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The skipper of Paprec Arkéa suffered several tremors aboard his monohull, reflecting the heavy sea conditions off Portugal.
After a start in gentle four-knot winds Sunday morning in Les Sables d’Olonne, the Vendée Globe competitors entered the thick of things, rounding Cape Finisterre (Spain) in very rough seas. These conditions put the sailors’ bodies to the test, and they didn’t get much sleep last night.
Fourth in the rankings after opting for a more westerly route, Yoann Richomme sent a first video recording late this morning to give some news from onboard. But the skipper of Paprec Arkéa, who is one of the big favorites along with Charlie Dalin, Thomas Ruyant, Jérémie Beyou and a few others, was interrupted by several violent shocks to the boat and large splashes of water on the deck behind him. Not exactly reassuring. “I wasn’t too proud of my first night with some bad choices, so I found myself behind the leading group. As a result, when I rounded Cape Finisterre, I really had to work hard. I hope I didn’t take too many risks with the boat”.he explains.
I hope it will calm down a bit
Yoann Richomme
“There were still thirty knots and forty-five knots last night. I hope it will ease off a bit as the day goes on. I’m trying to get a little more of a flowing rhythm, but it’s not easy because the boat accelerates in the waves quite a lot and ends up crashing like we just did.”added the little reassured sailor as the hull of his Imoca slammed hard into the waves. The sailor has only just begun his round-the-world voyage, and he needs to take it easy on his mount for a journey that should last at least 70 days. However, the two-time winner of the Solitaire du Figaro (2016 and 2019) remained confident, with a lull in the weather forecast for the end of the day or Wednesday.
“Everything’s going well on board, happy with the position and happy to be back on Charlie (Dalin, editor’s note), we’re not going to let him go anyway”concluded the sailor, referring to the excellent start made by Le Havre (Macif), who lost the lead late in the morning. to the benefit of Sam Goodchild (Vulnerable).