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2007/08/12 - 09h19
Start delayed
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| Rolex Fastnet Race |
| The race management announced the delay of the start of the Rolex Fastnet Race at 1600 hours on Saturday. Franck Cammas gives
us his impressions about this announcement.
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The organisation has delayed the start by at least 24 hours. What is it like to deal with these delays, of which there
have been a vast number this year?
We're beginning to get used to it. It's difficult because we organise ourselves
with a countdown in terms of the preparation of the boat and the crew to set off at the allotted time - midday on Sunday.
We've now been forced to postpone it by 24 hours, with a depression which will stay on zone for 3-4 days, in the hope that
the depression is not as deep as forecast. For the time being however it looks like very strong winds, in excess of 40 knots
for certain, in areas which are not renowned for being easy, such as the tip of Cornwall or the Fastnet. As a result the organisers
are not too keen to send off 300 boats under such conditions. With our multihulls, it's possible that we could have got past
the worst of the gales thanks to our speed by leaving on Sunday. Unfortunately, this is not the case for the rest of the fleet,
so we'll wait here with the others, though to my mind it will be a lot trickier for the multihulls to leave on Monday. We'll
have to make a decision if the organisation decide on the latter. We'll know more tomorrow and the next day.
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