After weathering storm Ciaran at the dock in Le Havre on Thursday, the 40 Imocas entered in the 16th edition of the Transat Jacques-Vabre will have to wait again. The fleet is not expected to set off until Tuesday at the earliest. Last Sunday, the Vendée Globe monohulls remained at the dock at the start of the Transat Jacques-Vabre to avoid the storm.
The forty Imocas entered in the 16th edition of the Transat Jacques-Vabre weathered storm Ciaran on Thursday at the dock in Le Havre and will still have to wait: the fleet should not set off before Tuesday at the earliest. “The possibility mentioned (Wednesday) of seeing the Imocas set off on Sunday is now excluded, in particular because of the strengthening of the westerly wind, which has a very significant impact off the coast of Le Havre,” explained race director Francis Le Goff.
“Nine meter waves at Point de Bretagne”
In a press release sent to AFP, the race organization specified that it was now working “on a starting scenario of which a first option would be Tuesday early in the morning”. “We knew that there would be a second depression after this storm with waves of nine meters at the tip of Brittany this weekend and very rough seas,” sailor Maxime Sorel (V and B) commented to AFP. – Monbana – Mayenne). “Everyone is understanding, but it’s true that it’s a special situation. The weather systems are changing at full speed, we’re in complete limbo and we don’t really know when we’re going to leave,” he said. he lamented.
Last Sunday, the Vendée Globe monohulls remained at the dock at the start of the Transat Jacques-Vabre to avoid storm Ciaran which hit Brittany on Thursday. “There was more than 60 knots of wind (111 km/h) in the port, it was moving a lot, but overall, there is nothing to report for the moored boats and the peak has passed,” detailed Maxime Sorel . “We remained very vigilant when the basin doors opened between noon and 1:10 p.m., with a one meter surge, which caused the pontoons to rise that much. Fortunately, the wind dropped at the same time and no damage was caused. took place”, clarified Francis Le Goff.