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The 27/11/2009
Vicent and Arnaud talk their race
Vincent Riou: “It is always said that sailors are simple people. They are happy to leave and glad to get there. And I am happy to have spent two weeks at sea. It was made difficult because we made a mistake in the beginning, we went the wrong way. After the winds were strong there is no bad work on the boat. We get here tired but generally contented. I’m in a hurry to take a shower and to see a good bed. There were two races in the one, and we made our race with the later runners which is where we arrive today. And that is why we finish today tired. We tried all the time to reduce our deficit. We came back and passed one of them. All last night we tried our damndest but could not do more. We missed little. Arnaud Boissières: “ I am glad to have got in and am ready to go again. It was hard work. We fought hard last night and we did not have much time for rest. But it was an enthralling race. We had a re-start after our option which did not pay off. And after that It was a battle to get back into it and pick some people off. So, today was good surprise. And here we are in port and we’ll have a drink tonight with our pals. This new boat of mine remains a sailing boat, with a particular mast, keel and systems. And it obviously has a turbo because it goes faster and that should make it possible to challenge for first places. The transition of this project is that we were to finish this year together, and that gives me the help with a boat which is still a little his. I am satisfied because Dee is right behind me and that it was right in front of me on Vendée Globe! But we had some great surfing on the boat. We made the finish under trinquette today because we have lost our two headsails. And from the moment we lost or headsail we know it would be complicated.”
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Meteo from Sunday 22nd
Sunday 22: A relatively stationary storm low pressure trough over the Gulf of Panama produces Easterly winds of 25 to 30 knots off the Columbian Coast whereas the winds are a little more stable in the east out towards the West Indies, closer to 15-20 knots. The two leaders will have to pass to the north of the depression to keep their speed, sailing more miles but that should enable them to keep their speeds up and avoid the softer winds on the southern route.
For those approaching the West Indies the trade winds remain at about 15-20 knots; they will need to make a longer starboard tack to make a long, more southerly course across the Caribbean.
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