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The 27/11/2009
Jourdain and Nelias' reactions to their finish
Early this morning they seemed to have stolen the Spanish thunder making a jump in the squally conditions which looked like it would have been enough to take fifth place. But Bilou and Jean Luc Nelias could do nothing to defend against the marauding Pepe Ribes and Alex Pella who won back their fifth place with half a mile to the line. Bilou and Jean Luc appreciated the battle, but were disappointed with their result.
Roland Jourdain (FRA) Veolia Environnement: “Before, it was the English, now we have the Spanish! It was hard.! It was tough but fun, a great race for first place in this second group! It was intense with many challenges. We knew this course would be more varied in terms of the different weather conditions and that really was the case. We even had our small technical pit stop, we like them with Jean-Luc. That’s why I plan to make stages races. We would like to have played with the top of the fleet. The technical stop we could have done without. We did not think it would cost us. We were optimistic but saw time slipping. Marco went very fast and I agree they went the right way, with the good options, but they went really, really fast. Yesterday morning it was hell. We waited for the wind from the east and north and had southerly. We saw a boat behind and managed to escape. Yesterday evening we saw it again and gybed away. In a squall we tacked and put five miles on them. And then this morning we were sitting all but still and a racing car arrived, someone so quick we thought it was a motor boat.”
“But our boat is OK, it went well but on the other hand it is not a new boat. Veolia has gaps compared with the new boats. We still go well and make results because I know this Mobylette but it is nevertheless frustrating.”
Jean-Luc Nélias: “We passed W-Hotels in a squall, but they negotiated them better. When we cam out from stealth, we realized we had made five miles on them, and then this morning we took another squall and got it back. From a result point of view we are not that happy. We could have battled it out with boats such as Mike Golding but the others are faster. It is nevertheless frustrating because out mainsail mast track was broken. The first reef has been very useful. But we are glad we got here. We laughed a lot with Bilou. It was a good adventure.”
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Departure the 8th november 2009
- Race Time :
2007's ranking
12/09/2009 14:00Monohulls
- IMOCA
- 1-SAFRANMarc Guillemot - Charles Caudrelier Benac
- 2-GROUPE BELKito De Pavant - François Gabart
- 3-MIKE GOLDING YACHT RACINGMike Golding - Javier Sanso
Multihulls
- Multi50
- 1-CRÊPES WHAOU !Franck Yves Escoffier - Erwan Leroux
- 2-GUYADER POUR URGENCE CLIMATIQUEVictorien Erussard - Loic Fecquet
- 3-REGION AQUITAINE-PORT MEDOCLalou Roucayrol - Amaiur Alfaro
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Meteo
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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