Xavier Macaire is leading the fleet this Monday morning on the 3rd stage between Fécamp and Morlaix.
On board Express
The orange sun has barely risen and the body of water is still calm. Some ridiculous fine lines try to prove that the wind is there. A knot at most. He apparently decided to sleep in. After having crossed the Channel from Fécamp more quickly than expected, the 34 participants of this third stage bound for the bay of Morlaix fell on a wall once the mark in the east of the Isle of Wight had passed. It was 22:22 for the leader of the general classification, Pierre Quiroga (Skipper Macif 2019). On his heels, Xavier Macaire (SNEF Group) and Tom Laperche (Bretagne CMB Performance), The fight of the cadors still continuing intensely. Fortunately, if we can say so, the current was favorable. But the wind turbine stopped. It was scheduled.
The little friends are still a little ahead
Alexis Thomas
Trapped in the company of Nils Palmieri (TeamWork) and Violette Dorange (Devenir), Alexis Thomas (Charente-Maritime) finds himself this morning well dropped: “The passage of the buoy was complicated for me. I found myself in a soft spot. The whole package is gone and I found myself petrified. I couldn’t get my spinnaker to inflate. I couldn’t find the speed. It was therefore impossible for me to hang up. For now, I’m waiting for the seesaw in the morning to tack. I do not know yet if I will pass north or south of the DST (Traffic separation device prohibited to navigation and reserved for freighters). I am yet to do my strategy. I will try to be opportunistic, not to be like the fleet. But the little buddies are still a little ahead. »
While the fleet is now moving between 3 and 5 knots, the current that has reversed will strengthen in the hours that follow. It will therefore be difficult to progress. If the routings announced a southern option to bypass the DST, the conditions have changed. It will be from the north, still under spinnaker. In the 8 am intermediate classification, Xavier Macaire was in the lead. Along with Pierre Quiroga, Alexis Loison (Normandy Region) and Tom Laperche. As for the unlucky ones from the Isle of Wight, Violette Dorange brought up the rear at over 16 miles.
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