19.11.2007
Canaries in front of Temenos II
TEMENOS II |
It is at the cost of several changes of tack in a seemingly more regular S’ly air flow, that the fleet is making its way towards the Canaries. At 1700 GMT this evening, solely the leaders, Virbac-Paprec and PRB had made it through the second course gate, situated between the islands of Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura. On the outskirts of the archipelago, the conditions are changeable and the wind is fluctuating, disturbed by the land rising steeply out of the water, sometimes in excess of 2000 metres. Clearly, patience is required as the boats try to extract themselves. Fortunately for the two frontrunners, they weren’t really slowed during their passage early this morning, but this didn't seem to be the case for Veolia Environnement and Delta Dore, the duo reduced to just 2 knots at 1700 hours.
Just 60 miles from there, the playing field is wide open amidst the chasing pack, with Hugo Boss separated off to the West, Mutua Madrilena positioned out to the East, and Estrella Damm and Temenos II, adopting a more central option.
We can suppose that Hugo Boss, currently 5th and forced to make the waypoint, may now suffer from the wind shadow of Gran Canaria, but only time will tell…”
Contacted at the end of the day, Dominique already seems to be taking this into account given the trajectory of Temenos II.
“We’re making around ten knots of boat speed, the seas are a little choppy but there’s nothing really nasty. The conditions are pleasant, and the temperatures are beginning to climb. Since this morning, we’ve been on a big 140 mile layline across the Canaries and we’ve still got around 80 miles or so to go. We’re not going to set out on an overly direct course so as to try to avoid the wind shadow of the islands as much as possible.”
The tradewinds are still just a sweet dream for the sailors in this Barcelona World Race as more upwind conditions lie in store for the next few days. There are more meteorological difficulties shaping up on their horizon and there will certainly be some new options emerging within the fleet.
Ranking 17:00
| Rg | Nom | Ecart | Lat | Long | Vit moy |
| Rk | Boat | Dist to lead | Lat | Long | Average speed |
| >=30' /PtaPt | |||||
| 1 | PAPREC-VIRBAC 2 | 0,0 | 26 49.17' N | 15 33.73' W | 9,6 |
| 2 | PRB | 36,5 | 27 22.65' N | 15 17.04' W | 10,8 |
| 3 | VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT | 93,1 | 28 22.19' N | 15 08.82' W | 6,5 |
| 4 | DELTA DORE | 93,4 | 28 22.59' N | 15 08.91' W | 5,6 |
| 5 | HUGO BOSS | 130,8 | 29 00.68' N | 15 37.82' W | 11,6 |
| 6 | ESTRELLA DAMM | 139,3 | 29 08.15' N | 15 01.19' W | 9,8 |
| 7 | TEMENOS 2 | 158,1 | 29 28.99' N | 15 18.49' W | 10 |
| 8 | MUTUA MADRILENA | 158,9 | 29 16.01' N | 14 22.42' W | 9,1 |
| 9 | EDUCACION SIN FRONTERAS | 435,6 | 33 59.64' N | 13 58.30' W | 8,9 |
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20.11.2007
The fleet in search of the tradewinds
TEMENOS II |
The passage of the gateway in the Canaries has caused the fleet of boats in the Barcelona World Race no end of trouble. Whilst the two frontrunners slipped between Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura virtually without being slowed, the rest of the boats have had to battle through calm conditions followed by strong winds, in order to make good their escape.
On this tenth day of racing, the distances between the boats in the chasing pack have reduced considerably, less than 37 miles separating Hugo Boss, currently 3rd, and Véolia Environnement 7th. Although the two leaders have a comfortable lead, in the midst of this second group nothing has been decided and to further complicate predictions, the boats are currently adopting different routes.
“It was a hard night with a tricky passage where we had long spells of calm or got stuck with a very fluky wind coming from all directions, with our sails flogging and backing. And then suddenly, without warning, the wind kicked back in at 25 knots, and we ended up in a right jumble with too much sail aloft. We quickly had to bear away big time and drop the sails so as to avoid breaking the gear. Between the islands, the wind accelerated sharply, and we found ourselves with a good 30 knots on the nose, in fairly nasty seas. We really got a good pasting" said Michèle when contacted earlier this afternoon.
