Route du Rhum - Final weather analysis before the start



3:46 PM Sat 30 Oct 2010 GMT
'Route du Rhum 2010' Jean Marie Liot &copy
Routem du Rhum, pre-start update: Marc Guillemot and Sylvain Mondon are stepping up the weather analysis aboard Safran and running through the latest models. We should remember that routing is not permitted for the IMOCA monohulls: once at sea, Marc Guillemot will have to draw up his own strategy. Staring at the screens, going through all the charts and studying each potential variation in the wind in the company of Sylvain Mondon (M?t?o France), Marc Guillemot agreed to take his eyes off the computer for a few moments... How does the weather look for the start? 'We shall be in ...


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