The next classes to arrive in Guadeloupe will inexorably be the Multi50s and the Imoca class monohulls, headed by two leaders. In the Multi50 class trimarans, Erwan Le Roux ( FenêtréA-Cardinal ) seems to be well established at the head of the fleet, ahead of Lalou Roucayrol ( Arkema Aquitaine Region ), his main rival by 90 miles. On the Imoca side, François Gabart ( Macif ) is still in the lead, since the start in Saint-Malo on November 2nd, with a lead of more than 60 miles over Jeremie Beyou ( Master Rooster) . A few hundred miles from the West Indies, the fate is more or less decided since the weather conditions should not change suddenly.
The first Multi50 should see the Caribbean island on Thursday morning (local time) and the first Imoca about eight hours later. The rounding of the butterfly island should not call into question the ranking as it has been the case for the Ultimates, as the leaders have a sufficiently large lead.
A quartet at the head of Class40
In the Class40 category, it is a quartet that is leading the fleet with the arrival of Yannick Bestaven ( The Curator) among the three leaders in place. Indeed, Alex Pella ( Tales 2 Santander ) is still in first place but his close pursuers, Kito de Pavant ( Otio-Bastide Medical ) and Thibaut Vauchel-Camus ( Solidaires en Peloton ) are maintaining the distance. Tactics will have to come into play in order to gain miles.
Redistribution of the cards for the Rhum class
Anne Caseneuve ( Aneo ) is still leading the fleet ahead of the leaders of the Rhum Class around the Canaries. Today is already shaping up to be a very important day as a ridge of high pressure is cutting the fleet in half. The winds are very light and speeds are around 5 knots. They will have to head south to find the trade winds. The cards are likely to be reshuffled within the Rhum class.
