Rogues and Souben tell about their golden transatlantic race: "There were moments of stress, of doubts, but no squabbles"

In Fort-de-France

The emotion of the arrival

“(Rogues) It's a lot of happiness.

We are happy with the efforts made over 15 days.

We gave ourselves and it more than paid off.

It's awesome.

These are rare moments in a life, you have to savor.

(Souben) We make a very nice copy on this deckchair.

There is also the satisfaction of not having had a problem to manage. ”

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A duet in harmony

“(Rogues) It was hard.

There were moments of stress, of doubts, but no bickering.

With Matthieu, we have known each other for more than fifteen years.

There is never a time when you cannot find a consensus for the right decision.

We discuss, we argue.

These are two skippers who exchange perpetually for two weeks.

The race was longer than expected with a lot of psychological commitment.

We didn't have the big storms in November, but it was very strategic.

(Souben) We left a lot of energy there.

There we arrive, there is nothing more.

You will have to recharge the batteries.

We're washed up,

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