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| 10.01.2011 | |
"Careful of staying on course!"They're surfing, and running flat out! On board Groupe Bel, Kito de Pavant and Sébastien Audigane are continuing their long surf at nearly 20 knots in the trade winds towards Cape Verde where they are expected during the night. The two sailors clocked in in 7th place at 15:00 hours, 318 miles from the leader, firmly clinging to the steering wheel, in "highly-tense" mode to gain the few miles... Read more |
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| 10.01.2011 | |
Wow, we're running flat out!Since the beginning of the afternoon we have been under a lot of stress, at high speed with the sails hoisted high. In sum, it's rock & roll! It's dark outside and the helmsman can only see the lights of the countless stars (did someone go making some recently?), the phosphorescent herringbone pattern on the belly of the spinnaker and the electronic dials lit up in red. Apart from this, it's... Read more |
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| 06.01.2011 | |
Ready to speed upChange of atmosphere for the Barcelona World race contenders. Since they passed Gibraltar on Tuesday evening, Kito de Pavant and Sébastien Audigane have gained speed, pleasure and morale again on board Groupe Bel, despite being wet and the yacht heeling close hauled in a pounding sea. After the brainteaser of leaving the Mediterranean, in which the wind was weak and quirky, put pressure on the... Read more |
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| 06.01.2011 | |
What a rodeo!We're heeling, the sea is pounding us and it's wet, but we're making progress. All we need now is to head in the right direction and everything will be fine. Read more |
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| 05.01.2011 | |
Gibraltar behind us at last!"Good evening, an orange sun turning to red is setting on the Moroccan coast. Groupe Bel, driven by a good breeze has finally entered the Gibraltar Strait. A few jumping dolphins are behaving crazily around the 60 footer and the lights of Ceuta are lighting up the coast as far as Gibraltar. It's a beautiful sight! Read more |
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