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Volvo Ocean Race - Dongfeng fourth in the fleet

by Yann Riou on 31 Oct 2014
Kevin Escoffier on deck, gybing and heading south. Yann Riou / Dongfeng Race Team
Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15. Yann Riou reports from on board Dongfeng Race Team.

Key Facts

Weather conditions: Reaching 15-18 knts
Position of the boat at sea: What feels like the middle of nowhere!
Position of the boat in the fleet: Fourth

Numbers

Opened food bags: 19
Food bags left: Six
Days of sailing left: Seven

We won’t die of hunger because we do have leftovers from the 19 open bags. But it won’t contain our favourite meals. Let’s just say we’ll have to wait for Cape Town to enjoy a great dinner.


More numbers

Percentage of meals unfinished last week: 100
Percentage of meals unfinished this week: Zero
Average life span of a Nutella pot the first week: 3-4 days
Average life span of a Nutella pot this week: less than 24 hours

Confirmation: we do have food, but we’re not against a food feast in South Africa.

'We’re not sure we’re heading to the right place, so let’s get there quickly to know where we stand!' (Charles)

A bit of humour and self-mockery – that’s Charles’ way to encourage his crew to focus on the trimming.

We gybed at the end of the afternoon. We’re heading south, where we’ll get some strong downwind sailing within the next 24 hours.

Have a good day.


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Quelques

Chiffres.

Nombre de sacs de nourriture entamés : 19
Nombre de sacs de nourriture restant : 6
Nombre de jours de navigation : 7

Alors on ne va pas mourir de faim, car sur les 19 sacs entamés, on a des restes. Par contre, il ne faut pas s’attendre à y trouver les plats les plus prisés. Autrement dit, pour se taper le gueuleton, il va falloir attendre Cape Town.

Autres

Chiffres

Pourcentage de plats non finis la première semaine : 100
Pourcentage de plats non finis cette semaine : 0
Durée de vie moyenne d’un pot de Nutella la première semaine :3-4 jours
Durée de vie moyenne d un pot de Nutella cette semaine : moins de 24 heures.

Confirmation : on a ce qui faut à manger, mais on a rien contre l’idée de se taper la cloche en arrivant en Afrique du Sud.

’On n’est pas encore certain d’aller au bon endroit, donc il faudrait y aller vite pour être fixés!’ (Charles)
Une petite touche d’humour et d’autodérision, c’est la manière de Charles d’inciter ses équipiers à se mobiliser sur les réglages.

On a empanné en fin d’après midi. On va route au sud, où on va toucher du vent fort portant d’ici 24 heures.
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