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Press Release Bertrand Delesne, winner Express
Arriving this Monday, August 23 at 4h27mn18s (GMT +2), Bertrand Delesne recorded an outstanding performance based as much on the management of his race than on meticulously prepared. The skipper of Prati'Buches has traveled the leg back in 5jdays 13h27mn18s, with an average of 9.53 knots. His overall time in race is 12j01h42mn19s.
There is a feeling that it is a run in the bay. His prototype, which was tied at the Vendée Globe pontoon in Port Olona, is as shiny. Bertrand Delesne, ‘quiet as Baptist’, just measure the satisfaction of the purely work fulfilled. No regrettable incident, apart from the fall of the barometer in the cabin, Prati'Buches is almost ready to leave. And yet his skipper admits pushed the fires of the machine. First reactions to his arrival:
Record of the twenty-four hours
"Since the last Transat 6.50, I thought that the level of three hundred miles in twenty-four hours could be exceeded. This is the kind of performance that I love ... We must recognize that it grows stronger, he must know how to keep pace. "
The scenario of the second leg:
"For this second step, we released the horses. I needed to get back into the bath. All winter, I had sail on Figaro and so, on the first leg, I had to find my bearings. And it's true that I really paid attention to the first leg. I wanted to have a flawless boat before attacking leg back. "
Strategy:
"With the weather we had, it had to try to keep pace with the fronts, know when to push to keep the wind as long as possible. When you get to keep this pace up, you get large differences, because you keep the strong wind much longer. "
Boat:
"It's a superb machine. I'm really happy to sail on it. Having participated in its construction put me in confidence. So, we know the boat on the fingertips, you know when you can shoot and when to pay attention. Not to mention that having been involved in the design of the boat that you live in the more intense moments on board. Last year, I've had just seven months to prepare for the Transat 6.50, so I had to identify priorities ... Finally, it served me well. "
Delesne Bertrand, 33, lives in Nantes. Originally from the Cotes d'Armor, he participated actively in the construction of its plan Manuard "Raging Bull" in 2008 to participate in the Transat 6,50 Charente-Maritime - Salvador de Bahia in 2009, he finished at the second place.
In 2010, he participated in the Transat AG2R before returning to his first love and wins brilliantly Les Sables - The Azores - Les Sables.
PFB
 mardi 24 août 2010
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