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11.08.2010 Back to news
Tight finish in Ireland
 | © JC.Marmara / A.Courcoux / Le Figaro |
Groupe Bel crossed the finish line in 17th place at 20h33'38'', 24 minutes and 53 seconds behind the winner. Which translates into a gain of one place in the overall results. Kito is lying in 9th place and has only lost 8 minutes this leg, at 2 hours and 16 minutes off the overall leader Armel Le Cléac'h.
Having lost some ground at the exit of the bay of Brest, Kito kept up the pace mid-fleet. He attacked to the east of the fleet after the turning mark of Wolf Rock (south of England), and then to the west before the Fastnet (south of Ireland), culminating with a route away from the Irish coast in order to avoid the disturbed wind flow off the land in the 15 knot northwesterly breeze at the end of the day.
Kito’s words upon arrival in Kinsale:
“In the bay of Brest, I opted for the south coast which was quite good. The wind then shifted in the bay of Camaret. I lost some ground there, and again on the way to Wolf Rock. On the second day, I fought well, totally to the east of the fleet and it paid off, but this morning, I opted to go beneath the fleet to the west, and the going was a little tough. However, I made a good comeback. I was even 50 metres away from Adrien (the winner) but he chose to stay close to the coast of Ireland, while I was sure it would pay to be further out. That’s how it is – you take decisions, and you have to live with them.
These past two days have been exhausting. I managed to get three 20 minute sleeps yesterday, and that is all. I must have made two cups of coffee, but not a single hot meal. The sea state was difficult up until the Fastnet and it wasn’t possible to get off the helm. However, we finished with a magical day along Ireland, with the sun shining and incredible light. The spinnaker sailing was superb!
Overall, even though I didn’t get a great result, there is very little in it between boats, and not much has changed. In fact I have gained a place in the overall results, and lost only 8 minutes to Armel. There is still much to play for on the fourth and final leg to Cherbourg. We know that on this last leg there can be big gaps between boats, partly because it is the last opportunity to do something, but also because much could be decided by the currents.”
Having lost some ground at the exit of the bay of Brest, Kito kept up the pace mid-fleet. He attacked to the east of the fleet after the turning mark of Wolf Rock (south of England), and then to the west before the Fastnet (south of Ireland), culminating with a route away from the Irish coast in order to avoid the disturbed wind flow off the land in the 15 knot northwesterly breeze at the end of the day.
Kito’s words upon arrival in Kinsale:
“In the bay of Brest, I opted for the south coast which was quite good. The wind then shifted in the bay of Camaret. I lost some ground there, and again on the way to Wolf Rock. On the second day, I fought well, totally to the east of the fleet and it paid off, but this morning, I opted to go beneath the fleet to the west, and the going was a little tough. However, I made a good comeback. I was even 50 metres away from Adrien (the winner) but he chose to stay close to the coast of Ireland, while I was sure it would pay to be further out. That’s how it is – you take decisions, and you have to live with them.
These past two days have been exhausting. I managed to get three 20 minute sleeps yesterday, and that is all. I must have made two cups of coffee, but not a single hot meal. The sea state was difficult up until the Fastnet and it wasn’t possible to get off the helm. However, we finished with a magical day along Ireland, with the sun shining and incredible light. The spinnaker sailing was superb!
Overall, even though I didn’t get a great result, there is very little in it between boats, and not much has changed. In fact I have gained a place in the overall results, and lost only 8 minutes to Armel. There is still much to play for on the fourth and final leg to Cherbourg. We know that on this last leg there can be big gaps between boats, partly because it is the last opportunity to do something, but also because much could be decided by the currents.”
Results before protests at the finish of the 3rd leg in Kinsale:
1 - Adrien Hardy / Agir Recouvrement à 20:08:45
2 - Yann Eliès / Generali Europe Assistance à 20:10
3 - Jean-Pierre Nicol / Bernard Controls à 20:20
4 - Gildas Morvan / Cercle Vert à 20:22
5 - Corentin Douguet / E.Leclerc Telecom à 20:24
6 - Armel Le Cléac'h / Britair à 20:25
7 - Erwan Tabarly / Nacarat à 20:27
8 - Anthony Marchand / Espoir Région Bretagne à 20:27
9 - Francisco Lobato / Roff à 20:27
10 - Nicolas Lunven / Generali à 20:28
11 - Jérémie Beyou / BPI à 20:29
12 - Sébastien Josse / Vendée à 20:30
13 - Thomas Rouxel / Crédit Mutuel de Bretagne 20:30
14 - Jeanne Grégoire / Banque Populaire à 20:31
15 - Laurent Pellecuer / Arnolfini.fr à 20:31
16 - Fred Rivet / Vendée 2 à 20:32
17 - Kito de Pavant / Groupe Bel à 20:33
1 - Adrien Hardy / Agir Recouvrement à 20:08:45
2 - Yann Eliès / Generali Europe Assistance à 20:10
3 - Jean-Pierre Nicol / Bernard Controls à 20:20
4 - Gildas Morvan / Cercle Vert à 20:22
5 - Corentin Douguet / E.Leclerc Telecom à 20:24
6 - Armel Le Cléac'h / Britair à 20:25
7 - Erwan Tabarly / Nacarat à 20:27
8 - Anthony Marchand / Espoir Région Bretagne à 20:27
9 - Francisco Lobato / Roff à 20:27
10 - Nicolas Lunven / Generali à 20:28
11 - Jérémie Beyou / BPI à 20:29
12 - Sébastien Josse / Vendée à 20:30
13 - Thomas Rouxel / Crédit Mutuel de Bretagne 20:30
14 - Jeanne Grégoire / Banque Populaire à 20:31
15 - Laurent Pellecuer / Arnolfini.fr à 20:31
16 - Fred Rivet / Vendée 2 à 20:32
17 - Kito de Pavant / Groupe Bel à 20:33
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