VendeeGlobe leaders approaching the Dolldrums

The leaders of the VG2012 fleet are pretty much staying together with little variation in classification. Enjoying fast sailing in the NE Trade winds brings the Doldrums within some days. A good place to cross, can make or break your progress, so it is important to find the best spot to pass; be it that the Doldrums are very difficult to forecast! 

Mike Golding on Gamesa making good progress

Sanso is sailing fast again, after he repaired the hallyard for the mainsail at the mast-top at the Canary island.
Gutskowski on Energa, has been successful in un-tying his Spinnaker from the mast but is still suffering the problems with his  auto-pilot and some wind-calm. 
Another Boat in problems is Maitre CoQ, she suffered a broken hydraulic jack to move the tilting keel. Jeremie is now  sailing to Cape Verde islands for calmer waters and hope to be able to fix his keel properly and continue, taken lower boat-speeds as penalty. 

On the virtual front, I read some posts in FB-VirtualRegatta that  the servers were out for some time but restarted. It all happened in my sleep, so I did not feel any pain. My boat is now sailing happily in between Canary and Cape Verde islands. 

Liveskipper, Sail the Globe virtual sailing race is still going strong. My boat has  passed the Cape Verde Islands and heading South to the Doldrums about 1 degree latitude ahead of Banque Populaire. :)