Read more“MAPFRE’s goal is to sail really fast to the high pressure to connect with the European trade winds with a good leverage, expecting the bungee effect to benefit us”, says Jean Luc Nélias.
Read moreLike in all previous legs, the finish is going to be nail biting and I don’t think there will be more than 10 minutes difference between the first four boats on the finish line.
Read moreOur spirits are high and we’re looking forward to this leg’s closing day.
Read moreJean Luc constantly updates the waypoints and the boat is in “full speed mode.” The noise of the sheets against the winches makes it almost impossible to sleep inside the boat.
Read moreWe are back in the pack and we want to win. Just 4 days left until Newport, and the tiniest mistake can cost you the leg. Focusing is key now.
Read moreJean Luc says that we should “try to be first [he laughs], and that in the next 24 hours we’ll cross an area of squalls while sailing upwind. Then there’s a high pressure, which we’ll cross in a fast reach followed by a bit of downwind. The arrival will be in light winds and that might cause a compression – that’s interesting for us. Now we need to focus in generating a lateral split which helps us reach the front”.
