Day 4 Report 1

Sunday, July 5th, 02:28pm

Good afternoon,

Still sailing on starboard tack since the start, flat water, sky partly
cloudy. But we have done few sail changes as the wind clock to the
right; from Jib Top + stay sail, to code 0, to R1 (reaching kite), to
finally R2 (running Kite). We are still sailing high (248 degree) and
try to cut the corner as the wind stay strong (10-12 knots). In
comparison to our competitors that are sailing south of us, we think the
next 12-20 hours will be critical. They are going to have some wind
maybe few knots stronger than us whereas we are on the verge of the high
and may be at risk to fall into a hole. But we are covering a lot less
distance to the finish. We will be waiting with impatience the roll call
at 8am tomorrow morning.
The atmosphere on board is excellent. We try to keep Gary inside as
every time he pops up on deck the wind dies.
A fresh shower is waiting for me and I will replace someone on deck.

JB
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Mer plate, ciel partiellement couvert, temperature en hausse, nous
naviguons toujours tribord amure. Le vent tourne progressivement sur la
droite et nous sommes passe du genois au code 0, puis au R1 (reaching
spinnaker), et enfin R2 (running spinnaker). Le vent est de 10-12 noeuds
et nous progressons a 9-10 noeuds. Les prochaines 12-20 heures sont
critiques car nous avancons sur le bord de la haute pression. Nous
couvrons moins de distance que nos adversaires au sud mais avons aussi
plus de chance de tomber dans un trou d'air.
L'atmosphere a bord est bonne et tout le monde est concentre a faire
avancer le bateau.
Une petite douche fraiche pour se reveiller et ce sera mon tour de
remplacer quelqu'un sur le pont.

A+ JB