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1
Corentin DOUGUET
Corentin DOUGUET
Axel TRÉHIN
Axel TRÉHIN
SNSM, FAITES UN DON !
2
Fabien DELAHAYE
Fabien DELAHAYE
Pierre LEBOUCHER
Pierre LEBOUCHER
LEGALLAIS
3
Robin FOLLIN
Robin FOLLIN
Jules BONNIER
Jules BONNIER
SOLANO
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We have just gybed now heading south, waiting for a shift round the high pressure. The sea state is really tricky, making it hard to keep the boat going fast all the time, always adjusting trimming, trying to steer it around the waves, keeping it quite full on there is certainly no sitting back. We will be finding more wind over the next few days, we have had 15-20 we should see more like 18 to 23 so the last few days should be quite windy to take us into the finish which will be nice. I think we are close together and it is really a boatspeed race to the finish. There are small little gains to be made if you make a nice gybe, or if you get a good angle, but it is obvious that Charal has been the fastest that is why they have been ahead. So the podium will be decided on who is fastest and who can push hardest.

Class40

Repairable Structural Problem Aboard the Class40 VSF SPORTS

During the passage of the front last night whilst racing conservatively upwind in 4-meter swells Pep Costa and Pablo Santurde del Arco discovered a structural problem aboard their Class40 VSF SPORTS. The problem is with the longitudinal beam parallel to the keel, at the bottom of the hull.
This damage forced the Spanish duo to reduce their speed to protect their monohull while continuing their course. After notifying Race Control, the duo contacted the boat's designer to assess the situation and discuss repair options.
Two solutions are available to them,  repair at sea in a sheltered location or make a stopover in Santa Maria, an island located southeast of the Azores archipelago, which would not be a major detour for the VSF Sports duo.
"These two options are under consideration. If we can make the necessary repairs at sea, we will choose that option. Otherwise, we will make a pit stop in Santa Maria, which we will reach in about twenty hours (Thursday, November 6, between 6:00 and 9:00 UTC), where we have contacts waiting for us. We will have to respect the mandatory four-hour stop as indicated in the race instructions: time to let the fiberglass dry before resuming the race," Pep Costa told his team late this morning.

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