Thomas Coville, the skipper of Sodebo Ultim '2 should logically arrive at the finish line of the Route du Rhum tomorrow afternoon. At more than 600 miles from the finish, Coville would finish third in the Ultimate class behind the winner Francis Joyon and his runner-up François Gabart.
Positioned a little more than 600 miles from the finish (1,100 km), Thomas Coville, the skipper of Sodebo Ultim '2 is expected to present at the Head to the English (north of the island of Guadeloupe) tomorrow in the morning. Under normal conditions, touring the island of Guadeloupe takes about five to six hours. From where an arrival on the line envisaged for Sodebo Ultim '2 tomorrow Tuesday, November 20 in late afternoon local time is evening in metropolis.
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Thomas does not hide his impatience to cross the finish line. Since he left Corunna after a forced stoppage of almost six days, the competitor has driven his boat without being able to exploit his full potential. The instruction is to remain conservative so as not to over-stress the arm that has been repaired.
Currently 650 miles from the finish line, Thomas Coville should point to the north of Guadeloupe Island tomorrow mid-day and on the line late afternoon! # RDR2018
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Hence this choice he made to go through the southern route which was the least engaged but also the longest. Completed contract since this southern option offered him beautiful, long and fast slides on a rough sea.
As the situation is rather unstable approaching the Caribbean islands, the skipper of Sodebo Ultim'2 took a reef tonight for the first time from the Canary Islands. These winds that oscillate in strength and direction more traffic that increases with the many competitors who approach the island, do not simplify the last hours of racing for all those sailors in debt sleep.
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