MONACO, Nov. 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — After leaving Saint-Malo at 2.15pm on Thursday the tenth in a brisk 15-20 knot southwesterly, the 12th Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe fleet confronted a primary strategic choice earlier than the Bay of Biscay. Cap Finistère is a Bay of Biscay exit which means sailors meet fewer ships than they’d in the English Channel. It is a vital stage wherein it’s essential to make a primary transfer that may show decisive: opting for the north route (the shortest) regardless of its depressions or heading south (and lengthening the route) alongside the Portuguese coast to seek out the commerce winds.
Among the 138 rivals, Boris Herrmann (Malizia-Seaexplorer) of the Yacht Club de Monaco (YCM) stays in the main group of the Imoca class, whereas the different member of the YCM, Oren Nataf (Rayon Vert) was compelled to retire from the Multi class as a consequence of a tear in the mainsail. “We gybed just before releasing the crew and the sail tore in two. We don’t really know why. It was only three years old and not in bad condition,” stated Rayon Vert’s skipper who returned to Saint-Malo port late afternoon on Wednesday, simply hours after the begin of the 12th Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe. “We looked at all possible solutions with Sidney Gavignet, who is supporting me on this race. We could have had the mainsail repaired, but as I’m not an experienced sailor it wasn’t reasonable to go back out to sea with a sail that was not 100% and could tear again. Also, the weather window is closing. I was all set to leave but that’s the way it is. It’s better that it happened now and not in the middle of the Atlantic. Sailing is a mechanical sport. I would like to thank all the team who have helped me. We will come back stronger in four years”. On the different hand Boris Herrmann on the YCM Malizia-Seaexplorer continues to be in the race and one among 38 IMOCAs competing. After an outstanding begin on the entrance line, Boris sailed close-hauled on a port tack earlier than heading for the English coast then tacking to undergo the obligatory gate at Cap Fréhel which he did at 5.00pm. He spent the first evening in the lead pack, heading south as he handed Ile d’Ouessant.
The quickest boats are anticipated to succeed in Pointe-à-Pitre in about six days, with the end line scheduled to shut 4th December. 3,542 nautical miles stuffed with challenges await the individuals. The highway to get to the Caribbean continues to be lengthy: it goes from the English Channel and its super-busy transport routes, the capricious nature of the Bay of Biscay (with commerce winds that may blow as much as 25 knots), then the Sargasso Sea and its treacherous floating seaweed rafts.
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