The situation wasn't helped by two cargo ships passing a little too close for comfort, and only added to what was already a particularly eventful night: “We passed two cargo ships a little closer than we'd have liked. Thank you to the AIS! The system enables you to identify cargo ships and to call them up by name on the VHF. The fact that you are using their name makes them more attentive, because they know that the call is directly aimed at them. The first replied and changed course fairly quickly, but the second gave us a real fright. They never answered and it was quite a long time before they modified their course. You're never very pleased with yourself in that type of situation.”
Different strategy in the fleet |
Since the start, certain boats have been sailing in pairs virtually non-stop. These tandems follow a similar course, join together in the choice of options, often sailing within sight of each other and separated by a few miles at most. This is the case with Virbac-Paprec and PRB, Delta Dore and Véolia Environnement, as well as Temenos II and Estrella Damm.
“We found ourselves back with Estrella Damm early this morning. In fact we saw a light downwind of the island last night. When we saw the dark sails we initially thought of Hugo Boss. It's nice to see our traveling companion again!“ joked Michèle
For want of being quicker, this first section of the race has at least seen fit to keep up the suspense. Though everyone is hoping to hit the tradewinds quickly, the routes adopted in order to reach them differ according to the boats. The majority of the duos, including Michèle and Dominique, seem to have been tempted by the promise of a N’ly wind generated by the zone of high pressure at the approach to the African coast. This differs from the analysis made by the skippers of Delta Dore and Véolia Environnement, who have opted for some W'ly separation since exiting the Canaries archipelago.
“We have decided to continue southwards. It wasn‘t an easy decision to make and we racked our brains for a long time over it, but the models were in agreement for once. We’re going to play with the edge of a zone of high pressure, with the risk that it may shift. We're hoping we have more luck with this system than the previous one!”
The die is cast… answer in two days time if all goes to plan.
Ranking 15:00
| Rg | Nom | Ecart | Vmg | Lat | Long | Vit moy |
| Rk | Boat | Dist to lead | Vmg | Lat | Long | Average speed |
| 1 | PAPREC-VIRBAC 2 | 0,0 | 2,7 | 24 33.56' N | 16 37.49' W | 8,2 |
| 2 | PRB | 26,1 | 3,9 | 24 44.60' N | 16 00.69' W | 4,7 |
| 3 | HUGO BOSS | 95,2 | 7,8 | 25 41.54' N | 15 17.05' W | 9,5 |
| 4 | DELTA DORE | 108,1 | 9,0 | 26 37.22' N | 16 30.06' W | 10,1 |
| 5 | TEMENOS 2 | 122,1 | 6,3 | 26 11.72' N | 15 15.27' W | 8,9 |
| 6 | ESTRELLA DAMM | 122,8 | 6,7 | 26 12.56' N | 15 15.23' W | 8,9 |
| 7 | VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT | 131,9 | 4,5 | 27 20.83' N | 17 16.71' W | 9,4 |
| 8 | MUTUA MADRILENA | 180,7 | 8,3 | 27 17.43' N | 15 11.72' W | 9,8 |
| 9 | EDUCACION SIN FRONTERAS | 403,9 | 8,3 | 30 53.08' N | 13 53.04' W | 8,7 |
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21.11.2007
High pressure for Temenos II
the weather is continuing to tease the skippers |
No big upsets for the skippers in the Barcelona World Race on this the 11th day of racing. The race continues, still as intense as ever and bitterly contested. The various options taken by the boats yesterday have gently reshuffled the ranking in the chasing pack once again.
The small W’ly tack at the exit from the Canaries doesn’t seem to have come off too badly for Delta Dore, which has managed to get ahead of Hugo Boss. But it is Véolia Environnement, which really seems to have struck gold after following its own W'ly option all the way through to the end. As shown in the 1700 hour ranking, the latter was continuing its southward descent without being slowed too much, contrary to some of its rivals who have been plagued by light winds throughout the day.
Positionned on a S’ly course since escaping the Canaries, Temenos II has come off fairly well for the time being. By reeling in a little Westing, the boat has managed to get away from its travelling companion Estrella Damm, which it was sailing alongside the previous day. It has also made up some ground on Hugo Boss, the latter nearly 35 miles ahead yesterday at 1700 hours.
However, we know only to well that the reliability of the weather models in the light airs leaves a lot to chance, and things can change rapidly, as a result of the slightest shift in the zone of high pressure. A few miles can be enough to upset this precarious hierarchy and solely the tradewinds will be able to lift this feeling of uncertainty.
At the point where contact was re-established with the shore crew midway through this afternoon, Dominique admitted that at that very moment they had penetrated the zone of high pressure.
