An Atlantic crossing as if you were right there! Part 2 of 2
Pierre, Serge, Catherine, Sylvie, Hervé and Vincent: the 6 crew that set off aboard the Outremer 51 Piment Rouge at the start of the ARC+. On the program, a transatlantic passage in a “We’re pulling each other’s leg” style from Las Palmas, in Gran Canaria, with a stopover in Mindelo, in Cape Verde, before the big crossing to Grenada, toward the southern end of the West Indies. Following on from their tales of the first leg (see MW184), here’s their logbook from the second - the story of a merciless battle with the NEEL 47 Bigbird…
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Published on 24/07/2022
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L'équipage de Piment Rouge
Issue:
185
Published:
Sep.
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Oct.
2022
Cape Verde – November 19
As soon as headed out from Mindelo (a great moment of emotion, the transatlantic is now beginning...), the racing starts again - we study the water. We look for transits and establish a countdown for the line. The start is planned with the monohulls and the wind is light. In our sights, the NEEL 47 Bigbird seems to be hesitant. Well focused, we decide to start under gennaker.
Off to a good start: Piment Rouge takes the lead! On our starboard side and under yellow Parasailor, the inevitable Bigbird who we’ll have to beat by a good day. Ahead…
