken Read had to stop on this little island when Puma had dismasted. They were well received. To see the video, it's here.
