If the first three Brutus arrived in less than an hour and 10 minutes at the end of the 1,350 miles of the first stage of the 23 EuroChef mini Transat between Les Sables Dolon and Santa Cruz de la Palma, the first three series arrived, theirs, with important differences. As evidence of this, Melwin Fink (920 – SignForCom) crossed the line with a 19:12 lead over Christian Kargl (980 – All Hands on Deck) and then 25:52 over Hugo Dhallenne (979 – YC Saint Lunaire), respectively in second and third This is the first act with the most likely scenario. A scenario in which the leader continued his race when his runner-up stopped in Portugal and all his competitors collectively decided to take cover to avoid passing the front of the mantle. If the dice are far from being normally thrown before the second round, for the German captain, what is taken does not need to be taken!
“I dreamed of one of the top 10 before I left, and here I am the first boat to reach La Palma by a large margin from the second! I can’t believe what is happening to me. This is crazy!”, Melwyn Fink commented on his arrival in the Canaries. The only 19-year-old sailor did Dealing a big blow during this first round of the Mini Transat EuroChef, becoming the oldest skipper and second German-born sailor (after Isabel Joschke in 2007) in racing history. Before the jury) Stage. Stop or coup? Opinions are divided. Anyway, The SignForCom captain apparently took the break on day four of the race, shortly after Cape Finisterre, who overtook him in 17th, 16.3 miles behind current captain Gaël Ledoux (886 – Haltoflame – Ilots.site).” After receiving the notice From the BMS, I heard messages exchanged on VHF but I didn’t understand that some people were considering taking cover 36 hours before the front crossing. I thought it was too early to make a decision to suspend his racing. I spoke with Christian Kargill. Together we decided to keep going as far south as possible, and when the time came, we would choose whether or not to make it to port. As we progressed, we were able to recognize that, as identified in the weather report, conditions south of Porto’s latitude were manageable and, therefore, there was no reason to stop,” Melwin said.
Kargil’s good surprise
A story confirmed by Christian Kargill. “After the Cape Finisterre and BMS broadcast, everyone was very nervous and there was a lot of talk on VHF about the bad conditions ahead. I tried to find a place in the marina but didn’t get confirmation. So I waited a bit and then spoke to Melwin (Fenk) who told me the weather was going to be More easier in the south. One like the other, we decided to continue our journey and then give advice according to the next weather report. Since then, we have had confirmation that the more we keep going down, the less wind we have. So we said to ourselves ‘Let’s go!’ The captain knuckles all hands on the deck. Banned from BLU by day two after the radio ran out of water, the Austrian made no secret of his surprise to finish second in this first round. And for good reason, after a 15-hour technical layover in the Portuguese port of Viana do Castelo in order to solve the electronic blackout issue, and then waiting for the front clip to end, only thought of finding his mates from the game by resuming the sea. “It’s great to be second, and even more so with a huge lead over third and the rest of the fleet,” confirmed Christian, who won 31st place during the 2005 edition of the Mini Transat, aiming for a place in the top ten this year. His performance in the Canary Islands today allows him to dream better, but the second stage is still a good part of 2,700 miles, and the dice is far away.
Dhallenne is back like a bullet
Hugo Dalin knows it well, which is why he never succumbed to the oath between Bayona and Santa Cruz de la Palma. “After the small stop in Spain that almost the entire fleet decided to make to let the cold front pass from Cape Finisterre, we had to re-wash to get here as quickly as possible and leave the first two as little as possible. Progress as possible before the sequel. For my part, I loaded Really, and I didn’t sleep much and couldn’t manage the machine well,” commented the 6.50 Maxi colors YC Saint Lunaire skipper who spared no effort. Neither his efforts nor his efforts. His horse in return for the score, but he made a strong impression no doubt, largely confirming his status as a tough man in the ring. Navigating by foot on the ground, in perfect harmony with the numerous oscillations of the wind, thus keeping averages distinctly higher than those of his competitors, he was able to catch up to thirty miles each day on the two leaders and dig deeper. Lots of gap on his followers. If he regretted suspending his racing for a while? “I think we did a good job of stopping, letting it pass and starting over from behind. So, there was no helicopter, there was no problem and that’s the main thing,” confirms Britleyan who used his stop to solve structural and aerial problems. Then the automatic control that occurred during the passage of the first front, in the Bay of Biscay. “Would I have continued without her?” Of course, on the second front, with the bottom of my boat peeling off, no doubt he’d be a little nervous,” admitted Hugo. This one, however, surely hasn’t said his last word yet!
