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> around-the-world Not to dimish their perfomance, but still worth noting that they are taking the curves as tightly as anyhow possible. Which is okay, I guess

> around-the-world Not to dimish their perfomance, but still worth noting that they are taking the curves as tightly as anyhow possible. Which is okay, I guess, it's a race after all. https://www.vendeeglobe.org/themes/custom/front/dist/assets/112114cd193fee4caebf.webp https://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/what-vendee-globe edit for those on screen readers: The links show the route of that race, which is from France down to south pole, around it, and back up to France. This race is not "along the equator" as some might read "around the globe".

kennethwolters 2y ago
fair point!
Tepix 2y ago
There's a continent in the way... </snark>
- tzs 2y ago
  There is a reasonably circular path you could take to sail around the world. Just sail near the edge of what is visible in this view [1]. https://www.google.com/maps/@-31.0010223,-173.4498925,3.01z https://www.google.com/maps/@-31.0010223,-173.4498925,3.01z
  - hervature 2y ago
    That's the current course and the subject of the debate. The point is Tierra del Fuego (the southern tip of South America) is very close to Antarctica and so that circumnavigation is very short.
  - s1artibartfast 2y ago
    "around the world" is a fairly arbitrary definition using around the rotational axis as the criteria. If pesky antarctica werent there you could sail around the the world in a very small amount of time. The record would be determined by the turning radius of the boat. This is of course ok, given that any other criteria would be equally subjective.
ramraj07 2y ago
But isn’t this true no matter how pedantic you want to get? You’re still gonna have to go around the world in a fairly southern latitude…
- carlosjobim 2y ago
  The minimum distance should be the planet's circumference.
  - s1artibartfast 2y ago
    Why is that? It seems as arbitrary as circumnavigating a rotational axis and returning home.
  - ilikepi 2y ago
    Good news, the Earth's circumference is around 40,000km, and the actual distances sailed by each of the competitors in the most recent Vendee Globe were all around 50-51,000km. So they all exceed your requirement.
    - carlosjobim 2y ago
      The trail should also look pleasing to the eye. So I'll have to invent a new arbitrary rule.
moffkalast 2y ago
Ok that's complete bullshit, they might as well use the Falklands as a home base so they're "technically" doing a circumnavigation while starting and ending in the UK lmao. Going through Panama, the Phillipines and back through Suez honestly seems way better. Aside from the part where they get shot and killed off the coast of Somalia of course.
- quickthrowman 2y ago
  The official website says this route can be around 28,000 miles and the distance around the equator is 24,300 miles. The route is chosen due to an unobstructed path ‘around the world’ in the Southern Ocean. https://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/what-vendee-globe https://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/what-vendee-globe
  - moffkalast 2y ago
    And you could also sail for 30k miles in a 10 mile circle and it wouldn't be called circumnavigating anything. It's not about the distance, it's about the places.
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kennethwolters 2y ago

fair point!

Tepix 2y ago

There's a continent in the way... </snark>

tzs 2y ago
There is a reasonably circular path you could take to sail around the world. Just sail near the edge of what is visible in this view [1]. https://www.google.com/maps/@-31.0010223,-173.4498925,3.01z https://www.google.com/maps/@-31.0010223,-173.4498925,3.01z
- hervature 2y ago
  That's the current course and the subject of the debate. The point is Tierra del Fuego (the southern tip of South America) is very close to Antarctica and so that circumnavigation is very short.
- s1artibartfast 2y ago
  "around the world" is a fairly arbitrary definition using around the rotational axis as the criteria. If pesky antarctica werent there you could sail around the the world in a very small amount of time. The record would be determined by the turning radius of the boat. This is of course ok, given that any other criteria would be equally subjective.

ramraj07 2y ago

But isn’t this true no matter how pedantic you want to get? You’re still gonna have to go around the world in a fairly southern latitude…

carlosjobim 2y ago
The minimum distance should be the planet's circumference.
- s1artibartfast 2y ago
  Why is that? It seems as arbitrary as circumnavigating a rotational axis and returning home.
- ilikepi 2y ago
  Good news, the Earth's circumference is around 40,000km, and the actual distances sailed by each of the competitors in the most recent Vendee Globe were all around 50-51,000km. So they all exceed your requirement.
  - carlosjobim 2y ago
    The trail should also look pleasing to the eye. So I'll have to invent a new arbitrary rule.

moffkalast 2y ago

Ok that's complete bullshit, they might as well use the Falklands as a home base so they're "technically" doing a circumnavigation while starting and ending in the UK lmao. Going through Panama, the Phillipines and back through Suez honestly seems way better. Aside from the part where they get shot and killed off the coast of Somalia of course.

quickthrowman 2y ago
The official website says this route can be around 28,000 miles and the distance around the equator is 24,300 miles. The route is chosen due to an unobstructed path ‘around the world’ in the Southern Ocean. https://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/what-vendee-globe https://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/what-vendee-globe
- moffkalast 2y ago
  And you could also sail for 30k miles in a 10 mile circle and it wouldn't be called circumnavigating anything. It's not about the distance, it's about the places.

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