Sea, Sail & Surf newsTransat 650 • Leg 2
Manuard reinforces in the Protos • Mirabel attacks in the Series
mardi 14 octobre 2003 –
- François Cuinet, ici au départ de La Rochelle, est actuellement 11e après avoir animé le début de l’étape
- Photo : Ch.Guigueno / Pipof.com/voile
The surprise news comes in the shape of Michel Mirabel (421- Gwalarn IV) who had gone ahead of Yann Riou (318- Thrane & Thrane), David Raison (440- Rayon Liquide), Jean- Pierre Balmès (330- CECIM) and Erwan Tymen (426- Pogo 2 Navy Lest) at the last position report. He is now third in the Series fleet and there is a veritable sprint on to Salvador de Bahia where the leaders are expected on Thursday. In the Proto fleet, the positions remain fairly similar : the leading trio, Manuard, Tripon and Pella, seemingly pinned in place. The distances between them vary a little but, barring accident, it is in this order that the skippers look set to enter the bay of Tous les Saint. Behind them, Pierre Roland (347- Extrado) continues to lag.
Still officially racing and "virtually" fifth in the fleet, Jonathan Mc Kee (247- Team Mc Lube), unfortunate victim of a dismasting, is now in 30th position due to not having left the island of Fernando to starboard as required. The American is continuing to make towards Salvador de Bahia at 4 knots. If he passes the finish line, it will be up to the jury to decide his penalty for not respecting the course mark.
In the Series fleet, Manuel Castilla is maintaining his 20 mile lead on his direct pursuer David Sineau (428- France Fermetures), while Michel Mirabel has made the best progress of the day by passing from 7th to 3rd place. He is now 26 miles from the leader as opposed to 55 in the previous position report. The easterly option chosen by Michel Mirabel has finally paid off. At his current pace he is a direct threat to Manuel Castilla and David Sineau for leg victory. Currently 10th in the fleet, François Cuinet (139- Réglisse) has been forced to slow down, victim of a broken port spreader. This particular spreader is the one that works hardest on the tack down to Bahia. After makeshift repairs, the young skipper from the Var in south-west France is continuing his race with care.
The fleet is now strewn across the Atlantic and the skippers are encountering very different weather conditions. According to the support vessels, a south- easterly wind between 15 and 25 knots is blowing off the island of Fernando, with confused seas and glorious sunshine. Meantime the most northerly boat of the fleet continues to suffer the effects of the doldrums : a gentle wind, mixed with some squalls and rain.
Aboard one of the boats bringing up the rear of the fleet is Bernard Morin (47- Jogging International), the most senior member of the event. Contacted by the support vessel this morning he made it known that all is well and wishes his wife Caroline, a very happy birthday !
Translation Kate Jennings
• Positions 14 October 0700 UT
Pos Voile Skipper Bateau Type Lat Long Dist. à l’arrivée
1 431 Samuel Manuard TIP TOP TOO - LE GRAU DU ROI PORT CAMARGUE proto S081505 W0341976 0384.2
2 151 Armel Tripon MOULIN ROTY proto S071836 W0335481 0443.9
3 240 Alex Pella AQUATEC - SANTIVERI - TEXKNIT proto S062891 W0334645 0488.7
4 347 Pierre Rolland EXTRADO proto S061528 W0332020 0515.0
5 260 Richard Mérigeaux BON PIED BON OEIL proto S052586 W0324631 0574.8
6 354 Bruno Garcia SALADINO proto S045338 W0321815 0617.6
7 353 Willy Garcia CEYLAN DIAMANTES proto S045080 W0321941 0618.9
8 312 Pascal Doin ASNQ proto S044476 W0321623 0625.6
9 303 Enrico Podesta DIABOLO-SLAM proto S043236 W0315083 0650.7
