16/11/2007
ROXY 60' / Transat Jacques Vabre
Skipper : Sam DAVIES (UK) Co-skipper : Jeanne GREGOIRE (FRA)
Position of Roxy in the fleet: 9th, 154,7 miles behind IMOCA race leader !
Roxy passed Generali !!!
Sam's diary :
"Hello! It's hot out here, in T-shirt and shorts in the middle of the night; you can tell we're nearing the doldrums, as it is humid, the wind is shifty, and (although the sky is cloudless) there is so much electricity in the air that there are lightning flashes everywhere. We've just overtaken Generali, and changed from being the hunters to being the hunted! They're astern on our quarter. They must have been doing a sail change because we passed them quickly. There is a nervous anticipation on board Roxy, as the doldrums can bring huge calms, and also big squalls with too much wind inside, and these conditions can be dangerous. We are going to be careful. However, at present, the doldrums are not too active, so hopefully Neptune will let us out unscathed!"
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