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| 11.05.2010 | |
No transatlantic race is the same as the anotherMessage from on board Groupe Bel. 4 years ago, we had already finished the race over three days earlier. With Pietro d'Ali, we won the race, finishing 18 minutes ahead of Lionel LEMONCHOIS and Dominic VITTET, setting a new record in the process (19 days, 22 hours, 24 minutes and 30 seconds). Read more |
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| 10.05.2010 | |
The fabled Trade WindsThe stuff of dreams for thousands, if not millions of people, conjuring up images of relaxing in the Tropics, Pina Colada, sunshine and turquoise lagoons. For us however, the wind is a little too soft, no more than 10 to 15 knots, accompanied by a confused sea state which is rolling Group Bel all over the place. Read more |
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| 07.05.2010 | |
Things are betterIt looks like were truly off again, not like yesterday evening, when we ended up with the bonus of 24 hours of being stuck on all sides. Thanks very much. We can see that Mémoires St Barth also got moving again well before us, which is both good news and bad news, but we are happy at last to be able follow a normal route and to no longer be subjected to this dreadful calm. Read more |
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| 06.05.2010 | |
First night into the tropicsGood evening, It is too early to claim that we are out of a tight spot, but the day was better than expected, with an irregular wind speed of 6 to 9 knots, and this helped us head south and get out of this huge area of flat calm which is still a threat. Moreover, this evening, the wind has really ease off. We passed into the tropics towards the end of the afternoon and the sunset among the... Read more |
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| 05.05.2010 | |
Total calmCruel is the life of a sailor. Similar to the isobars, the morale on board Groupe Bel is up and down. Having left Tenerife in last position after their week-long technical stop, Kito de Pavant and Sébastien Audigane really took off on their north route and moved up in the ranking from 25th to 11th place in six days! They were even twice awarded the best time performance in 24 hours. However,... Read more |
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