Route du Rhum - Choices and challenges



9:51 PM Mon 1 Nov 2010 GMT
'Lemonchois - La Route du Rhum 2010' ? AFP
Route du Rhum-La Banque Postale and after more than 24 hours at sea in conditions which have progressively eased off for the skippers, already many of the class leaders are hooked firmly into their strategic plays which could already dictate the outcome of their race. The key choice, especially for the Ultime class giants and the IMOCA classes is whether to make south with more favourable breezes while they last, to try and deal with the expanding Azores high pressure system, to mark time on an average course and see how the models change with time, or to stay north ...


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by Gaia Coretti





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