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It is not a good time to take a rest

© Bel Tchiz team

The black night envelops the solo sailors of the Route du Rhum _ La Banque Postale on this fourth morning of racing. However, at a time when the strategists are holding back, all the sailors are waiting for the return of the moon, which will bring the beginnings of an answer to the questions about the best strategies to adopt. In the Ultime class, Franck Cammas (Groupama 3) continues his course south and is treating himself to the luxury of increasing his lead a little. Among the Imoca monohulls, Roland Jourdain (Veolia Environnement) has taken the advantage.

For Kito, 6th this morning (DCNS not located), it is not a good time to take a rest:

« ‘Well, you can’t really say that this reaching tack is fun. On a port tack since yesterday morning, the boat and the sailor are suffering in a wild sea, ballasted and stacked* as much as possible, Groupe Bel's power can be heard.

Occasionally, the sea pounds against her. If you're looking for poetry, you'll need to wait a bit!

I am running with Marc Guillemot on Safran. We don’t seem to be able to leave each other. Yesterday I crossed 4 miles from him during the night. Then I crossed him again in the other direction. We were so close we could have touched. Since then we've been on the same knuckle-wearing tack and things are not likely to improve since the wind should come in again this morning with a swing to the north expected at the end of the day. »

Talk to you soon.

Kito

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