Route du Rhum - Strong gusts and rough seas

5:26 PM Sun 7 Nov 2010 GMT

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

Route du Rhum - 1500 miles from the finish, the fleet of IMOCA monohulls is tracing a long straight line towards the French West Indies in some strong winds and heavy seas on the beam. Marc Guillemot and his monohull Safran were bombing along all night clocking up the miles. It was a rough night for the IMOCA fleet on the northern route. The wind got up, eased off slightly later on, before strengthening again. This meant a lot of hard work for the solo sailors in conditions that are getting increasingly tricky with the easterly wind gradually veering south-easterly, ...

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