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Morale is high aboard Fortinet – Best Western even if living conditions on board are still difficult

A look back at the start of the Retour à la Base transatlantic race. 📸 ©Anne Beaugé 📸 ©JeanLouis Carli

It’s a sporting and competitive end to the year for Team Fortinet – Best Western. After the Transat Jacques Vabre, it’s time for the Retour à la base. The start of this solo return transatlantic race will be given at 5 p.m. (HF) this Thursday, November 30, in the bay of Fort-de-France. Romain Attanasio, alone […]

Already nostalgic for the Romain/Loïs duo, or looking forward to seeing Romain racing again on the Return to Base?  Waiting for November 30, come aboard Fortinet – Best Western to relive the Transat Jacques Vabre 2023!! 🎥 ©Nefsea 🎥 ©Team Fortinet-Best Western

Discover below first impressions of Romain and Loïs after crossing the finish line of the Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie Le Havre in Fort-de-France !

It’s done! Romain and Loïs crossed the finish line of the Transat Jacques Vabre at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, November 21. They completed the 3,565 nautical mile course from Le Havre to Fort-de-France in 14 days 7 hours 15 minutes and 15 seconds, taking 17th place. Now it’s time for a few days’ rest before […]

It’s time for the last few miles of the Transat Jacques Vabre for the Fortinet – Best Western duo, the last strategic moves and the last efforts to be made to cross the finish line with the satisfaction of giving it their all. Romain and Loïs are expected to arrive in Fort-de-France around 2pm French […]

 Good morning to all,  Disastrous night and morning aboard Fortinet – Best Western. We had one keel, engine and autopilot problem after another. Loïs spent 5 hours at the helm while I ran around testing every system to get the pilot going again. Just when we were losing hope, we finally found the fault. And […]

Hello everyone,  A quick message from onboard Fortinet – Best Western, where everything’s going well. We’re still downwind, making good headway even if it’s not always easy, with the wind shifting from 14 to 20 knots. For the past few days, we’ve been struggling to keep up with Prysmian and Guyot Environnement, who fly more […]