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Mainsail folding with helpers

Pre-Christmas activity…

… in order to winterise our Open60AAL ⛵❄🥶. As both the lock system and the travel lift in Les Sables d’Olonne are currently being serviced

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Norbert standing on green empty plot of land for new shipyard

A warm welcome…

… at the location of our future new shipyard in Vairé 🤩! It’s just 7 kilometres from the coast 🌅 and 12 kilometres from Les

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IY Open60AAL at the bay of Les Sables d'Olonne

Update on current situation

Press Release – Statement from Norbert Sedlacek Koch on the current Situation of project ANT ARCTIC LAB  Les Sables d’Olonne, 23rd August 2022 – We sincerely

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IY Open60AAL at the bay of Les Sables d'Olonne

Arrived Safely

After only 4,5 days of sailing trying to fulfill this attempt , I finally arrived at the Vendée Globe pontoon, Les Sables d’Olonne. I’m still sad

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Online tracking of Norbert's route

Arriving tonight

I will finally be back in Les Sables d’Olonne with the next high tide in the late evening around 10 PM (French time , UTC

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Online tracking of ANT ARCTIC LAB

Turning back

It is indeed a very unfortunate situation and the last 24 hours have been filled with disappointments as I had to make a U-turn 😞 but I

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Tracking ANT ARCTIC LAB

Safety over Ambition

The second night at sea was already quite intense. Skipper Norbert Sedlacek Koch had to tack against 40 knots of wind through a rocky sea.

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Norbert on IY Open60AAL

First day at sea

I personally want to say THANK YOU so much to all of you 👱‍♀️🧔👨‍🦰👩👱‍♂️👧👦👨‍🦳, who came at the departure and also who joined online on

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