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  1. Honored to receive Explorers Club's Lowell Thomas Award last night NYC. Sat w/Yvon Chouinard, Patagonia founder, at dinner. 7:37 PM Oct 16th from web
  2. Back from France vacation; Normandy for 3 days; should be required for all American citizens, to see courage/sacrifice of our predecessors. 8:39 AM Aug 12th from web
  3. Interesting group Wed. nite at Bob Metcalfe's house to present X-Prize Lab at MIT w/Founder Peter Diamandis - like Longitude Act of 1714! 5:04 AM Jul 10th from web
  4. Dinner last night w/Vendee Globe Race Director Denis Horeau. Good to get latest scoop re top level of French ocean racing. 8:53 AM Jul 4th from web
  5. July 4 reception today, USAmbassador's Paris residence. Met journalists, politicians, authors, attaches, interesting. All know Vendee Globe. 9:41 AM Jul 2nd from web
  6. Pleased to give dinner talk on VG at Sea Education Association's (www.sea.edu) Annual Mtg. Oceanography at sea, transformative for students. 5:39 AM Jun 26th from web
  7. Honored to give Commencement Speech at Landing School (6/20;ME), comprehensive boatbuilding school w/very accomplished students, faculty. 1:12 PM Jun 24th from web
  8. 120,000 people on beach at Les Sables d'Olonne for prize-giving. Fireworks, huge jumbotrons, crowd appreciated skippers' efforts, amazing! 10:52 AM Jun 2nd from web
  9. Vendee Globe prize-giving is tonight in Les Sables d'Olonne. Expecting 100,000 people on beach. Will be good to see other skippers. 3:06 PM May 23rd from web
  10. Honored to be Commencement Speaker at Marian Court College last night in Swampscott, MA. Very enjoyable. Solid, hard-working students. 4:32 PM May 21st from web
  11. Rich's total race time in the Vendee Globe: 121 days, 0 hours, 41 minutes and 19 seconds 4:56 AM Mar 10th from web
  12. At 13:43:19 French local time, Skipper Rich Wilson and Great American III crossed the finish line at Les Sables d'Olonne. 4:56 AM Mar 10th from web
  13. The skipper is currently estimated to cross the finish line with his boat between 13:00 and 14:00 French time. 2:10 AM Mar 10th from web
  14. Skipper Rich Wilson and Great American III are approximately 32 miles from the finish line in Les Sables d'Olonne. 2:09 AM Mar 10th from web
  15. Rich Wilson and Great American 3 are now 66 miles from the finish line. 11:49 PM Mar 9th from vlingo
  16. As of 18:50 GMT March 9, Rich Wilson & Great American III have approximately 160 miles direct to reach the the finish line. 4:30 PM Mar 9th from web
  17. We are currently 350 miles from the finish line and our heading is almost pointing directly at Les Sables d'Olonne. 3:11 PM Mar 8th from web
  18. Facebook no longer working. Not sure why. Twitter and website only now. http://vg.sitesalive.com and www.vendeeglobe.org/en/ 2:19 PM Mar 6th from web
  19. Had a mess-of-a-gybe today. Too much mainsail; not enough head sail. Heading downwind. We're close but not finished. 790 miles to go. 2:14 PM Mar 6th from web
  20. May reduce sail through the night to be conservative. 4:22 PM Mar 5th from web
  • Name Rich Wilson
  • Location Aboard Great American III
  • Web http://vg.sitesal...
  • Bio Recently finished 9th in Vendee Globe solo, non-stop, around-the-world sail race, 28,790 miles in 121 days.
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