Franck Cammas, an experienced sailor of the world’s oceans and co-skipper of Jérémie Beyou on Charal in 2023, closely analyzes the strategies of the IMOCAs sailing between the Kerguelen Islands and the southern Atlantic Ocean.

After nearly a month of racing, the entire IMOCA fleet finds itself in difficult conditions, with strong winds and rough seas. At the front, a deep depression hits the leading competitors, who are positioned differently to face it, near the Kerguelen Islands. At the back, rounding the Cape of Good Hope is just as tumultuous, with powerful currents creating a raging sea.