The Tough Fight Back To The Top

The Tough Fight Back To The Top
The Tough Fight Back To The Top

Video: The Tough Fight Back To The Top

Video: The Tough Fight Back To The Top
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Has caught up 25 nautical miles: Jörg Riechers' "Renault Captur"

It was a start with obstacles: First the German and co-skipper Seb Audigane slowed down a problem with the Spifall, then the two collided with a floating object shortly after Gibraltar and shot their boat uncontrollably into the wind. The time it took for the repairs cost the duo around 70 miles behind the leaders who are currently leading Alex Thomson's Open 60 "Hugo Boss".

But with a clever weather tactic, the German made up around 25 miles in the ranking this morning and was only 45 miles behind the top. Riechers had gone south to Gibraltar much earlier than the tip, which swung far to the west, and yesterday, when the tip was overtaken by a high approaching from the north, was able to make a little more speed on the south edge of the same.

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The status of the race this morning

But the weather forecast suggests that the tables are turning again: After the top trio of "Hugo Boss", Guillermo Atadill's "Neutrogena" and AnnCorbella's "Gaes" have gone south and are getting closer and closer to the already established trade winds at the height of the Canary Islands, " Renault Captur "will slow down for a few hours in the next few hours in high pressure, which is moving from the north with the team to the south. Then the gap should grow again. But anyone who knows Riechers knows that he will fight for every tenth of boat speed.

It's still exciting at the top. "Hugo Boss" and "Neutrogena" are practically on par in sight, but the biggest surprise came from AnnCorbell and Gerard Marin on the "Gaes" last night. They sailed a little further east than the leaders, found more wind there and were able to come from almost 45 miles behind to now 8.5 miles.

While the leading trio heads south, Bernard Stamm and Jean Le Cam choose a different tactical variant with their "Cheminées Poujoulat": They sail further west and obviously want to try to bypass the Canary Islands. The tuyeres and coverage zones between the islands there are considered treacherous. But the direct route through the archipelago can also pay off, as the Vendée Globe has shown time and again in recent years. The bill is usually not paid until shortly before the passage of the equator.

The lot of the last placed Nando Fund Conrad Coleman on her "Spirit of Hungary" seems almost tragic. After they were the last to be overtaken by the calm before Gibraltar, which the boats escaped from before, the two are still fighting their way out of the Mediterranean. The distance is already over 400 nautical miles.

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