We're starting to feel the time difference. When you went to bed last night, the sun was rising here in the rough Indian Ocean. Of course I read books by Jules Verne when I was a child, especially Aroud the World in 80 Days, but I still have a hard time realising I'll see the sun rise and set more often than you will. Isn't that crazy?
Please keep track of how many times you see the sun rise and set, starting on November 10. I'll do the same and in the end, I'll have seen it rise and set once more than you. That's another good reason to choose to sail around the world from west to east, with the prevailing winds. The few sailors who tried it the other way aroud were punished: Sailig upwind through nightmarish days lasting more than 24 hours…
So if you're a parent or a schoolteacher following the Vendée Globe with children, here's something interesting you can ask and teach them today: Why do Vendée Globe skippers see the sun rise more often than you?
