The Med belongs to the meds

TPM Coych was the first to arrive in Marseille at the very end of the night. The Farr 30 fleet had to fight hard for the wind just dropped down when coming close to the city.
Marseille is not that far from Port-Camargue, just 65 milles away. But the crossing may be difficult for you have to sail all around the Rhone delta, called the Camargue where the sand banks stretched far away from the shore.

The place might be very windy because of the well known mistral wind. But it was not to be. The boats started with 5 light knots of wind but then had a rather consistant 12 knots breeze, just a perfect wind for a night ‘s sail in the heat of summer. You just have to keep an eye on the currents, the fishing vessels and their nearly invisible nets and the maritime traffic from the oil tanker terminal of Fos-sur-Mer. That is to say nothing of your opponents. Ideal conditions doesn’t mean there is no race, rather the reverse for everyone had a chance. But the Med is really something special : the first boat to cross the finish line was, once more, the boat from Hyeres, TPM Coych. The team skipped by Fabien Henry is the strong one since the boats arrived in the latin « mare nostrum ». So we have the feeling they will stay in the top three till the end. Can they go and get to the second ? Hard to believe for the best boat are rather consistant. This morning the leader of the student ranking, Team SOG Safran, were second on the line and are clearly holding on their leading position. Groovederci did a very good race, making a four. The american boat is now five overall, just three points in front of Oman sail’s Renaissance. It will for sure be hard sport until the end with these two english speaking team.
Another battle is raging in the amator section. The dutch boat Mummaduck is now very close to the swiss Ville de Genève – Carrefour Prévention and Purflo Les Thermes Marin Saint-Malo is just behind. Even though Ville de Genève claimed to be at ease in the light winds of the med, everything can happen. Now the boat are moored in the heart of the city and the crew can have some rest. Next race tomorrow, some inshores are schedulded.