Meanwhile the three leaders are gybing their way up the north east coast of South America led by LinkedOut, Apivia and Charal – 100 miles separates first from third. With only 100 miles separating the top 20 the next week of racing promises to be exciting.ġ1th Hour Racing Team Malama (USA) will shortly round the waypoint at Fernando De Noronha, side by side with Corum L’Epargne the pair are the link between the boats that can still win and those whose chance seems gone. Franco-Italian boat Guidi is now third with Croatian Ivica Kostelic on Craotia Full of Life moving into fourth. However, just behind them the passage through the islands has shuffled the pack with some new boats coming to the fore. Redman have a ten-mile advantage on second-placed Volvo, both boats that have consistently led over the past weeks. They’re picking up the north-easterly trade winds and have lined up on starboard tack, bows turned towards the finish. If you look at the Class40 fleet on the tracker, it looks like they’ve re-started the race with most bunched south of the Cape Verde islands and heading west. Sailing different race courses across the Atlantic, the Ocean Fifty multihulls lead with just 720 miles to the finish line but the doldrums await them for a second time as the Ultimes and IMOCAs close in. (NovemDay 15, 10:02FR) – All four classes are on a direct route to the finish for the 15th edition of the Transat Jacques Vabre.
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