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Press release Slide, small fast cars
In checking of 4h pm, Bertrand Delesne was only 135 miles from the finish in Les Sables d'Olonne to be accomplished tomorrow early morning. In all likelihood, the skipper of Prati'Buches will have taken less than six days to reach the Vendeen harbor from the Azores. Behind him, in prototype as in series, the second and third steps of the podium might be much contested.
He can start to look in his wake and measure the scope of what he is doing. With 110 miles ahead of his closest pursuers, Bertrand Delesne is not quite on the same planet as the others. And yet, some do not leave their share to the dog since the vast majority of the fleet of prototype runs on top of ten knots on average. This means that all this little world is constantly planning, rolling on the crests of waves trying to catch surf to surf. This does not exclude some strategic considerations: the north, Thomas Normand (Financière de l’Echiquier) preserved for the moment, his second place of the leg. The announced return of the north winds should allow him to benefit from a better angle to get on Les Sables d'Olonne. On the direct route Vincent Barnaud (NorthStar), Véronique Loisel (de l’Espace pour la Mer) and Sebastien Picault (Kickers) are engaged in a race of pure speed, when in the south Jörg Riechers (Mare.de) and Lucas Montagne (ONG Conseil) are attempting to readjust enjoying the pressure found. In other words, navigation on the tightrope, where the slightest misbehavior can be paid in miles or in decline. Problems of riches can say the retarded point for the last 450 miles behind the leader, or more than two days at sea. But Hugues Chollet (Dizikilepti) on a prototype from 1992 or even of Pascal Chombart de Lauwe (Xanlite) or Benoit Lenglet (Evasol) on both Nacira 6.50, will become series boats, knew they did not input the same arguments as the head of the fleet. For them, the most important thing is to cross in safety.
The factor is Dutch
In series, Remy Andrean (Soleto) as Marc Dubos (Cepat) may already be glad to leave behind them a few prototypes. Know last is as part of the race. Until then the whole fleet was engaged in a race in the wake of Xavier Macaire (Starter) still going strong leader. Jean-Marc Allaire (Baker Tilly AG2R La Mondiale) is still head to Amaury Francois (amauryfrancois.com). But we know that Jean-Marc, as Xavier is from the school of Olympic dinghy. These two are known to helm a lot and know thereby maximize the potential of their boat. The only competitor to choose to stand out from the group, Robert Rosenjacobson (NED 602) which, thanks to a shift in the north, tried one last gamble to try to catch the podium. The day of tomorrow is announced as difficult for the competitors positioned further south and it is quite possible that Robert seeks to benefit from more favorable conditions for the final miles. Answer tomorrow night to see if the return on investment has been profitable. With about thirty miles ahead of Davy Beaudart (Innovea Environnement), the Dutch skipper knows that the regular, it can not precede the leader of the first leg, on which he had ten hours late on arrival Horta. Only a gust of weather which would allow him to pass through a mousehole may still be hope. Robert might be the dean of the fleet, he has nevertheless retained a sharp sense of competition to try what is known in racing, ‘one last leg of the factor’. Win or lose, whatever, what matters is the plume.
PFB
 dimanche 22 août 2010
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