Mid manœuvres

The fleet has hit a transition zone in the Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe. After stampeding along in the high winds, the solo sailors are now having to deal with variations in the breeze. The time is ripe to react quickly, anticipate the upcoming manœuvres and to know how to make allowances as you decide between spending a while not having the right sail aloft so as to avoid what is inevitably a tiring sail change and seizing on the desire to sail the boat at her full potential. It’s in these phases that the most significant differences are made.