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Photo: © MOD70 Spindrift Racing Onboard |
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Photo: © MOD70 FONCIA / On board/ Team Foncia |
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Photo: © MOD70 FONCIA / On board/ Team Foncia |
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Photo: © MOD70 Spindrift Racing Onboard |
Time is running out for the leading trio to utilise the Krys Ocean Race’s ‘ghost mode’, which allows the teams to disappear from the tracking for three successive rankings. But it must be used before the longitude of Fastnet Rock and after that line ghost mode racers reappear.
With few tactical options on the table perhaps it will go unused, or maybe a team or teams will use it nonetheless?
From the nav station of Musandam-Oman Sail this morning, Sidney Gavignet reported that they are back sailing at near normal speeds – using their starboard foil in the port box, but have a little less wind than the leading trio.
Yann Guichard, skipper of Spindrift racing:
“Last night was a bit calmer and that the sea was much flatter but the wind is going to build again. We re on a heading for the Scilly Isles, pretty much on a straight line, port tack and the wind should build over the next six hours, back up to average 30 knots. We expect to get to the Scilly by around midday tomorrow.
"Strategically there are not all that many options now, it is a matter of keeping up the rhythm and try to maintain the speed. Groupe Edmond de Rothschild and FONCIA are going a little faster, but we are level in terms of speed. We make the most of the daylight to do a boat check and prepare for the strengthening conditions.
“Next is looking at all the weather files to see how things will evolve with the weather front that we have been on for the last few days on what will be a reach to Brest. We have had a bit of fog and drizzle, it is not quite Breton weather though.
“ We keep an eye on the radar which really show up the squalls well and then now for the approach will be good for the maritime traffic. In terms of food, we have been stuck with the freeze dried stuff and apart from a few apples at the start have not enjoyed any fresh food.”
Krys Ocean Race Media
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