The Obscure, The Unranked There are now two races within the Mini Transat. Those who still hope to achieve victory or a place of honor continue to fight for every tenth of a mile gained or lost, gybing at the right moment and changing sails at the right time. For those who wander in the soft underbelly of the rankings or have been delayed by technical problems and abdicated any hope of victory, the adventure and the desire to complete a journey are taking over. The tussle continues at the head of fleet between Giancarlo Pedote (Prysmian) and Benoît Marie (benoitmarie). Its the same in the series boats, behind the immovable Aymeric Belloir (Tout le Monde Chante contre le Cancer), Justine Mettraux (TeamWork) and Simon Koster (Go 4 It) continue to cross paths and tensely battle it out for the second step on the podium. The trade winds appear to be building in the southern part of the race area, but for the soloists it is very difficult, with a wind that seems to be turning more openly to the northeast, to go directly downwind in order to gain in the south. There is a small group that has managed to work their way south who are already beginning to display speeds worthy of a Mini in the trades. In the prototypes Louis Segre (Roll my Chicken Roll), seventh, Annabelle Boudinot (Agro 650), eighth and Nicolas Boidevezi (Nature Addicts) are approaching speeds of 10 knots. In the series boats Alberto Bona (Onelinesim.it) and Jerome dAboville (Bel ) could reap the rewards of their choice. Top five: Cegelec / Eurovia Ranking (prototypes) at 16.00 (GMT +1) 1. Giancarlo Pedote, Prysmian, 1466.4 nm to finish 2. Benoit Marie, benoitmarie, +12.6 nm 3. Remi Fermin, Boreal, + 106.4 nm 4. Bruno Garcia, Sampaquita, + 133.3 nm 5. Bertrand Delesne, TeamWork Proto, + 170.3 nm Yslab Ranking (series boats) 1. Aymeric Belloir, Tout le Monde chante contre le Cancer, 1604.1 nm to finish 2. Justine Mettraux, TeamWork, + 85.3 nm 3. Simon Koster, Go 4 it, + 100.4 nm 4. Jean-Baptiste Lemaire,Oeuvre du Marin Breton, + 147.1 nm 5. Eric Cochet, Abers&co, + 296.9
Posted on: Mon, 25 Nov 2013 08:01:35 +0000
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