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11/11/2011 #26
7 th
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.Sun, Sea anD …
the traDe WinDS
.it iS all about poWer
.JuniorS to the fore
poSition_ 31 26.57’ N 45 09.19’ W
SpeeD_ 14.2 nds
breaKfaSt_ chocolate muesli
Meal 1_ omelette
DeSSert_ crème caramel
Meal 2_ pasta bolognaise
DailY loG
“We haven’t had a chance yet to think about
ourselves, it is 20 degrees at the moment, the
weather is beautiful and we are still sitting here
in our fleece jackets,” said Dominique. “We have
worked so hard over the last few days that we ha-
ven’t got round to thinking about our wardrobe,
but it won’t be long before we are forced to pull
out our shorts and t-shirts.”
Dominique sounded happy when we spoke to
him on the satellite phone. The sunshine had
something to do with it for sure, but the main
reason was the way they successful negotiated
the high-pressure that parked up a big part of
the fleet for 48 hours. Dom and Michele caught
up very quickly and were lying in sixth place for
a short time ahead of three of the favourites:
Groupe Bel, Safran and Macif.
The fleet has at last reached the northeast Trade
Winds that should carry them all the way to the
Caribbean Sea.
“We are still a long way off the Caribbean islands,
so it is a bit early to say which way we will be
going,” said Dominique. “Particularly as the Trade
Winds are not yet established and there could
very well be a few more surprises in store for us.
Having said that however, we are edging closer
and I can happily say that the North Atlantic low-
pressures are firmly behind us.”
Virbac Paprec, sailed by Jean-Pierre Dick, who also
won the Barcelona World Race, is currently lea-
ding, followed by Hugo Boss and Alex Thomson.
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Sun, Sea anD … the traDe WinDS
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While the IMOCAs are clearly wind propelled,
they are also very power hungry. In addition to
the electrics, the auto-pilot, the cabin and navi-
gation lights, Mirabaud needs power to produce
freshwater for the crew, to cant the keel, to run
the ballast pumps and to send photos and videos
to the race organisers. To power all these dif-
ferent elements, a boat would have to carry gal-
lons of fuel to run a generator. Fuel is heavy and
would affect a boat’s performance.
The Mirabaud duo have gone for an alternative
solution and use solar panels and hydro gene-
rators, which are small propellers that they tow
behind the boat to recharge the batteries. “The
propellers slow us down a little bit, but it is negli-
gible compared to the impact on our performance
that 100 litres of fuel would have,” said Domi-
nique.
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it iS all about poWer
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The Société Nautique de Genève Junior Sailing
Team got together on Wednesday evening at the
clubhouse to call Mirabaud and ask Dominique
some questions.
Thirty youth sailors ranging in age from seven to
sixteen attended, plus some parents who couldn’t
stay away!
“What do you eat? How will you get back from
Costa Rica, who will sail the boat back? Do you
get scared? Do you get sea sick?” The Juniors,
who sail Lasers and Optimists all over Europe and
occasionally further afield, jumped at the chance
to bombard Dominique with questions for a good
twenty minutes and the offshore veteran enjoyed
every minute. He loves sharing his passion for sai-
ling, racing and the high seas with young people,
particularly ones that pay so much attention to
the sport.
“I started sailing on a dinghy just like you,” he
reminded the youth sailors. “And if you are com-
fortable helming a dinghy, you will be able to
steer any boat.” Juniors take note!
11/11/2011 - 14:00 GMT
1. VIRBAC PAPREC 3 0.00
2. HuGO BOSS +46.90
3. MACIF +283.40
...
6. BANquE POPuLAIRE +310.90
7. Mirabaud +341.30
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JuniorS to the fore
iMoCa ranKinG
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