Transat Paprec 2023: the first six take place in less than 30 miles after (…]

Sometimes it is necessary to increase the length, which is necessarily difficult at sea, just below in front of the cartography. Zooming out we can see that there is still approximately 1,700 miles left, roughly 2,800 kilometers to be covered. In short, the skippers must cover the equivalent of Paris-Athens on 10.89m boats, resisting changes in wind, changing weather and opponents who don’t give up. Los Berrehar (Skipper MACIF) laughed in the video: “We’re in business.”

Gang of Six don’t leave her

Thus what seems peaceful to be observed from land is not a reality at sea, even if these last hours were not the most experienced at sea from the start. “For all the skippers, it feels like a headache with a lot of resetting,” confirms race director Francis Le Goff. The trade winds will stabilize at 15 to 17 knots for the next few hours, manageable conditions that nonetheless require careful trimming attention.

We even see the status quo at the head of the race. Since the day before, Gaston Morvan and Anne-Claire Le Perry (Region of Brittany – CMB Performance) have widened the gap slightly on the Grand Circuit with a lap of 8.1 miles. The duo basically points to about ten miles south of their pursuers. On board, they are enjoying themselves, as Anne Claire testifies in a video: “We are in the winds of trade, which is why we came to this race. This is the ultimate kiff!”

Behind, all in a pocket square: Mutuelle Bleue (Corentin Horeau / Pauline Courtois, 2^H9.3 miles, Skipper MACIF (Los Berrehar / Charlotte Yven) 13.9 miles, Normandy Region (Guillaume Pirouelle / Sophie Faguet, 4^H) 13.9 miles, Cap Anglic (Camille Bertel/Pierre Lebucher) 25.9 miles, Edenried (Basil Bourgnon/Violet Durang, 6^H) 28.4 miles. “After going through the difficult La Palma, life on the ship just got better and better,” Sophie Faget told Mag de la Transat. “We’re trying to get our strength back and get our brains right.”

“We managed to overcome all the problems”

On the other hand, the gap widens between these first six boats and a group of three boats going out seventy miles away. MyEnergyAsset. Father (Arthur Hubert / Colombe Julia, 7^H), Agias – Palais – Cerfrance – Saint-Brieuc Bay (Mal Garnier / Julia Courtois, 8^H) and Brittany region – CMB Ocane (Chlo Le Bars / Hugo Dhallenne, 9^H) fly knives shots. “We are keen to try to outpace our competitors,” Colombi Julia confirms in a video. With Arthur Hubert, they also saw the first flying fish!

At the back, Race for Science – Verder is 202.7 miles from the race lead. But morale on board is in good shape, said Duard Gulbery, who joined the session this morning. “Things are going well, we manage to overcome all the problems, be able to maneuver and find the right solution Speed
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from the boat. It took time,” he explained. There, with Alicia and Edward, there was a slight sense of satisfaction that they were still in the race when “they broke a lot when they got to La Palma.” , and put back the laces…”. He also explains the difficulty of waking up, a delicate task last night “because of the many shifts in wind and gusts”. But with Alicia, they stick to the symbol of resilience and resistance that must be shown. So goes the fleet Transat Pabrik
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while the captain has spent 10 days at sea and they are only halfway to the sweetness of St. Barthelemy …

For everyone else, you have to come to terms with the constant focus, the need to rest well and never let go. “There’s a rhythm to be found but we’re used to being helpful all the time as figarrists,” says Violet Durang. When she answered for the session on Tuesday morning, Edenreid was making progress between 11 and 15 knots in a small 1-meter swell. “We have good average conditions,” she explained. With Basile, they have been preoccupied with “making changes to the South” in order to “find the right balance,” an obsession shared by all.