10 139 François Cuinet REGLISSE proto S040435 W0321836 0657.6
11 385 Jaume Mumbru PORT DE BARCELONA proto S040931 W0315883 0664.6
12 167 Manuel Castilla VISION ORIGINALE serie S034375 W0321626 0676.0
13 346 Sébastien Roubinet ADRENALINE proto S032871 W0320726 0693.5
14 258 Marc Gascons TIP-TOP proto S034895 W0313608 0694.3
15 428 David Sineau FRANCE FERMETURES serie S032735 W0320425 0696.3
16 326 Ian Munslow ISHTAR proto S032541 W0315931 0700.9
17 421 Michel Mirabel GWALARN IV serie S040108 W0310681 0702.3
18 318 Yann Riou THRANE & THRANE serie S032828 W0314971 0706.0
19 426 Erwan Tymen POGO 2 NAVY LEST serie S034420 W0311230 0712.3
20 440 David Raison RAYON LIQUIDE serie S030566 W0320866 0714.2
21 330 Jean-Pierre Balmes CECIM serie S030178 W0315465 0723.1
22 393 Cian Mc Carthy THE TOM CREAN proto S024881 W0321893 0729.4
23 227 Donald Wright RUSSE NOIR proto S030136 W0311830 0747.3
24 185 Thomas Valentin THOMAS HAWK proto S024601 W0312885 0750.6
25 322 Gilles Guillerm BLUE BOSSA serie S024801 W0311996 0755.0
26 269 Lionel Rubio de Teran GROUPE CIBF serie S020058 W0314333 0783.9
27 209 Bertrand Lecharpentier NEC HONFLEUR serie S021320 W0311476 0785.4
28 316 Pia L’Obry EXPATRIA.FR proto S024250 W0302681 0800.4
29 352 Luis Irisarri DEVIAJE.COM proto S025686 W0301293 0806.2
30 247 Jonathan Mc Kee TEAM MC LUBE proto S055678 W0335376 0823.3
31 250 Brieuc Maisoneuve PAYS GRANVILLAIS serie S020093 W0302438 0827.6
32 168 Fabrice Guillerm RAULT LE SERVICE ALIMENTAIRE serie S010278 W0313078 0842.8
33 245 Patrick Bot FINIST’MER ECOLE NAVALE serie S010001 W0313986 0843.1
34 345 Cécile Poujol INFORMATIQUE ET STATISTIQUES serie S013625 W0302148 0847.4
35 36 Peter de Smedt HUYSMAN proto S012590 W0302955 0850.2
36 388 Yves Niort DEMI-CLE SHIPCHANDLER serie S012356 W0303016 0851.7
37 295 David Sautret MIKALOU SAILING serie S005288 W0311705 0856.5
38 175 Adam Seamans SPIRIT OF AMERICA serie S022265 W0293216 0857.7
39 321 Jean-Baptiste Dejeanty ARTECH - CAEN LA MER proto S004791 W0304915 0872.1
40 135 Stéphane Ayrault WYETH proto S005733 W0302668 0875.2
41 329 Laurent Jaunin TERRE-ET-FAUNE.ORG serie S011011 W0294628 0890.4
42 444 Isabelle Magois EDEN PARK proto S004260 W0300143 0901.7
43 416 Daniel Schaffer SENSIL proto S005371 W0292111 0919.8
44 340 Rémi Beauvais SPI CALL CENTER serie N000505 W0303601 0925.6
45 373 Christophe Dary SAGA MERCEDES BENZ serie N000640 W0303651 0926.6
46 381 Gonzalo Botin DON VITO serie S010900 W0285621 0928.3
47 333 Arsène Ledertheil LA CIGOGNE DE L’OCEAN proto N001456 W0302375 0939.4
48 29 Arthur Barret UBAYE proto N003112 W0302197 0955.1
49 34 Gustavo Pacheco EPSILON proto N000875 W0293730 0957.6
50 56 James Bird ATOMIC proto S004863 W0281933 0969.9
51 342 Alessandro Zamagna ARKE proto N010713 W0305676 0977.0
52 335 Barnabé Chivot FTH THIRARD proto N010451 W0302160 0986.0
53 89 Rémy Malburet SOEUR MARIE THERESE DES BATIGNOLLES serie N013848 W0302900 1015.2
54 371 Juan Carlos Sanchis Mari SPASMOS serie N020925 W0300650 1051.8
55 360 Henri Gourmelon TOBABOOTS serie N014641 W0283968 1070.8
56 277 François-Jacques Jauffrineau VENDEE PRISMA proto N030695 W0295611 1109.6
57 262 Eric Schmitt LA LIMULE serie N034101 W0294986 1143.8
58 47 Bernard Morin JOGGING INTERNATIONAL serie N050536 W0280520 1261.4
59 109 Gaspard Franeau AVOCATS SANS FRONTIERES proto N052928 W0254281 1354.4
60 355 Jacques Valente ACTION INNOCENCE serie N073071 W0260541 1445.2
NC 121 David Lancry MENSURA FROST proto - -
NC 138 Eric Defert AMIRAL DE BRETAGNE proto - -
NC 282 Erwan Abalain MARION NOEL CONSEILS serie - -
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