Winning the West…
Pilar Pasanau
© Laura Carrau/FNOB
With the mark at the Canary Islands out of the way, the Atlantic Grand Prix fleet are gaining ground on course to America. A squall to the north of the Azores has favoured the formation of some stable trade winds, allowing the boats to move even faster towards the finish.
The Atlantic Grand Prix fleet has been reaping the fruits of some stable trades created by a squall to the north of the Azores this weekend. With no significant shifts on the scoreboard, the boats have been moving speedily towards the Dominican Republic finishing line.
In front, and pushing forward at a steady speed is Niob Sexto, some 2,343 miles from the finish (the entry completed 195 miles in yesterday’s run), followed by Macaco, 2,420 miles away. Both entries are holding a distance from the rest of the fleet, now on a westerly course. There is swell in the entire area with three metre waves thankfully favouring the progress of the entries, although that doesn’t mean to say that the helmsmen and women are not on constant alert.
These current circumstances, requiring the utmost care and attention have played against Iberdec-GAES. Sailing solo, Pilar Pasanau has dropped back from the fully crewed entries in real time and will have to spend a lot more time at the helm, without being able to use the autopilot function.
