In addition, the boats have navigational computers that can predict the weather and show them their position in the race, as well as where they stand in relation to their competitors. Find out what the sailors had to say below. And if you didn't get a chance to ask your question yet, click here to do so. Keep up the good work. Sail fast and go get 'em.
Sleep is a commodity and everyone tries to get at least eight hours a day in the bunk.
Sometimes it is more and sometimes less depending on the eating, working, fixing, and number of sail changes needed every day. Some days like today it is really hard to sleep due to horrific seas and the fact that we are sailing upwind, into the wind and seas. A very arduous and bumpy road, each wave 10 seconds apart is a huge pothole. Balancing safety and speed is a great challenge. We had an unfortunate accident where two crew were hurt and the boat was damaged.