Route du Rhum - Heading towards the front

3:08 PM Thu 4 Nov 2010 GMT

'Safran - Route du Rhum - La Banque Postale 2010.' Jean Marie Liot &copy

Route du Rhum update from Safran: Marc Guillemot managed to solve his solent headsail hook problem (the sail locking mechanism) yesterday afternoon and is now able to get the full potential out of Safran. An option that is paying off After more than three days of sailing, the situation out in the North Atlantic is becoming clearer for the nine IMOCA monohulls: on a southerly route, Michel Desjoyeaux (Foncia) and Arnaud Boissi?res (Ak?na V?randas) are sailing in light north-easterly trade winds, while the seven other solo sailors are on tracing a straight line across the ocean and are due to ...

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