IMOCA RACE REPORT #7 I Retour à La Base - Day 5
It's already been five days since our sailors left Martinique bound for Lorient and submarine mode has been activated aboard the IMOCA boats! As Davy Beaudart says, "the alarms must be ringing off the hook"...
The fleet is sailing ahead of a low-pressure system, enabling them to maintain impressive speeds. At the start, the specialists were saying that the weather forecast was going to be conducive to a new record, and so it is!
Today, at 15h30 (Paris time), Thomas Ruyant broke the record for the longest distance covered in 24 hours solo, covering 539.84 miles at an average speed of 22.5 knots ?
Will anyone else be able to beat him? ?
? Marin Le Roux / polaRYSE
Teams info
Offshore racing: a laboratory for innovation in alternative materials
As part of its commitment to sustainability, the IMOCA class has recently introduced an experimental rule regarding the use of alternative materials in boat construction.
•••Reliability – the Holy Grail for shore teams in IMOCA as the ultimate test draws ever closer
There is an old saying in sailing that yacht races are won on the shore before a boat or a skipper even sets sail and, when it comes to technical preparation, that is never more true than in the Vendée Globe.
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