Securing a brilliant second place aboard the oldest IMOCA 60 of the leading group, Marc Guillemot and Pascal Bidegorry (Safran) review their crazy descent towards Brazil.
Naval architect Guillaume Verdier, in collaboration with VPLP, is continuing to develop his thinking by venturing to Itajaï to soak up the impressions of the first arrivals as they step off their boat
Having sailed 5,771 miles at an average speed of 14.12 knots, Vincent Riou and Jean Le Cam have secured a win in the Transat Jacques Vabre’s IMOCA category in a time of 17 d 00 h 41 min 47 s.
Having finished second in the Multi 50 class yesterday, Kito de Pavant has been following the IMOCA 60 race with keen interest. On the pontoons of Itajaï, he delivers his analysis to us.
Whilst PRB seems to have made a clean break for the finish line, the battle is continuing to rage for second place between Safran and Maître CoQ, in what are rather unsettled conditions.
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