Off Morocco, Franck Cammas and Charles Caudrelier still lead the Transat Jacques Vabre fleet.
Edmond de Rothschild,
who was spinning at 30 knots at 7am, had nearly 100 miles ahead of
SVR Lazartigue (
François Gabart-Tom Laperche). Followed
Popular Bank XI
(Armel Le Cléac'h-Kevin Escoffier, 134) and
Actual Ultim 3 (
Yves Le Blévec Anthony Marchand, 194). The crossing of the Doldrums, this unstable meteorological zone where victories can be made and undone, is already in the minds. “
We think a lot about the Doldrums,
confirms Le Blévec
.
There are still a lot of open and radical options.
We are heading towards a point where we will have to make a choice, we are waiting until the last moment to have the freshest possible weather information. ”
After touching an ofni and damaging her starboard foil on Thursday,
Sodebo Ultim 3
(Thomas Coville-Thomas Rouxel) is still heading for Madeira to attempt repairs.
Thomas Rouxel bruised
“
We hit the starboard foil violently.
In that shock, Tom (Rouxel) walked across the boat, fell and is bruised today,
Coville explained in a video Thursday night.
We spent almost 12 or 13 hours trying to reassemble the foil and repair what could be repaired.
We are not completely finished.
We are therefore going to stop in Madeira to see with our assistance whether we are able to at least put the foil back in a position where it does not continue to damage the hull.
Also see if it is reasonable to leave and return to the game in trouble if the weather permits.
We did not throw in the towel
. ”
Rouillard and Lagravière in the retro of Dalin and Meilhat
North of Madeira, Charlie Dalin and Paul Meilhat (
Apivia
) are only 2.2 miles ahead of Thomas Rettant and Morgan Lagravière
(LinkedOut)
in Imoca. Jérémie Beyou and Christopher Pratt (
Charal
) follow at 33 miles. In the Ocean Fifty trimarans (15 meters), Erwan Le Roux and Xavier Macaire (
Koesio
) are still first, 47 miles ahead of Sébastien Rogues and Matthieu Souben (
Primonial
). Thibaut Vauchel-Camus and Frédéric Duthil (
Solidaires en Peloton-ARSEP,
+99) are 3rd. Finally in Class40, Nicolas Jossier and Alexis Joison (
La Manche-Evidence Nautique
) regained the lead off Portugal, 2 miles ahead of Jonas Gerckens and Benoît Hantzperg (
Volvo
).
Axel Tréhin and Frédéric Denis (7th) are heading to Cascais for a technical stopover due to a breakage on the starboard rudder of
Project Rescue Ocean
.
