Banques Populaire V the massive French trimaran has been at sea for 40 days and nights. She is under 2500 miles from the finish. The Azores high is forcing them to sail almost towards Boston, MA to get to Lorient.
Interestingly, this final leg in the north atlantic has been the bugaboo for many attempts, each of whom arrived here ahead of the record only to get stuck as they approached the finish. BP is hold a 2000 mile lead over Groupama and while I am certain no one on board would whisper it until they cross the finish line, they can taste victory.
Of course there’s nothing like an extra tropical low in the North Atlantic in January to add just that little extra spice to the final four thousand miles!
Happy 2012 Steve, thanks for all of the great updates and especially the pictures!
Thanks Steve! Your insights and news are always welcome. Bill