{"id":16251,"date":"2023-06-08T10:00:47","date_gmt":"2023-06-08T08:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/normandy-race.com\/?p=16251"},"modified":"2023-06-08T19:03:58","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T17:03:58","slug":"night-messages-from-the-fleet-thursday-8th-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/normandy-race.com\/en\/night-messages-from-the-fleet-thursday-8th-june\/","title":{"rendered":"Night messages from the fleet – Thursday 8th June"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Night messages from the fleet – Thursday 8th June<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>
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Le Bleuet de France (135) – Charlotte Cormouls-Houl\u00e8s \/ Claire-Victoire De Fleurian<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHello, waking up in heavy seas on this Thursday 8 June, after a rough night upwind in 20-25 knots. Yesterday was very full-on again: passage round Tuskar in the early hours, neck and neck with Chinook. We then slipped along under spinnaker along the Irish coast throughout the day with some great peaks of speed, 18 knots in the surf. The seas were heavy and the wind was building. We broached more than once and the gybes were lively! We\u2019ve racked up quite a sleep deficit again as constant attention is called for under spinnaker and the fatigue weighs heavy! It was all worthwhile though as we outfooted Chinook again before rounding Fastnet! The battle is far from over. We\u2019re digging deep to catch up with Trim Control and we\u2019re not out of contention yet. The female offshore sailors still have some energy in reserve! See you very soon (we hope). Claire-Victoire and Charlotte.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Chinook (124) – Julia Virat \/ Melodie Schaffer<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cHello land. We have 2 days of war ahead of us. We\u2019re really being shaken about in the Celtic Sea. We\u2019ve reduced the sails as much as possible (we still need to go up top and put in a third reef, but the second has already calmed things down). For now, it\u2019s a bit complicated to get ourselves dry, eat, sleep\u2026 but things should get a bit calmer tomorrow. See you soon. Julia and Melodie.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

D\u00e9kuple (184) – Pietro Luciani \/ Hugo Picard<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe CIC Normandy Channel Race 2023 starts at Lands End V2. So we\u2019ve rounded Fastnet and now we just have to head home\u2026 But that\u2019s easier said than done! Since the start of the race, we\u2019ve been making our way down the mountain, we donned our skis in Caen and we\u2019ve been on a downhill slope to Fastnet, with the wind on our backs most of the time (or abeam of us)! The boat is quick on these points of sail. What a pain arriving at Fastnet though! No chairlifts and we have to head up the mountainside by foot. We still have a NE\u2019ly wind too, which is where we\u2019re headed. As such, we\u2019ll have to punch into the wind, which is less quick, less fun and more violent. Paradoxically, sleeping in a washing machine bouncing off the waves is something that sailors liken to rest. The passage across the Celtic Sea was relatively relaxing. Imagine if you will, a bed comprising a bean bag wedged in amongst the sails requiring stacking, to windward, and taking it in turns to stretch out on them whilst still fairly wet\u2026 Between the Fastnet and Land\u2019s End though, it\u2019s just one long straight tack. The breeze is stable at around 20 knots, so there\u2019s no manoeuvring, no stacking and the autopilot can handle things on its own. As such, Pietro and I are linking together 2-hour naps, which is something we haven\u2019t done for the past 3 days. So when I wake up after 2hrs, it feels as if I\u2019ve only just dozed off. I had some catching up to do. We\u2019re going to need to bank these hours of sleep as the race begins at Land\u2019s End. We\u2019ll have to zigzag our way along the English coast to shelter from the current and control the wind, which is set to strength around the Western Approaches. In short, the CIC Normandy Channel Race is not over, in fact it\u2019s only just begun.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Centrakor (183) – Mika\u00ebl Mergui \/ Fabien Henry<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cHi everyone. We\u2019re in the process of passing between the Scillies and the south-west tip of England and the wind and the seas are picking up. It\u2019s hard to write properly. We\u2019re in good spirits having made up a bit of ground on our playmates. We can see them on the AIS again, which has given us a boost. We\u2019ve been enjoying some long siestas, together with a spot of mechanics. The motor for the water pump turbine got fried when we recharged the battery using the engine. Fortunately, I brought a spare the day before the start. Laters!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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