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de la Finistre Atlantique – Challenge ACTION ENFANCE, the second night at sea was rougher than the previous one. The four gloves hurtled down the Portuguese coast at almost 40 knots. Since daybreak, they have been flying in a less sustained and fairly unstable trade wind. As they approach Madre, the rgate is in full swing! The Maxi Edmond de Rothschild and Banque Populaire XI are sailing alongside while Sodebo Ultimate
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3 shifted slightly to the West. Actual Ultim 3 is hanging on, a few tens of miles behind. The passage of the door ACTION ENFANCE Canaries which is taking shape for next night could upset the ranking.-
Faces and voices testify to a certain fatigue this morning. Corentin Horeau, Sodebo team member Ultimate
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3 joked about it in a message sent from on board at daybreak: “That night bombarded well, there was a little sea, it was complicated to be regular vitesse
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. There is a bit of fatigue all the same, you must hear my voice!”. Thomas Coville, the skipper, added: “the night was eventful and physical in strong winds with choppy seas”. But the road is still long, “the competition has only just begun! For the moment, this proof meets all our expectations” declared the skipper of Sodebo Ultimate
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3, which is currently evolving with a lag in the West. Franck Cammas, crew member of the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild is delighted: “we did some match racing”. This is evidenced by the extremely small gaps separating the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild from the new leader Banque Populaire this afternoon. On the second day of racing, the regatta is of rare intensity.
Door CHILDREN’S ACTION Canary Islands
The fleet will pass the CANARY CHILDREN’S ACTION gate between the islands of Lanzarote and Fuerteventura at night. Competitors will have to be particularly alert to the vents on the islands and the darkness will not help them. They will have to be extremely attentive to the smallest laugh to lengthen the crowd. “The vent of the islands can be significant, although Lanzarote and Fuerteventura are not the highest islands in the archipelago. This zone can represent a distance of around ten miles, which can create significant gaps” explains race director Gildas Morvan. Given the power of these machines and in view of the very narrow gaps between the first competitors, the cards could be reshuffled during the passage of this first gate.
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