ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE - Brest Jan 24-27 Tasmania, Cape Leewin, Cape Town Repairs x3 Busy Ashore

Last Friday evening ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest leader , Charles Caudrelier, (Maxi Edmond de Rothschild), has about 600 miles left to sail to the longitude of Tasmania, and the entrance to the Pacific. Second placed Thomas Coville, (Sodebo Ultim 3,) reported that he has repaired his foil lowering mechanism, and he has less than 1200 miles to go to Cape Lewin. In third Armel Le Clérch, had been catching miles on Coville, and is going well just North West of the Kerguelens. Anthony Marchand, (Actual Ultim), has started his repairs in Cape Town where Éric Péron, (ADAGIO), is now headed after rudder damage early this morning.

There are now two Ultims in Cape Town undergoing repairs. SVR Lzartigue and Actual. Here are thir arrival videos.

Every Friday we talk to the routers. During this third week of racing, Charles Caudrelier has just entered the Pacific, Anthony Marchand and Éric Péron suffered damage while Thomas Coville and Armel Le Cléac'h progressed well in the Indian Ocean. Erwan Israel (Maxi Edmond de Rothschild), Philippe Legros (Sodebo) and Nicolas Lunven (Banque Populaire) look back on a particularly eventful week. They also talk of two crossings of the Indian Ocean that have seen completely different conditions.