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Wait for the midnight hour, duelling duos fight to the line
With less than 180 miles to go and a lead of 90 miles it would take something big and unexpected now for the win to escape For People. Thomas Ruyant and Morgan Lagravière are almost guaranteed the double in IMOCA - they are expected on the line around midnight Martinique time.
But nothing is decided for the remaining podium places. Paprec Arkea (Richomme-Eliès) and For The Planet (Goodchild-Koch) are duelling downwind in the trade winds, swapping gybe for gybe with small gains and losses see-sawing back and forwards. Sam Goodchild and Antoine Koch have a small lead but are to leeward of Paprec Arkéa. If they can steal second it would be a remarkable double for the TR Racing stable – Ruyant’s team For People and For the Planet. And behind them the battle for fourth and fifth is just as intense between the two Manurd designs, Charal (Jérmie Beyou and Franck Cammas) and Initiatives Coeur (Sam Davies-Jack Boutell) which has just crossed again in front of the black and red foiler.
Fort-de-France has already welcomed the eight multihulls in the ULTIM and Ocean Fifty divisions and now is steeling itself for a stream of IMOCA finishers over the next few days. Nine are expected between midnight tonight and midnight Sunday.
But nothing is decided for the remaining podium places. Paprec Arkea (Richomme-Eliès) and For The Planet (Goodchild-Koch) are duelling downwind in the trade winds, swapping gybe for gybe with small gains and losses see-sawing back and forwards. Sam Goodchild and Antoine Koch have a small lead but are to leeward of Paprec Arkéa. If they can steal second it would be a remarkable double for the TR Racing stable – Ruyant’s team For People and For the Planet. And behind them the battle for fourth and fifth is just as intense between the two Manurd designs, Charal (Jérmie Beyou and Franck Cammas) and Initiatives Coeur (Sam Davies-Jack Boutell) which has just crossed again in front of the black and red foiler.
Fort-de-France has already welcomed the eight multihulls in the ULTIM and Ocean Fifty divisions and now is steeling itself for a stream of IMOCA finishers over the next few days. Nine are expected between midnight tonight and midnight Sunday.