TEMENOS II (red) |
The boat had slowed considerably, as the leaders had been before them. Dominique was nevertheless hoping that the separation they’d gained last night would enable them to limit the damage.
“Seeing the others stuck on the coast, we decided to get a bit of westing in our course. For the time being it’s very light. We have less than 5 knots of breeze, but with the swell coming from astern, we’re managing to gently make headway. The weather forecasts change from one file to the next so it's difficult to draw any conclusions from them. At the moment we have a fine covering of cloud over our heads and we’re right inside a zone of high pressure. We’re hoping that we can get going again fairly rapidly. We can feel the influence of Africa. It's beginning to get really hot and with the lack of wind, it's becoming stifling, so we're trying to get a little current of air running through the boat. Things will get better once we've found a bit of air again.”
Clearly the tradewinds are still something which is on everyone’s lips and in everyone’s minds in this Barcelona World Race, but for now the weather is continuing to tease the skippers…
Ranking 17:00
| Rg | Nom | Ecart | Vmg | Lat | Long | Vit moy |
| Rk | Boat | Dist to lead | Vmg | Lat | Long | Average speed |
| 1 | PAPREC-VIRBAC 2 | 0,0 | 5,8 | 22 08.80' N | 17 10.83' W | 9,3 |
| 2 | PRB | 27,7 | 4,2 | 22 27.22' N | 16 45.59' W | 4,4 |
| 3 | VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT | 44,4 | 10,5 | 24 09.79' N | 19 34.81' W | 10,7 |
| 4 | DELTA DORE | 83,5 | 1,2 | 23 23.30' N | 16 29.55' W | 1,5 |
| 5 | HUGO BOSS | 96,6 | 5,0 | 23 43.30' N | 16 38.83' W | 6,8 |
| 6 | TEMENOS 2 | 101,2 | 4,1 | 23 51.78' N | 16 44.85' W | 5,9 |
| 7 | ESTRELLA DAMM | 113,8 | 3,3 | 23 58.48' N | 16 30.01' W | 5,8 |
| 8 | MUTUA MADRILENA | 125,9 | 10,3 | 24 57.47' N | 18 02.92' W | 10,7 |
| 9 | EDUCACION SIN FRONTERAS | 384,4 | 4 | 28 15.63' N | 14 46.79' W | 4,1 |
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22.11.2007
Tradewind for Temenos II
Reunion with Hugo Boss |
Since this morning, the spinnakers have been hoisted again aboard the boats in the Barcelona World Race and the averages are finally picking up again. However, for those in the chasing pack hoping to get back with the race leaders, this isn’t such good news as all they can do is sit and watch the frontrunners getting richer.
A long W’ly tack has enabled Véolia Environnement to snatch 3rd place on this twelfth day of racing and they are now leading the hunt for the leaders. By being the first to enter the calm conditions, the top duo, Virbac-Paprec and PRB, saw their pursuers close in on them, but the comeback was only short-lived. The first out of the high pressure were consequently the first to hit the tradewinds, the leaders managing to stretch away again over the past 24 hours. With averages sometimes 5 to 6 knots in excess of their closest rivals, today’s analysis promises to be a heavy one for the chasing group, who must now count on a tricky passage of the doldrums in 3 days time, before they can hope to make up some of their deficit.
Cap and shorts on board Temenos II |
Between fishing nets and wind holes, last night wasn't at all restful aboard Temenos II. The positions from the onboard Sat C early yesterday evening left no doubt as to the conditions that Michèle and Dominique were encountering. With their speed polled as 0.0 knots, we feared today’s first ranking. Fortunately, in the meantime, the wind kicked back in and Temenos II continued to battle along, neck and neck with their new travelling companion Hugo Boss, as Michèle told us in an email sent to Race HQ this morning.
“The nights go by, each different than the one before. We've changed our neighbour, yesterday it was Estrella and tonight Hugo. We've had some great battles which keep the on-watch sailors on their toes. For a while we almost have a little bit of difficulty relaxing as we’re constantly trimming in this fluky wind. We passed Hugo at nightfall and have managed to keep them behind us.
