Vendée Globe 2024 – Friday December 13

Friday strategy update: today’s going to be tough!

For the past few days, I’ve been giving it my all on Fortinet – Best Western to stay ahead of the depression creeping up from behind! So far, so good: I’ve managed to move forward efficiently under a crosswind. The strategy is simple: the more I delay its arrival, the less intense it will be. Every mile gained counts big time!

But this depression is catching up, and conditions are about to get really challenging.

This morning, I’m in prep mode: under J3 with two reefs in the mainsail. Reducing the sail and staying focused, we’re getting ready to face this depression. In about ten hours, I should be out of this zone