Loick Peyron's blog

This cohabiting is changing my rhythm and my habits but it is also complicated for Vincent. He had a good night and was very well behaved! The poor old thing is trying to do as little as possible but I think it’s fairly unsettling for him. The few hours detour has put me on a slightly more Northerly course than the one I wanted to adopt, but it's not necessarily an issue for the next stage in the game.

Conditions are still quite incredible… It’s calm with a tempest of blue and 30°C on the deck of Gitana Eighty: you could also imagine you were in the Mediterranean. I’ve never experienced that in my previous four participations… I’ve never done this transatlantic race in swimming trunks before, particularly to the south of Newfoundland. All in all, our ice gate is appropriately named as, once you go through it, you're certain not to see any!