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Radio silence. The Cap Saint-Barth crew hasn't been very talkative over the last few days. On Friday afternoon, Cindy sent us a short message to reassure us about the scratch on her big toe: "It's just a war wound, nothing to stop us. Of course, the wind has been more moderate in recent days. But that doesn't mean there's been any respite. The skippers spend a lot of time in front of their computers, trying to work out the best trajectory to take to reach Saint-Barth. It's a real headache, because at the moment, we've got a big zone of light air," explains Thomas André, " The aim is to avoid it, because it lengthens the route and lets the little friends come back."
Cap Saint-Barth, like the other crews in the leading group, chose the northerly option. During the night, Cindy and Thomas steered further north than their rivals on two occasions, which delayed them slightly.Quentin Vlamynck/Adery Ogereau on Etoiles Filantes took advantage of this to move ahead of them into third place, behind Skipper Macif (2nd) and Wings of the Ocean (1st). Another group led by Demain (Martin Le Pape and Mathilde Géron, 5th), Victor Le Pape and Estelle Greck (Région Bretagne CMB Espoir, 6th) as well as Lola Billy and Corentin Horeau (Région Bretagne CMB Océane) decided to cut the route and cross this soft patch earlier. A shorter trajectory, to be sure, but one that entailed a few risks. What's more, this windless zone limits the reliability of weather forecasts for the final five days of the race. The rankings could therefore change at any moment. As Thomas sums up: "I might as well tell you that it's going to tighten things up and that we have no idea how it's going to end."
