From our special correspondent in Pointe-à-Pitre
Tuesday evening, when Charles Caudrelier (
Maxi Edmond de Rothschild
) was preparing to start the tour of Guadeloupe with victory in his sights early Wednesday morning thanks to a small lead over François Gabart (
SVR-Lazartigue
) , Charlie Dalin was beginning to take advantage of the gentle trade winds.
On the deck of the monohull
Apivia,
which was finally able to slide under the high pressure and escape the bumpy sea, the Le Havre man got rid of his boots and raincoat, the temperatures rising sharply.
Like the morale of the sailor who continues his recital in the Imoca category, relieved of four competitors forced to retire (out of 38 at the start).
Of course, the 38-year-old navigator had, at 6 p.m. Tuesday, still around 1,800 miles to go before the possible rescue at Pointe-à-Pitre, and the encounter with an UFO could ruin everything, but after seven days at sea, the victory seems to reach out to him, even if the physique begins to be damaged.
"He…
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