Since Wednesday, Élodie Bonafous and Yann Eliès have been facing a technical problem affecting the boat's performance. After attempting various repairs at sea, the duo decided to make a stopover to fix the problem in the best possible conditions.
Hello
Tonight is the first night that is calm enough to write a message!! And the conditions are stable enough that I am not grinding every 5 minutes!
This break in the intensity of the race is a welcome one for our tired bodies after five days of pushing hard in some pretty violent conditions and also with a lot of sail changes or trim changes that have constantly required a lot of energy!
On board the vibe is happy and positive, we have really enjoyed every minute of this race so far and our boat is enjoying it too!
As things calmed down today we debriefed our first few days to see where we think we might have been able to do better and the plan is to apply that in the next section - always looking forward!
Unusually we have very light winds to pass the Canaries and we are going to see the fleet squeeze back together. We’re focusing on maintaining our position in the group and trying to catch the new wind as quickly as possible!
Light winds are frustrating, but the positive side is that it allows us to be on deck and enjoy the views. Just in the last few hours we have been treated with a dolphin jumping show, an incredible sunset and (right now) a sky full of stars! Just magic !!
Bonne journée!!
Sam
Hello
Tonight is the first night that is calm enough to write a message!! And the conditions are stable enough that I am not grinding every 5 minutes!
This break in the intensity of the race is a welcome one for our tired bodies after five days of pushing hard in some pretty violent conditions and also with a lot of sail changes or trim changes that have constantly required a lot of energy!
On board the vibe is happy and positive, we have really enjoyed every minute of this race so far and our boat is enjoying it too!
As things calmed down today we debriefed our first few days to see where we think we might have been able to do better and the plan is to apply that in the next section - always looking forward!
Unusually we have very light winds to pass the Canaries and we are going to see the fleet squeeze back together. We’re focusing on maintaining our position in the group and trying to catch the new wind as quickly as possible!
Light winds are frustrating, but the positive side is that it allows us to be on deck and enjoy the views. Just in the last few hours we have been treated with a dolphin jumping show, an incredible sunset and (right now) a sky full of stars! Just magic !!
Samantha Davies
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