The pangs of the Doldrums (temporarily) behind him,
Apivia
now heads out into the Atlantic towards the Brazilian archipelago of Fernando de Noronha, a compulsory crossing point on the road to Fort-de-France for the Imoca de the Transat Jacques Vabre. “
We were at 25-27 knots but now it's a little cooler
”, explains, at the other end of the line and the voice perfectly clear, a Charlie Dalin “
lying in the beanbag and not too embarrassed by the movements
” in the bowels of the monohull with which he finished 2nd in the last Vendée Globe. On the “Route du café”, Le Havrais and its co-skipper Paul Meilhat are fighting an intense battle between the duos Thomas Rettant-Morgan Lagravière, thirty miles ahead of them on
LinkedOut
, and Jérémie Beyou-Christopher Pratt in their retro on
Charal
.
The defending champion takes stock.
Speed race to Fernando
“We are on a fairly fast section from the exit of the Doldrums.
We are handful in the corner with 15-20 knots of crosswind to reach
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