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Arkéa Ultim Challenge: “It was sporty!”, Le Cléac’h recounts his “Dantesque” night at sea

Although he is one of the most experienced French sailors, Armel Le Cleac'h nonetheless remains at the mercy of the elements once at sea.

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Arkéa Ultim Challenge: “It was sporty!”, Le Cléac’h recounts his “Dantesque” night at sea

Although he is one of the most experienced French sailors, Armel Le Cleac'h nonetheless remains at the mercy of the elements once at sea. Engaged in the Arkéa Ultim Challenge, a new round-the-world trip in a giant trimaran , the last winner of the Transat Jacques Vabre recounted on social networks his fight aboard the Maxi Banque Populaire XI during the night from Thursday to Friday.

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“We had a very complicated night with a pretty daunting battle. Gusts of 50 knots, storms, heavy rain... It was sporty, a little hot, he explains in a video published on the Voile Banque Populaire X account. But hey, we got out of there without any technical problems. We will have to wait for the sea to calm down because there are really big seas there. We have almost 5 meters of swell. The boat is not necessarily easy to adjust. But the good news is that it will calm down in the evening.”

Next objective for the “Chacal”: to catch up with the two sailors at the head of the race, Tom Laperche (SVR Lazartigue) and Charles Caudrelier (Edmond de Rothschild) “We’re hanging on!”, concludes Le Cleac’h.

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