EdR har skruttat runt i 6-7 knop i över ett dygn nu... inte läge att runda Kap Horn de närmaste dagarna för deras del och riskera att brytas sönder. Hon ligger runt 330 sjömil nordväst OGR-båten Outlaw.
"The weather calls stoppage time on Charles Caudrelier and the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild
For the past twenty-five days, Charles Caudrelier has kept plugging away to get the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild making headway as fast as possible. At the head of the Arkea Ultim Challenge fleet since 17 January, the sailor has been setting a very high pace and yesterday boasted a lead of over 3,500 miles ahead of his closest pursuers. However, yesterday evening, with the support of his routing cell, he took the decision to put his race on hold for a period yet to be determined. Indeed, the weather conditions expected this weekend around Cape Horn are proving to be completely incompatible with a passage of the famous rock located in Tierra del Fuego, at the far south of Latin America. A very wide low-pressure system resulting from a combination of two depressions, it is set to sweep across the zone in question rendering any sea passage perilous as violent winds gusting from 50 to 70 knots and very heavy seas are expected according to the forecasts."
http://www.gitana-team.com/en/actu/1..._de_rothschild
https://youtu.be/ixKabe3aZLE
Sodebo lämnade Hobart för några timmar sen och BP går norr om Nya Zeeland.
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23:00 dygn 27
1. Edmond de Rothschild / Charles Caudrelier ~1715 sjömil kvar till Kap Horn (6,7 knop 23:00)
2. Banque Populaire XI / Armel Le Cléach -3223,5
3. Sodebo 3 Ultim / Thomas Coville -3520,3
4. Actual Ultim 3 / Anthony Marchand -6020,1
5. Ultim Adagio / Éric Péron -7114,0
-. SVR-Lazartigue / Tom Laperche / Brutit
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"The weather calls stoppage time on Charles Caudrelier and the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild
For the past twenty-five days, Charles Caudrelier has kept plugging away to get the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild making headway as fast as possible. At the head of the Arkea Ultim Challenge fleet since 17 January, the sailor has been setting a very high pace and yesterday boasted a lead of over 3,500 miles ahead of his closest pursuers. However, yesterday evening, with the support of his routing cell, he took the decision to put his race on hold for a period yet to be determined. Indeed, the weather conditions expected this weekend around Cape Horn are proving to be completely incompatible with a passage of the famous rock located in Tierra del Fuego, at the far south of Latin America. A very wide low-pressure system resulting from a combination of two depressions, it is set to sweep across the zone in question rendering any sea passage perilous as violent winds gusting from 50 to 70 knots and very heavy seas are expected according to the forecasts."
http://www.gitana-team.com/en/actu/1..._de_rothschild
https://youtu.be/ixKabe3aZLE
Sodebo lämnade Hobart för några timmar sen och BP går norr om Nya Zeeland.
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23:00 dygn 27
1. Edmond de Rothschild / Charles Caudrelier ~1715 sjömil kvar till Kap Horn (6,7 knop 23:00)
2. Banque Populaire XI / Armel Le Cléach -3223,5
3. Sodebo 3 Ultim / Thomas Coville -3520,3
4. Actual Ultim 3 / Anthony Marchand -6020,1
5. Ultim Adagio / Éric Péron -7114,0
-. SVR-Lazartigue / Tom Laperche / Brutit
.