Transat BtoB
Le Cléac’h and Gabart back home in Lorient
samedi 17 décembre 2011 –
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They made it into the Transat The Transat #thetransat #ostar B to B finish port at the end of this afternoon after a more boisterous delivery trip than planned for both skippers. Indeed François Gabart experienced a hard night just after crossing the finish. Whether it was down to the decompression or the wear on gear, the sailor spent the whole night on deck making repairs here and there. It was nothing very serious, but on top of the fatigue racked up over the past ten days of intense racing, the past few hours at sea have been tiresome. Meantime Armel Le Cléac’h benefited from the course being shortened to go and test his monohull in the bad weather in Biscay, albeit with an eye on safety.
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Reminder of the overall standing (after jury) :
1st François Gabart (MACIF), finished on 14 December at 23h 11mn 30s
2nd Armel Le Cléac’h (Banque Populaire) finished on 15 December 02h 08mn 10s
3rd Vincent Riou (PRB), finished at 05h 30mn 20s
4th Mike Golding (Gamesa), finished at 08h 58mn 00s
4th tied with Alex Thomson (Hugo Boss), following redress from the jury
5th Marc Guillemot (Safran), finished at 11h 33mn 00s
6th Jean-Pierre Dick (Virbac-Paprec) finished on 16 December at 20h55mn 00s
7th Louis Burton (Bureau Vallée) finished on 17 December at 08h 25mn 00 s
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