38th race day or 5 weeks and 3 days. Some hundreds of thousands of oars and the thrust of the trade winds of southern North Atlantic. The coast of South America is almost in sight!
More than 380 nautical miles the first to cross the finish line in Cayenne (or 1.852 times more miles, ie 704 km).
Tuesday, April 14 at 16H00 GMT
position 1:
Patrick Hoyau on SDVI
at 380.1 miles from the finish
03 ° 36.18 N - 46 ° 07 68 W
position 1:
Patrick Hoyau on SDVI
at 380.1 miles from the finish
03 ° 36.18 N - 46 ° 07 68 W
past 19 days, it is always the Guyanese Patrick Hoyau which is leading the fleet (boat red on the map below) . He told us that making the pumps for a year to build muscle and gain callus hands to face this transatlantic rowing.
is another Guyanese, Charles Shepherd in 4th place, 2 ° further north, which better approximates the great circle route (shortest to the finish, in yellow on the map ) .
The bulk of the fleet, which has opted for a more southerly route, now seems to benefit from the rise of the ITCZ (Intertropical Convergence Zone), which announces the big rainy season in Guyana. The winds blow from east-southeast, ideally pushing competitors to Cayenne. And soon, the current Guiana that winds along the Brazilian coast and towards the mouth of the Orinoco, the Gulf of Paria, north-west.
At the rear, abandonment, one of the only woman in the race. Patricia Lemoine sucked too far south by the Doldrums , threw in the towel last Thursday, April 11. After being towed to the north by boat assistance, she returned to Cayenne, like Christopher Lemur, towed by a kite specifically provided by the organizers of the competition.
As to where our boat Remire2 VirtualRegatta on the scoreboard following gives you the parameters that day: 12 963rd more than 90,000 competitors.
Our radar spotted a compatriot Philou97310. We sent a message of encouragement. Await response.
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