Barcelona World Race 2010/2011 www.barcelonaworldrace.com - Übersicht Barcelone World Race D-17 Tuesday Decembre 14th 2010 An increasing number of double-handed sea trials On 9 December, Michel Desjoyeaux and François Gabart set down their bags in the Catalan capital. Since then the two sailors have been carrying out a series of double-handed sea trials aboard FONCIA and this has been the duo’s index focus with 17 days to go till the start of the BarcelonaWorld Race. Scrutineering: OK Since the Route du Rhum finish, the whole FONCIA team has been ready for action again. Delivered via cargo ship from Martinique, the boat arrived in Barcelona on 29 November. Following on from that, she got through the scrutineering with flying colours and was relaunched on 10 December. Straightaway Michel and François cast off on a series of day sails before moving on to a night sail in breezy conditions around Cape Creus, 100 miles offshore of the Catalan coast. Groupe Bel im Training vor Barcelona World Race Fotos: © www.barcelonaworldrace.org Between now and the start of the Barcelona World Race on 31 December 2010, they have decided to concentrate on some training in situ. Indeed François as only sailed for a short amount of time on the boat aboard which he is preparing to complete his first circumnavigation of the globe and the two men need to make sure things are synchronised between them. “The aim is to double my time on the water in Barcelona, but that won’t be very hard!” admits François with a laugh. Task sharing Between the various meetings imposed by the organisation (safety tests, briefings, etc.), the two co-skippers, soon to be alone together for a three month circumnavigation of the globe, are also working on the organisation aboard the boat. They’ve set up a three hour watch system, which can be adjusted according to the weather conditions and the compulsion to helm. This system will take into account the fact that in double-handed configuration they’ll spend between 50 and 70% of their time at the helm, compared with 15% on a Vendée Globe! As far as the dividing up of responsibilities goes, this will follow a logical pattern: Michel, who knows his boat very well, will be in charge of the technical element and the boat checks, while François will focus more on the electronics. 95% of the manœuvres will be performed together and the strategic decisions will be democratic (in the event of a disagreement, the first skipper will ultimately make the decision). Olympic form With less than three weeks to the start of the Barcelona Word Race, François is also discovering the intensity of the days preceding a race which gets a lot of media attention. He recognises the need to get into a rhythm (as regards sleep for example) and to ensure he has a few calm slots to refocus himself. Indeed, just a few days ago, the 27 year old skipper announced the construction of an Open 60 footer (sistership to FONCIA) for an Imoca campaign stretching through until 2014… so he certainly has plenty to keep his mind occupied at the moment. For his part, Michel is familiar with the pressure and the entreaties that are inherent in big nautical meets and knows just how to prepare himself. For the time being, in the sunshine of Barcelona, the skipper of FONCIA is on Olympic form. Quotes: Michel Desjoyeaux: “We’re going to try to go out on the water every weekday, whilst setting some time aside for the boat preparation. We need it and it will also help towards our physical preparation. The more time we get to sail between now and the start, the better. This is especially true given that we’ll be spending a lot of time together on deck at the start of the race. The Mediterranean is always special and there are often a lot of manœuvres to perform with little rest.” François Gabart: “During this pre-start phase I know that Michel is already deeply involved in everything. For my part, I also need to have a bit of time to myself, to go running for example. It’s important on a mental and physical level to be able to focus on the race, without being caught up by any outside constraints… I’m just getting my head around the fact that in three weeks I’ll be setting off on a circumnavigation of the globe, and that it’s no mean feat…” DOWNLOADING Rights free photos for press using with the copyright https://blanconegro.extranet-e.net/?data_id=3455&pwd=630e87d10ce5a5d0685eb666b0496f43 © Yvan Zedda / FONCIA https://blanconegro.extranet-e.net/?data_id=3453&pwd=9c161cef5f26f2bfd0956f3f199944b0 © Yvan Zedda / FONCIA https://blanconegro.extranet-e.net/?data_id=3458&pwd=78cf44cc3a2c6d16f663fcea7bdc20d8 © Benoît Stichelbaut / FONCIA https://blanconegro.extranet-e.net/?data_id=2444&pwd=052f2e2e9843359af61764e32dad74af © Yvan Zedda / FONCIA Photo - Vidéo More information on the Team FONCIA press access http://presse.teamfoncia.com AGENDA: 16 December: End of sea trials aboard FONCIA 17 December: 12:30 hours Press conference: Initial meeting with the media and all the skippers 18 December: Opening of the Moll Barcelona World Race Start of checks on the technical and sports elements as well as the safety equipment Presentation of the skippers in the city of Barcelona 28 December: 10:00 hours: Meeting between skippers/ schools 21:00 hours: Barcelona World Race supper attended by all the skippers and the Mayor of Barcelona. Homage to Eric Tabarly, his influence on the developments of oceanic sailing, design and construction of boats through accounts from his family, his friends and his sailing buddies. (Hotel W – Great Room - Moll de Llevant, 4 – Pg. Joan de Borbó – Barcelona). 29 December: 11:30 hours: Official pre-start press conference, with all the skippers (Exhibition area at the Moll Barcelona World Race) 31 December: 13:02 hours: Start of the Barcelona World Race ***FONCIA Present across nearly 650 sites throughout Europe (France, Switzerland, Belgium and Germany), the FONCIA Group is the leader in management and property transactions for dwellings in France. FONCIA’s expertise operates across the property market and includes 4 complimentary skills areas: the management of joint ownership, rental management, property rental and sales. 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