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🇬🇧 News D+6 Things are going fast aboard Fortinet – Best Western, with the Canaries already behind the Romain Attanasio / Lois Berrehar duo.

It’s too calm !! We are crossing the ridge of high pressure and are trying to move forward as we can… Hopping we will manage to leave this place quickly !! Have a nice evening! See you soon!

Coffee break with Romain and “sweet” wake-up call for Loïs on board Fortinet – Best Western

Here’s a look back at Romain’s first impressions before the IMOCA Fortinet – Best Western reached Cape Finisterre.

« Conditions have changed a lot since the first night, which was difficult. Now we’re at the end of the 3rd night. The coolest night we’ve had. There’s 10 knots of wind, and the boat’s moving along nicely. It’s better on board ! Yesterday was much quieter too. We haven’t started the repairs yet. We’ll do […]

News from Cape Finisterre Turn up the volume! 📸 ©Arcosoon production

“Horrible first night aboard Fortinet – Best Western. I’ve rarely seen the boat hit the waves so hard. We had one problem after another, particularly with the mainsail, even though we were under 3 reefs. We’ve had quite a few small breakages (a solar panel, a few leaks, a problem with the hydrogenerator…) but to […]

It’s off and going well for Romain and Loïs! From the first minutes of the race, Fortinet – Best Western was already sailing at a brisk pace. With J3 and 1 reef in the mainsail, the exit from the English Channel promises to be sport. From Wednesday, after the passage of the first warm front, […]

The start of the Transat Jacques Vabre will be given at 9:30 a.m. the Novembre 7th  for a 3,750 nm race to Fort-de-France, leaving the island of Santa Maria (Azores) at starboard. The IMOCA Fortinet – Best Western will leave the Paul Vatine basin at 5:18 a.m.. To follow the departure feel free to check: […]