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Erwan Isra\u00ebl<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re attacking the start of the 3rd month of standby\u2026 It\u2019s a long time, but there have been times where we\u2019ve been certain that nothing interesting would happen in terms of the weather. During that time, we can turn our thoughts to other things and practice some sport. And then there are situations, like those of recent days, where we\u2019re eyeing up a departure and hesitating\u2026 That involves a bit of travelling around and a series of PCR tests\u2026 And then in the end we don\u2019t leave. These more uncertain periods are a bit less fun. We\u2019re on the alert and it\u2019s more complicated for the nerves, especially with regards family. We say goodbye to the children, but we don\u2019t know if it\u2019s going to be for 3 days\u2026 or 40 days. The ideal standby occurs when it doesn\u2019t take too long and an extraordinary window presents itself after a week or a fortnight. Unfortunately, that\u2019s not the way things have played out.<\/em><\/p>\n Right now, there\u2019s a departure situation settling into place with a lot of downwind conditions and N\u2019ly winds generated by a zone of high pressure. That\u2019s giving us a slightly broader target window. However, there\u2019s also a zone of low pressure, which is blocking the way a little at the start. It\u2019s fairly violent, so we\u2019d like it to roll across to the east so we have a clearer passage through to the trade wind. We\u2019d like to set off as late as possible, but waiting around also carries the risk of us ending up in a position where we don\u2019t have any breeze at all on the start line.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Morgan Lagravi\u00e8re\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s my first standby. I\u2019ve never experienced this type of preparation and this waiting period before. It\u2019s a special time, but I\u2019m lucky to be in contact with people who have already had to negotiate this type of experience. It\u2019s part and parcel of such a challenge. For the past two months, we\u2019ve had several situations where we were ready to leave and we even set sail once before quickly turning back. These attempts within an attempt are good training and help us ready ourselves in terms of gear and also on a more psychological level, to ensure we\u2019re in race mode the minute we cast off and bid farewell. These are demanding boats after all and an error is never far away. You really have to concentrate from the get-go. That said, it\u2019s fair to say that as time goes on, the more eager you are to set sail\u2026 At that point it\u2019ll be time to go for it, which is fortunate as now\u2019s the right time!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Since Tuesday evening, a variety of possible options have opened up, with a fairly long window in the North Atlantic, which enables us to wait and see how things evolve in the South Atlantic. We\u2019re going to gradually increase the pressure and finish off the final preparations. The boat is ready to go. She\u2019s loaded with provisions and all that remains is to add a little fresh produce and head towards the start line!<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" For several days, the succession of grib files which Franck Cammas and Charles Caudrelier have been studying with the router and 7th man, Marcel van Triest, have been in agreement that it will soon be time for the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild to cast off and set sail. 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