“Oh la la, it’s hot, it’s hot, it’s forcing the boat, I hope it will. Come on, we have to hold on a little longer… ” While the nine leaders of the Vendée Globe regroup at the front for an unbearable suspense off Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), their first hunters in the South Atlantic are suffering in violent front crossings.
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Dominic Vittet analyzes the regrouping and the enormous suspense in mind
Waterway and keel damage: how Isabelle Joschke tries to reach land
I think I fell for it
This was the case yesterday for Armel Tripon and Clarisse Crémer (11e and 12e) but also and above all for Romain Attanasio (13e). The IMOCA skipper Pure-Best Western filmed a stormy sea and explained that he was ” pass out “ a few moments after having fallen heavily in his boat manhandled by the sea, as we see it on his images … and again these are shot at the end of the violent frontal passage, with 40 knots of average wind and 50 in the gusts. But as often, it is more the rough seas than the wind that poses a problem. Tense!
More worried for the boat than for itself
The images of Romain Attanasio, what he says and the expressions on his face say a lot about what the Vendée Globe skippers sometimes experience. These moments of “fighting”, where you have to put the race on hold, forget the regatta, preserve the boat as much as possible and hold on. Resist whatever the cost. Watch and listen to the explanations of the navigator, more worried for his boat than for himself. It’s hot, indeed.
THE VIDEO HERE
(video credit Romain Attanasio)
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