Those of you who are sailors, and like following this race, should also look at the Jaques Vabre Transat race which is already almost half way. Roland Jordain and Ellen MacArthur are just one of the teams in this race.

The JVT has excllent near real-time data provided by the GIS company ERSI.
_________________________
Frank Taylor - Author of Google Earth Blog
All about Google Earth news, features, tips, technologies, and applications. Also read: http://TahinaExpedition.com
(If you have story ideas, please send me a private message.)