For this end of the second day of the Solitaire du Figaro Paprec, Tom Goron and Charlotte Yven are in front.
At the end of the second day of racing on the solitary of Figaro Paprec, the 34 sailors are all on the road to Dieppe, at good speed. A fleet carried out, over the rankings, by Tom Goron (Dubreuil group) and by Charlotte Yven (Skipper Macif 2023). Currently the leaders are northeast of the DST, still under the English coast.
In any progression, the idea is to make the road, but by any one. A healthy, clean, secure and secure road. Do not put yourself in danger and avoid obstacles. A formulation which, here, at the end of the second day of racing takes on its full meaning.
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The idea for the 34 sailors is to make the most of this generous west flow which largely pushes the figurists in the right direction. At sea, too often, the wind does not help much. Winning as quickly as possible in the east to target the cardinal of Daffodils off Dieppe before the wind mollisse, is a priority. If the current conditions seem idyllic, great sun, beautiful sea and spinnaker at the head, on the bridge of the Figaro Bénéteau 3, the atmosphere is much more stressful for the skippers who navigate the wire, at the limit of dropout under spinnaker.
With around twenty knots, the exercise can be perilous, but the many hours of training, allow some to make the experience speak to play in front.
Tom Goron in lead
First in Skerries Bank, the youngest of the Tom Goron race imposes his pace and seems to appreciate these conditions. He leads to 7 p.m. score the fleet which spans 8 miles in side and almost 20 miles in length. Just behind him, a horde of sailors, little inclined to leave him the honors, cling to his pace and remain in ambush on almost similar trajectories. Arthur Meurisse (Kiloutou), Thomas de Dinechin (Almond for Pure Ocean), Charlotte Yven (Skipper Macif 2023) and Victor Le Pape (Brittany region – CMB Espoir) are currently forming the top 5.
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« Our road from yesterday with Tom was a little stressful especially when we realized that there were only two of us. In the end we are doing very well. The objective now and to make the maximum road in the right conditions we have because the arrival on Dieppe is quite uncertain. I will take advantage of it, as soon as I can, to rest and keep a form of lucidity to play this approach well. The race is still long but I feel good ”, entrusted Charlotte Yven.
An almost similar reflection at Tom Goron (Dubreuil group), first in Skerries Bank. “I manage to whistle the boat under spinnaker, it’s really pleasant. I was able to rest on the edge of the Gennaker along the DST, I am in good shape to attack the rest. We will have to be vigilant on this new crossing of the Channel and with the wind that will drop a little, too ” completed Tom Goron.
