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02.11.2010 Back to news
Slipping back to take up a better position later!
 | © Gilles Martin-Raget |
“The weather forecast shows that the southern option is not necessarily a good one. So we are going to be good and stay north and break tacks for two days over the Azores anticyclone. This is not easy since the wind has become very changeable since yesterday evening. In the south, things will go well for 2-3 days and then they’ll get difficult.”
This is a "more reasonable" choice according to Kito, who seems to be shared by the 6 contenders preceding him. It would appear that our skipper is getting hooked onto the right train, and being slightly behind Armel Le Cléac'h or Roland Jourdain does not worry him at all: “There’s no point in worrying about the ranking at the moment. The fleet is quite homogeneous and the speeds are comparable. In addition, the boat is behaving very well”.
It is true that after almost fifty hours of racing, the whole of the Imoca fleet remains closely grouped together. Each yacht is advancing at an average of between 10 and 11 knots. The seven leaders are all within 27 miles of each other and the battle is fiercer than ever. However, we could have expected this. As Kito says very justifiably, “you have to watch out for everyone, continue to sail well and try to avoid making mistakes.”
Message from on board during the nigh
There is little likelihood of a collision with another contender on a stretch of water like the Atlantic Ocean, but, nonetheless, that’s what nearly happened in the night. It was the Activ’echo that got me out of my bunk. There was an irregular echo and thinking it was a distant cargo ship, I looked on the computer, but nothing was visible on screen.
It was only when I went above deck that I saw a green light slip just in front of the bow. It was Marco Guillemot, 50 m ahead, he was portside and I was starboard. I tried to contact him by VHF, but he must have been in his bunk too!
Ranking 11/03/10 at 8 am
1. Armel Le Cléac'h (Brit Air) at 3002,1 miles from Pointe à Pitre
This is a "more reasonable" choice according to Kito, who seems to be shared by the 6 contenders preceding him. It would appear that our skipper is getting hooked onto the right train, and being slightly behind Armel Le Cléac'h or Roland Jourdain does not worry him at all: “There’s no point in worrying about the ranking at the moment. The fleet is quite homogeneous and the speeds are comparable. In addition, the boat is behaving very well”.
It is true that after almost fifty hours of racing, the whole of the Imoca fleet remains closely grouped together. Each yacht is advancing at an average of between 10 and 11 knots. The seven leaders are all within 27 miles of each other and the battle is fiercer than ever. However, we could have expected this. As Kito says very justifiably, “you have to watch out for everyone, continue to sail well and try to avoid making mistakes.”
Message from on board during the nigh
There is little likelihood of a collision with another contender on a stretch of water like the Atlantic Ocean, but, nonetheless, that’s what nearly happened in the night. It was the Activ’echo that got me out of my bunk. There was an irregular echo and thinking it was a distant cargo ship, I looked on the computer, but nothing was visible on screen.
It was only when I went above deck that I saw a green light slip just in front of the bow. It was Marco Guillemot, 50 m ahead, he was portside and I was starboard. I tried to contact him by VHF, but he must have been in his bunk too!
Ranking 11/03/10 at 8 am
1. Armel Le Cléac'h (Brit Air) at 3002,1 miles from Pointe à Pitre
2. Roland Jourdain (Veolia Environnement) at 10.7 miles
3. Christopher Pratt (DCNS) 1000 at 12.7 miles
4. Jean-Pierre Dick (Virbac Paprec 3) at 15.8 miles
5. Vincent Riou (PRB) at 26.3 miles
6. Kito de Pavant (Groupe Bel) at 30.6 miles
7. Marc Guillemot (Safran) at 32.7 miles
8. Arnaud Boissières (Akena Vérandas) at 121.5 miles
9. Michel Desjoyeaux (FONCIA) at 179.2 miles
4. Jean-Pierre Dick (Virbac Paprec 3) at 15.8 miles
5. Vincent Riou (PRB) at 26.3 miles
6. Kito de Pavant (Groupe Bel) at 30.6 miles
7. Marc Guillemot (Safran) at 32.7 miles
8. Arnaud Boissières (Akena Vérandas) at 121.5 miles
9. Michel Desjoyeaux (FONCIA) at 179.2 miles
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