SolOceans arrives safely

Eve Laforest

Posted: 9  Feb. 2010

Sailing-One’s Jean-Baptiste Daramy and his crew arrived safely under jury-rig from Lisbon in La Trinité-sur-Mer (Morbihan) on Saturday 6 February at the end of the afternoon.

The second part of the Bay of Biscay crossing was lively with a large low area and a force 8 breeze with strong gusts and hail squalls. To such a point that the SolOceans One-design sailed several hours at an average of ten knots under jury-rig, and even enjoyed a surf speed of 17 knots. This is an absolute record with the boom instead of the mast!

The sea was rough with large steep waves of six to eight metres when they were situated on the edge of the continental plate. The crew sailed from inside the boat. The watch was in the cabin with the autopilot control in hand, finding his bearings from the wind direction thanks to the national flag on the small stern mast.

These test conditions were not planned in the initial SailingOne programme, but they were to confirm that the SolOceans One-design is capable of returning safely without incident, even in the worst conditions.

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