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A corridor southwards<\/strong><\/p>\n By setting sail from Ushant in the early hours of Wednesday morning, the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild\u2019s weather cell, comprising the two skippers and their router Marcel van Triest, were targeting a vein of quite clean air, synonymous with high speeds along a virtually straight-line course towards the trade wind of the northern hemisphere and then on to the equator. However, this fine trajectory involves quite a work-up and aboard the latest addition to the Gitana fleet, the crew has had to quickly throw themselves in at the deep end.<\/p>\n In fact, during the passage of over 30 hours, the six sailors have had to put in two gybes to stay inside this corridor of breeze, with the emphasis on a number of headsail changes in a constant bid to adjust their trajectory to face the conditions, which Charles Caudrelier described yesterday morning as shifty:\u00a0\u201cThe first night was lively and intense! The wind was very shifty and though the seas weren\u2019t very high, they were very messy and we spent our first night under autopilot as it was impossible to hand steer.<\/em>\u201d\u00a0Last night, whilst Gitana 17 was beginning her second day of the record attempt, the wind and the seas picked up considerably offshore of the Iberian peninsula with\u00a0\u201c4.5 to 5-metre waves and a powerful 25-30-knot NNE\u2019ly breeze gusting up to 40 knots.<\/em>\u201d\u00a0\u00a0Suffice to say that being constantly powered up at over 30 knots is proving to be a bracing introduction for the sailors of Gitana Team.<\/p>\n The latest generation maxi-trimarans, of which the\u00a0Maxi Edmond de Rothschild\u00a0is the pioneer, are sending the speedos into turmoil at the start of this record. The 2019 edition of the Brest Atlantiques gave us a chance to witness this in action, with a blistering pace from the get-go and an express exit from the Bay of Biscay despite the boisterous conditions. A year on, history is repeating itself and the intensity of the start of this Jules Verne Trophy is certainly living up to expectations. At 13:45 UTC, the Cammas – Caudrelier pairing and their crew had devoured over 1,200 miles over the ground at an average speed of 35 knots!<\/p>\n <\/br><\/p>\n <\/br><\/p>\n A record attempt albeit with some semblance of a duel<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThe writing of one of the legendary pages of this Jules Verne Trophy began last night<\/em>\u201d,\u00a0stated Yann Eli\u00e8s yesterday, during the live broadcast filmed at the Gitana Team\u2019s base.<\/p>\n Indeed, it won\u2019t have escaped anyone that not one but two boats set sail from the foot of Le Cr\u00e9ac\u2019h lighthouse in the early hours of Wednesday.\u00a0Sodebo\u00a0set off at 01:55 UTC and the\u00a0Maxi Edmond de Rothschild\u00a0followed in her wake 31 minutes later at 02:26 UTC.<\/p>\n These virtually simultaneous starts may be reminiscent of a race set-up, but there\u2019s one key point to remember: the two giants are on the hunt for the record set by Francis Joyon and hence it is a race against the clock to better the time set by\u00a0Idec Sport\u00a0in 2017. However, it would be an untruth not to mention the adversary and the mano a mano currently playing out in the descent of the Atlantic.<\/p>\n \u201cSetting sail as two boats? The idea of setting sail at the same time as Sodebo was very much on our minds since Thomas Coville team was on standby at the same time as us. From the outset, the prospect of two boats setting off was quite appealing. It\u2019s a chance to emulate one another, added motivation! And in terms of safety it\u2019s good too,\u201d\u00a0admitted Franck Cammas prior to the start.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Since Tuesday evening, at 20:37 UTC on the dot, and their departure from the dock in Lorient to make for the start line off the north-west tip of Brittany, the pace has continued to pick up for the men of the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild. 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