After a day of moderately fast sailing, Sodebo and Hydroptere are 500-plus miles down the track. You can watch a video of Sodebo’s departure here (Just asking: Why would you shoot a departure video that didn’t include footage of the boat crossing the damn start line? Possible answer: French cinema has always been famously non-conformist…). Both boats are gybing their way toward the Canaries, with the wind up the tailpipe. Sodebo logged a 473-mile 24-hour run, and has 3362 miles to go. She’s averaged 19.8 knots so far (Fossett’s outright record run averaged 16.92 but they were very fast over this portion of the course). Hydroptere logged a 441-mile 24-hour run and has 3396.4 miles to go (averaging 18.6 knots so far). I’m impressed Hydroptere is hanging in there…
“Mon Dieu, Alain! We might as well be on a beach cat…”
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