© Photo : Yvan Zedda \ n.c. On the Road again After an extra 24 hours of rest as the Race Direction decided to postpone the start of the second leg Horta (Faïal – Azores) – Les Sables d’Olonne due to bad weather conditions, the 58 solo sailors left have finally taken the way back to Les Sables this Wednesday, August, 16th at 1:40 pm UTC. The wind is calmer, some 15 – 20 knots North-easterly, the sea is still rough but the general atmosphere is happiness. The skippers’ menu for this second leg : northerly wind till Sunday, t ...  jeudi 17 août 2006 Suite  \ n.c. Heavy before calms According to weather forecasts, it seems that the course of the second leg of the race Les Sables – The Azores – Les Sables is going to be very tactical. Upwind as a starter, then a long heavy tack crossbeam, to finish in the calms of the Biscay Bay… All the necessary to make this way back to Vendée very tense ! But the wind was too strong on Tuesday 15th morning and the Race Comity decide to report the start to Wednesday August 16th at 13h02 UTC. Skippers will have to be strong physically and mentally to find the optimum course between Horta and Les Sables d’Olonne. On Monday, two days before the start, the North Easterly wind blows ...  mardi 15 août 2006 Suite  \ n.c. Deadline on Friday The finishing line of the first leg will be closed on Friday at 2.44 pm UTC, that is to say, four days after the arrival of the first production boat. Marie Christine de Brugière is expected to cross the line just before the deadline. On Thursday afternoon, Lady Jim was still 148 miles away from the arrival in Horta with a speed over 6 knots, she benefits from a nice North Easterly breeze that should be stable to the Fai ...  vendredi 11 août 2006 Suite  \ n.c. Hardy and Lobato, winners in the Azores First Minis have finished the first leg of the race Les Sables – The Azores – Les Sables : 1270NM at very high speed, as the winner, Adrien Hardy (Brossard), has an average speed of 6,69 knots on the rhumb line… Regarding the production boats, the top three have arrived in a quarter of an hour and are all in the first ten of the overall ranking ! Unbelievable… Already twelve solo sailors have reached the Horta harbour in the Azores ! Adrien Hardy (Brossard) has crossed the finishing line in front of the marina of Horta (Faial – Azores) as ...  mardi 8 août 2006 Suite  \ n.c. Adrien Hardy, winner in Azores Adrien Hardy (Brossard) arrive this Monday 7th august at 08h 51’ 40’’ TU leading the fleet of the prototypes, with Andraz Mihelin just behind his stern, one hour and 23 minutes (Adria Mobil Too). Regarding the production boats, danger comes from the South with the great come back of Jean-François Quélen who is located in a good position for the final sprint in the afternoon. Adrien Hardy (Brossard) make seven days 19 hours 49 minutes 40 seconds to arrive in Horta (Faïal-Azores) and the Slovenian Andraz Mihelin (Adria Mobil Too) arrive with only on ...  lundi 7 août 2006 Suite  Page : [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Téléchargement :  Dossier de presse  Avis de course  Inscriptions  Obligations et engagements Embarquez ... :  Vous souhaitez embarquer sur un bateau accompagnateur... RSS feeds Réalisation : Adonnante.com | Design : fabienne.est.une.indienne | Hébergement : BleuRoy.com