I’d barely dropped off when there was an unusual noise and the voice of Dom definitively pulled me out of my rest period. Sh… Temenos was caught up like a large fish in a net and had stopped. Everything came together very quickly as if we had rehearsed the scene. We rolled in the gennaker and went right around the boat with a torch. We were dragging a line with floats... we reverse... the line comes away, we unroll the gennaker but there's nothing we can do. The boat heels over but we don't make headway. Dom asks me to be careful. He has spotted another line near the keel which is fully tensioned. I rush for the sharp knife in the cockpit and hanging over the guardrails, I try to cut it once, twice and the third time it comes away. Temenos finally gets free of its trap and we come out of it unscathed.
Hugo is still behind but now is barely 150 metres back. We haul on the sails and head off more motivated than ever and a tad more edgy!
We certainly looked behind us a lot last night as Hugo monopolised our attention, but we also looked ahead and the net in which we got caught up wasn’t signalled at all. This reminds us that we are sailing close to the African coast and that the fishing methods used here will be a little more ‘rustic’ than the European methods, so we’d better watch out!
After all that, it’s doubtless going to take a bit longer to fall asleep so I’m hoping that I wake up in a couple of hours time with Hugo in our wake...Dom is ‘on the case’ ;-))
Mich, aboard Temenos II”
Pasta quick swallowed directly in the cockpit |
Contacted mid afternoon, Michele adds: “We’ve just left Hugo Boss. We gybed and they continued on another tack about 2 hours ago. We’re following the little oscillations in the wind, which is still pretty unstable for us. The waves are slightly abeam of us, catching the side of the boat and destabilising it a bit. The spinnaker isn't holding so well, so to make up for that we're spending a fair amount of time on the helm. We're having shorter watches so as we can freshen up more often and be at 100% during our sessions on the helm.
There are still a number of manoeuvres in view for this group then, who find themselves with the wind directly on their tails, having to gybe, whilst the leaders are slipping along quickly on a single tack. Unfortunately, this current situation is unlikely to see the deficits reduced.
Ranking 17:00
| Rg | Nom | Ecart | Lat | Long | Vit moy |
| Rk | Boat | Dist to lead | Lat | Long | Average speed |
| 1 | PAPREC-VIRBAC 2 | 0,0 | 19 01.55' N | 22 00.62' W | 17 |
| 2 | PRB | 31,0 | 19 19.96' N | 21 23.67' W | 16,6 |
| 3 | VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT | 99,1 | 21 10.66' N | 23 01.97' W | 13,2 |
| 4 | DELTA DORE | 172,2 | 20 42.00' N | 18 42.37' W | 12,4 |
| 5 | MUTUA MADRILENA | 176,3 | 21 56.15' N | 21 18.19' W | 13 |
| 6 | TEMENOS 2 | 192,4 | 21 14.20' N | 18 14.92' W | 10,2 |
| 7 | HUGO BOSS | 193,3 | 20 46.91' N | 18 05.65' W | 12,5 |
| 8 | ESTRELLA DAMM | 233,7 | 21 24.39' N | 17 48.70' W | 12,1 |
| 9 | EDUCACION SIN FRONTERAS | 487,5 | 25 52.70' N | 17 07.48' W | 9,8 |
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23.11.2007
Hot up front!
TEMENOS II |
The tradewinds, or the motorway as we are used to calling it, is something everyone had been dreaming about. Instead they had been left frustrated close hauled in light winds for too long. Listening to the skippers at the Friday morning radio session you could be forgiven however for thinking that they were missing those light airs. “We’re always happy to reach the trades and then when we get there it’s never great” recalled Roland Jourdain aboard Veolia Environnement with humour.
It was the same scenario for all the skippers questioned today. The conditions are fast but demanding and fatigue is setting in right across the fleet. The skippers have just reduced their watches in order to avoid long sessions on the helm, but still they have nearly 12 hours a day there, so they'll be more than happy once they can rely on their automatic pilots again.
“The seas are quite messy and you can’t afford to leave the helm as our boats wouldn't be able to hold course under automatic pilot in these conditions. Temenos II is being shaken up in every direction and conditions are anything but comfortable. We have around 20 knots of breeze, which isn't fully established, so we have light patches from time to time" said Dominique contacted this lunch time.
The flying fish have resurfaced again now that they’re in the tradewinds, a godsend for the crew on Veolia Environnement since who prepare it with a little lemon juice, but just the contrary for Dominique, victim of a head-on collision.
“A flying fish hit me smack on the face last night. He targeted me like a heat seeking missile! (laughs) The upshot of that was that he bounced back into the sea, which prevented him from hitting the deck.”
