ROUTE DU RHUM: The day before

It is the eve of the start of the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe. And whilst Saint-Malo has spent the whole of the past week bathed in summery climes that are enough to make any autumnal race organiser green with envy, the skippers of the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe are preparing to enjoy their last few hours on shore. How does the shift from one world to another work? We get the low-down on the little rituals of the skippers of the IMOCA class in their bid to get themselves fully geared up and confident on the start line.