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sitesALIVE! | Linking adventures & expeditions to K12 classrooms & homes to excite & engage students Ocean Challenge Live! Vendée Globe 2016 Enter Program: Vendée Globe 2016-17 Our Program Goals Ashore K12 Education Asthma Seniors About Vendée Globe Video Trailers Animated Race Route About Great American IV Team Photos Videos Training – 2015 Transatlantic Voyage Training – 2014 Voyage About Skipper Rich Wilson For Sponsors & Partners Our Advisors News Log Talks & Books Book Rich for a Talk Upcoming & Recent Talks BOOK: Race France to France: Leave Antarctica to Starboard BOOK: Racing a Ghost Ship Press Room Stories In the Press Press Kit Press Releases 76 Past Expeditions Archives Teacher’s Guides (All) Newspaper in Education (NIE) How NIE Works Ocean Challenge Live! (6 semesters) Class Afloat Live! (20 semesters) Rainforest Live! (11 semesters) Oceans Live! (11 semesters) U.S. History Live! (6 semesters) Wetlands & Fisheries Live! (8 semesters) Math Live! (4 semesters) Oceans & Islands Live! (4 semesters) Costa Rica Live! (3 semesters) Girls at Sea Live! (2 semesters) Bluegrass Live! Amistad Live! Global Challenge Live! PACT95: Young America Live! Whitbread Race 1993-4 Partners Distribution Past Newspaper Partners Content Partners Class Afloat (West Island College) The School for Field Studies Ocean Classroom Foundation & Proctor Academy Cape Eleuthera Island School PACT95: Young America Tall Ship Semester for Girls BT Global ChallengesitesALIVE! Our Advisors Slideshows Quotable Quotes Teacher Video Testimonials Awards Rich Wilson Newsletter Contact Us Rich Wilson Completes Vendée Globe 2016-17 February 21, 2017: Rich Wilson today crossed the finish line of the Vendée Globe solo round the world yacht race after 107 days, 48 minutes and 18 seconds at sea. Wilson, 66, is the oldest skipper and the only American in the race, and finished in 13 th place. His progress in the singlehanded 27,440 mile race from Les Sables d’Olonne on the coast of France was followed by over one million people in 79 countries around the world. The majority were school kids who were able to read his daily ship’s logs, listen to his podcasts and ask questions through the website for his educational program sitesALIVE! Wilson has become the fastest American to sail around the world, beating the 2004-2005 Vendee Globe record of Bruce Schwab, who completed the race in 109 days,19 hours and 58 minutes. He also beat his own Vendée Globe record when he competed in the 2008-2009 edition and finished in 121 days and 41 minutes. Why Race Vendée Globe 2016? Aboard Great American III , Rich Wilson finished 9th of 11 finishers of 30 starters in Vendée Globe 2008-9 At sea he engaged 7 million readers & 250,000 students in live Science, Math & Geography topics via 50 US Newspapers & Online What’s the Vendée Globe? The Solo, Non-Stop, Around-the-World Race, ~28,000 miles, ~100 days at sea The Everest of the Seas... Or is it the other way around?! So why race again? 30+ countries globally (red) were interested to publish our VG2008 school series, yet we ran out of time to bring them in - now we have the time To fill that global interest, Rich will return for Vendée Globe 2016 aboard Great American IV (ex- Mirabaud ) Our GOAL? - To send structured, interactive, live content to 3 global sitesALIVE! programs #1 - EDUCATION: To excite & engage students in Science, Math & Geography from our real-world adventure #2 - ASTHMA: For Inspiration, Awareness, Fitness & Compliance (Rich has severe asthma) #3 - SENIORS: For Inspiration, Nutrition, Sleep, Fitness & Community (Rich will be 66 at start) To know the Vendée Globe, read Rich’s book! (Reviewed by The Wall Street Journal) Or book Rich for a Lecture at your Corporate, Club or Civic Event Race with Rich in Vendée Globe 2016 by: • Corporate Sponsorship of Great American IV • or Private Support of sitesALIVE! See another slideshow: Great American IV (ex- Mirabaud ) History of sitesALIVE! – Early Years… Categories Boat News Other News Program News Archives February 2018 November 2017 May 2017 April 2017 December 2016 September 2016 August 2016 June 2016 May 2016 March 2016 February 2016 November 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 May 2015 March 2015 February 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 August 2014 May 2014 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 December 2012 Calendar May 2024 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 « Feb Meta Log in Entries (RSS) Vendée Globe 2008-9 • Relive our sitesALIVE! Vendée Globe 2008-9 program for K12 • See our VG Team of Experts • Download our VG Teacher’s Guide • Download our VG NIE Series (50 US newspapers) Videos • Vendée Globe 2012 (Official Trailer) • Rich’s Lecture at MIT Museum 2010 • Rich’s Lecture at EG2010 • Rich’s VG2009 Finish & Speech • GA3 Rounds Cape Horn 1/26/09 • GA3 Starts VG2008 Teachers • Quotable Quotes • Video Testimonials 3 – Press Room 2 – Vendee Globe 2016 Archives Partners1-Talks & Books Thank you Front Home /blog/ Donate to sitesALIVE Enter Program: Vendée Globe...