55th La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec Leg 1 Day 4

fifty fifth La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec Leg 1 Day 4

by La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec 28 Aug 10:38 PDT
17 August – 15 September 2024

With 140 nautical miles to go to the end of the primary leg of the fifty fifth La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec there may be lower than two miles between first positioned Lois Berrerhar (Skipper MACIF 2022) and tenth positioned Maëlle Garnier (Selencia-Cerfrance).

At one level earlier on this fourth day of the 615 miles leg from Le Havre to Gijon through Wolf Rock routing predictions for the three teams – west, center, and east of the rhumb line – had the highest of every pack arriving inside quarter-hour of one another.

Berrehar’s lead is negligible. He’s nearly even with the vastly proficient Elodie Bonafous (Quéguiner-La Vie en Rose). Very long time chief of this stage Alexis Loison (GROUPE REEL) dropped at this time as he moved east however his place in ninth had steadied, as had that of Eire’s Tom Dolan who’s in eighth on Smurfit Kappa-Kingspan.

After a reasonably sophisticated night time for the sailors, punctuated by quite a few tacks to attempt to reap the benefits of the small wind oscillations, three teams shaped: one to the west, crusing in impact an extended course. They have been the primary to hit the wind shift to the northwest after the entrance handed The teams within the centre and to the east selected to tack comparatively early to move south and to make a extra direct course in direction of Spain.

“The opponents handed a chilly entrance that wasn’t very energetic within the early morning. There have been round fifteen knots initially nevertheless it shortly eased. They have been nonetheless capable of mess around in it a bit, work their finest angles and set spinnakers earlier within the west “, analysed Amélie Juvien, Deputy Race Director. Winds had dropped this afternoon and the leaders had round 10-12knots from the NW as they handed the latitude of Bordaux this late afternoon.

Dolan who gained the primary leg final 12 months into Kinsale reported, “The fleet unfold proper out through the night time. Some set off to the east, whereas others went west. We’re getting across the ridge of excessive stress now, even when I attempted to keep away from it by going additional east. In any case, it is good to have some sunny climate, as which means we are able to dry our garments. We’re shifting in direction of a gradual wind shift. We’ll all be gybing to finish up on the port tack to get to Gijón. The boat is facet on to the waves, so we’re getting tossed round quite a bit. It is not that straightforward to go and get some relaxation. I am going to await the seas to calm a bit to placed on the autopilot. I believe I am going to get to Gijón late tomorrow, through the night time.”

“The ridge is shifting to the east and catching up with them. It’s troublesome at this stage to know which choice will repay as a result of there’s a delicate spot (windless space) within the north of Gijón. We don’t but know if the wind will set up itself or if it’ll stay delicate. Relying on that, issues can speed up in a short time to finish up in a northerly wind, with a thermal impact on the coast,” concludes the Assistant Race Director.”

Within the Défi Paprec – the 2 handed etape on the identical course- Britain’s Ellie Driver and David Paul are as much as third on Chilli Pepper, simply 0.3 of a mile behind the French duo who’re second and fifteen miles behind the leaders.

Germany’s Sanni Beucke (This Race is Feminine) – who needed to retire from the stage with a broken interior shroud – has made a substitute ashore and is on supply now to Gijon to be prepared for Stage 2.

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