No more rest for the Minis

Saturday the 70 solo sailors in Transat 6.50 Charente-Maritime/Bahia will set of again. They have enjoyed two full weeks in the sun and now they are ready for the 2.900 nautical mile last leg over the Atlantic.

The weather forecast is not the best. While the sailors enjoyed full on spinnaker sailing from La Rochelle to Lanzarote on the first leg, the usual downwind start in the second is none exciting. It looks like its going to be an upwind slog leaving the Canary Islands. A depression centred (see picture) to the NW of the islands will create some interesting parking areas and pressure zones.

In the two-hour Prologue race just outside Lanzarote on Wednesday it was Adrien Hardy that won. He finished on 5th on the first leg despite the fact that he broke a rudder. The 22 year old and his Magnen design is definitely someone to watch out for.