Cape Verde archipelago |
At the head of the race, it's decision time for the leaders. Whilst Paprec-Virbac has made a daring gamble to try and defy the wind shadow of the Cape Verde archipelago, PRB has opted, with its W'ly separation, to round the islands. In 3rd position, Veolia Environnement also seems to have gone for the latter option.
Dominique seems to share this view: "That way we avoid the wind shadow and line ourselves up nicely for the Doldrums. From a tactical point of view, it could be a good thing to have more westing, because when the wind begins to drop off, we can then luff up."
Contacted during her watch as the positions came in, Michele recalled the sailing conditions. “We've got a steady pace but it can be pretty tricky to have the large spinnaker hoisted as there's really a lot of sail up. You have to be really focused on the helm. In this situation you can’t afford to go off course. As a result we’re stuck on the helm and have set an hourly timer to take it in turns to rush off to sleep without wasting a second."
Avoiding breakage without sacrificing performance is the challenge that lies ahead of each of the tandems for the next few hours, before the forecast calm spell on Saturday.
Ranking 17:00
| Rg | Nom | Ecart | Lat | Long | Vit moy |
| Rk | Boat | Dist to lead | Lat | Long | Average speed |
| 1 | PAPREC-VIRBAC 2 | 0,0 | 15 11.81' N | 25 27.89' W | 17,4 |
| 2 | PRB | 50,4 | 16 22.66' N | 26 33.62' W | 16,7 |
| 3 | VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT | 94,2 | 16 57.97' N | 25 54.43' W | 12,4 |
| 4 | DELTA DORE | 139,6 | 16 59.44' N | 23 30.84' W | 15 |
| 5 | HUGO BOSS | 182,3 | 17 58.12' N | 24 07.48' W | 16,9 |
| 6 | MUTUA MADRILENA | 191,0 | 18 11.89' N | 24 21.34' W | 14,4 |
| 7 | ESTRELLA DAMM | 229,1 | 17 39.45' N | 21 14.65' W | 14,6 |
| 8 | TEMENOS 2 | 236,3 | 18 52.53' N | 23 58.88' W | 14,6 |
| 9 | EDUCACION SIN FRONTERAS | 574,5 | 23 50.72' N | 20 58.41' W | 10,2 |
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24.11.2007
Another day at the helm !
TEMENOS II |
The pace of this Barcelona World Race has not dropped off on this fourteenth day of racing. Contrary to that of the Canaries archipelago, the passage of the Cape Verde islands, won't generate any big separation. Even though it's conceded a few miles whilst crossing the archipelago, Paprec-Virbac is still controlling the fleet. The averages remain high, the boats continue their dive southwards towards the formidable inter-tropical convergence zone, which the leaders will begin to feel the effects of from tomorrow.
With a little W’ly separation nevertheless, Temenos II was still suffering from a light drop in the pace, most likely due to the influence of the Cape Verde islands as Dominique indicated to us earlier. “For the past 3 hours, the wind has dropped off a lot. We have less than fifteen knots of breeze but we've still got big seas. It is preventing the boat from getting into a rhythm, the spinnaker still barely holding. There's not thirty-six ways to get round it so we’re being forced to continue on the helm. We should come out of this zone soon and find a little more wind.”
Next difficulty the Doldrums |
This infernal pace imposes a minimum amount of service aboard the boats, and with 12 hours spent at the helm each skipper must eat into their periods of sleep in order to look into the weather files. For almost 24 hours, the skippers have been trying to work on the next course obstacle, crossing the Doldrums, and in view of the various trajectories, not all of them have decided to pass in the same place.
“It’s intriguing, even though the Doldrums are shaping up to be fairly inactive, the slight East West separation within the fleet may generate a few differences at the exit. I would have preferred it to be a little more difficult for the frontrunners," jokes Dominique, “but there will doubtless be some more opportunities to make up the delay later.”
With over 22,000 miles left to race, this should indeed be the case!
