12.11.2007
EXHAUSTING DEMANDING RACE
This Transat Jacques Vabre is a really demanding race which, at the moment, it is not about boat damage or huge low-pressure systems threatening the fleet. This edition of the race requires constant manoeuvering on deck to adjust or change the sails to catch the slightest puff or shift of wind. The competition has forced the crews to spend much more time than usual making decisions at the chart table for a race that is considered slow and not only from the point of view of the sailors that have been sailing multihulls for years. As a consequence, onboard some of the boats they are starting to ration their food for the reindexing days at sea. Don't misunderstand, they are not starving yet! But as part of a strategy to minimize weight, the crews only took with them the necessary food for a crossing that, for many of them, will take a bit longer than forecasted. This is one more thing to manage along with repairs, pushing the boat at the right place at the right time…
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© Mark Lloyd
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