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La Solitaire du Figaro-Eric Bompard
Deauville-Plymouth, 08.06.2014 -Übersicht
Press release of 06/09/2014
Leg 1 - Day 2: Snakes & Ladders
Nicolas Jossier (In Extenso Experts - Comptables): “Everything's okay, I did not expect that! I king of struggled a little bit from the start and since day rose and wind shifted, it allowed me to be ahead. I 'have not slept much last night, I only had two short naps this morning after hoisting the spinnaker. There have been many wind changes last night so I have not slept too much to check. Today the wind should increase, from behind which is positive for me. I'm pretty happy, it is a pleasure to be leading and I enjoy it!"
Top Brit today is Dartmouth's Henry Bomby (Red). At 0800BST he was in 38th, by 0900BST he had charged through the fleet to 5th. The 23 year old has maintained his position with the leaders ever since. He's currently in 4th place, 1.1nm behind first.
Henry Bomby (Red): "Last night I questioned why I was doing the Solitaire, it's just too hard, so hard, but for sure it's easier when in 4th”
It's also been another great day for Irish skipper, David Kenefick (Full Irish). As well as celebrating his 23rd birthday today he must be pretty happy with his leg so far, rarely dropping below 15th in his this, his second shot at the Solitaire.
Around lunchtime the 38 sailors had a period of more consistent W / NW'ly wind as they raced between the Needles and Portland Bill. However, the home advantage did not appear to be paying off for the Brits, with 7 out of the 8 finding themselves in the bottom half of the fleet. Sam Matson (Artemis 21) is currently the highest place Artemis Offshore Academy rookie in 27th, 3.5nm behind the leader.
By 1600BST the fleet of 38 boats were off Portland Bill. The wind had turned N'ly and dropped to around 4kn. With an expectation of transition between here and Start Point will we be seeing another shake-up of the leaderboard again tomorrow?
Quotes:
Alain Gautier (Generali) :
"With this beautiful day, everything is good! Last night it did not go as well as I wanted. Prior to the night, I did not tack at the right time, I went too far so it's a mixed picture for me! This morning as well was surprising because I managed to come back and the I did not manage to catch the hook oto the right system. ... I have not been quite opportunistic but it's like that! "
Fabien Delahaye (Skipper Macif 2012) :
"Many things happened, there has been a lot of transitions, and it did not necessarily go well for me. Wind returned this morning, which allowed me to get some rest. I'm in good shape, I do not feel tired and everything's ok on board, If we stick to the weather forecast, the wind should head a bit, go south – south, becoming lighter once again as of tonight, before coming back from the south ... I think we will still have a transition to pass.”
Official Positions 1618 BST
1. Nicholas Jossier (In Extenso Experts comptables) 328.6nm to Leg 1 finish in Plymouth
2. Alexis Loison (Groupe Fiva) +0.5 3. Yann Elies (Groupe Queguiner Leucemie Espoir) +1.1nm
4. Henry Bomby (Red) +1.1nm
5. Damien Guillou (La Solidarite Mutaliste) +1.2nm
6. Joan Ahrweiller (Region Basse-Normandie) +1.6nm
7. Jeremie Beyou (Maitre Coq) +1.7nm
8. Erwan Tabarly (Armor Lux) +1.9nm
9. Gildas Mahe (Interface Concept) +2.0
10. Charlie Dalin (Normandy Elite Team) +2.4nm
International Sailors as of 0936BST
4. Henry Bomby (Red) +1.1nm
16. David Kenefick (Full Irish) +2.9nm
23. Sam Goodchild (Team Plymouth) +3.3
25. Sam Matson (Artemis 21) +3.3nm
27. Nick Cherry (Redshift) +3.2nm
33. Alan Roberts (Artemis 23) +3.8nm
35. Rich Mason (Artemis 77) +3.6nm
36. Jack Bouttell (GAC Pindar) +4.2nm
38. Ed Hill (Macmillan Cancer Support) +7.0nm
© Maxime Flipo
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