Ranking 15:00
| Rg | Nom | Ecart | Vmg | Lat | Long | Vit moy |
| Rk | Boat | Dist to lead | Vmg | Lat | Long | Average speed |
| 1 | PAPREC-VIRBAC 2 | 0,0 | 16,5 | 10 01.09' N | 27 04.33' W | 16,7 |
| 2 | PRB | 51,1 | 15,0 | 11 07.07' N | 27 48.66' W | 15,4 |
| 3 | VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT | 107,3 | 13,7 | 11 54.16' N | 27 06.98' W | 14 |
| 4 | DELTA DORE | 173,8 | 13,0 | 12 34.40' N | 25 34.68' W | 13,2 |
| 5 | HUGO BOSS | 229,9 | 12,7 | 14 00.20' N | 27 03.03' W | 12,8 |
| 6 | MUTUA MADRILENA | 257,5 | 12,8 | 14 25.33' N | 26 49.64' W | 12,8 |
| 7 | TEMENOS 2 | 291,3 | 14,0 | 15 04.89' N | 27 08.90' W | 14 |
| 8 | ESTRELLA DAMM | 321,7 | 17,0 | 15 03.38' N | 25 11.42' W | 17,1 |
| 9 | EDUCACION SIN FRONTERAS | 646,7 | 10,9 | 20 13.12' N | 23 27.64' W | 12 |
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25.11.07
‘Hypnotic' sessions on the helm
Michèle and Dominique |
Leader of the fleet, Paprec-Virbac was the first today to penetrate the inter-tropical convergence zone, as confirmed by the 1300 hour ranking. Normally a zone feared by sailors, there nevertheless seems to be a certain feeling of relief amongst the skippers in the Barcelona World Race at the idea of bringing these long, demanding sessions at the helm to a close. Questioned at midday at the point of attacking the umpteenth watch rooted to the helm, Michèle joked: “we’re certainly going to get a certain pleasure from putting the spinnaker back in its bag!”
Still under spinnaker in steady tradewinds, Temenos II and its skippers continue to be put through the mill. In already testing conditions, the heat fortunately doesn’t seem to be affecting Michèle and Dominique. “We have a permanent salt water atomizer on deck, and with the wind the heat is bearable.
Everything’s fine aboard, Temenos II is in good shape. We have performed a few little maintenance jobs, a small hydraulics leak, lashing adjustments to the transmission cable, nothing serious, which is fortunate as with the amount of time that we spend at the helm, the navigation and the weather to take care of, we don’t have much time for anything else.
We’re even avoiding making proper meals to prevent the person on the helm from spending to long on watch.”
The hours pass by but the rhythm aboard Temenos II hasn't changed a jot. “Coming off watch, we end up with the black from the neoprene on the helm incrusted in the lines on our hands" joked Michèle. The skippers are constantly on the helm and the weariness generated by these innumerable repetitions, has now given rise to the fatigue engendered by a heightened state of concentration and vigilance. “It requires a huge amount of attention. We luff and we haul on the sails as much as possible in order to go as fast as we can. In fact, it’s just before you're about to go over on your ear that you have the most speed. There is no margin for error, a wave on the beam can be enough to send you into a broach. When you come off watch it's like you're hypnotised. You go to sleep on your bunk and your brain has been stretched so much that you can't get off to sleep straightaway. You keep saying to yourself, I must sleep, I must sleep, but you can’t switch off for 20 minutes. We’re in a kind of secondary robotic state. Sometimes Dom and I cross paths without saying a word but our look says it all!”
The tandem is likely to have to endure these sessions at the helm for another few hours, prior to reaching the Doldrums. It will then be time to face up to the lines of squalls and flat calm, nothing very joyful on paper, but at least it will bring an end to this relentless routine.
Ranking 13:00
| Rg | Nom | Ecart | Lat | Long | Vit moy |
| Rk | Boat | Dist to lead | Lat | Long | Average speed |
| 1 | PAPREC-VIRBAC 2 | 0,0 | 5 06.09' N | 27 33.06' W | 5,3 |
| 2 | PRB | 22,9 | 5 44.41' N | 28 06.36' W | 15,5 |
| 3 | VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT | 95,5 | 7 02.66' N | 28 11.08' W | 15,4 |
| 4 | DELTA DORE | 184,4 | 8 13.48' N | 27 03.58' W | 13,7 |
| 5 | HUGO BOSS | 195,6 | 8 45.40' N | 28 05.41' W | 15,3 |
| 6 | MUTUA MADRILENA | 240,3 | 9 26.23' N | 27 45.59' W | 15 |
| 7 | TEMENOS 2 | 258,3 | 9 53.63' N | 28 19.00' W | 15,9 |
| 8 | ESTRELLA DAMM | 331,8 | 10 27.60' N | 26 00.77' W | 15,4 |
| 9 | EDUCACION SIN FRONTERAS | 706,7 | 17 02.28' N | 26 01.62' W | 14,1 |
