The start is postponed by 23 hours.

The fleet will set sails on Monday the 10th of May at 11 am. This delay is due to the stormy pressure that slowly moves in the Bay of Biscay. This pressure should cause harsh heavy showers at 45 knots in Sunday to Monday’s night. For obvious safety reasons, the race committee have decided to postpone the start of this second leg between Gijon and La Rochelle. The firsts should reach La Rochelle during Thursday to Friday night.

B course.

The course B has been chosen for the start tomorrow at noon... 465 nm, 500 nm (number of miles validated).  The fleet heads to a mark buoy to leave portside (46°05.6N - 01°42.4W), Ile d'Yeu to leave portside, the South Cardinal buoy named Sablaire to leave starboard (46°43,7 - 02°19,4W), Belle Isle to be left portside, the lighthouse of Birvideaux to circumvent and leave starboard (47°29.2N - 03°17.4W), Belle Ile to leave starboard, mark buoy to leave portside, the lighthouse of Chanchardon to leave portside, the tower of Antioch to leave starboard, finish line between the buoy at the Minimes to leave portside and a tetrahedral orange buoy to leave starboard.

Meteo Consult: pressure...

Sunday the 9th of May
The low pressure moves quickly in the morning to head towards the middle of the Bay of Biscay. It goes slightly north in the afternoon, and generates very disturbed conditions. For the start, conditions of low pressure with west-southwest wind force 3-4 that turns west. The showers limit the visibility. With the rise of the low pressure in the afternoon, the west wind strengthens and is then northwest force 4-5 with a risk of reaching force 5-6 in a sea that becomes rough. In the evening and night it will continue to strengthen sector west-north-west force 6 with potential 35 knots gales and gusts. This kind of changing situations limits its reliability due to uncertainty about the precise development of the low pressure. Nevertheless, there are risks of conditions that will get worse.

Forecast for the beginning of next week
Low pressures on Monday in the North of theBay of Biscay before reaching France on Tuesday. The low pressure and very unstable conditions on Monday will change into a northerly stream Tuesday. Then on Wednesday, the pressure should increase and improve the weather forecast.

Ryan has arrived...

Ryan Finn (252 - Myrna Minkoff) has arrived. Everybody's in Gijon...

Welcome to Gijon!

Located on the shores of the Bay of Biscay, Gijon enjoys an attractive combination between coastal environment, heritage and modern seaside architecture. The important buildings of the city have their origins in the town's Roman past, before it has grown in the sixteenth century when the Catholic Kings decided to build a port.
The hill of Santa Catalina and the fishing district of Cimadevilla compose the old city of Gijon. Its first inhabitants chose to stay on this hill and this city was chosen, in our days, to welcome the Elogio del Horizonte, a monumental work of the Basque sculptor Eduardo Chillida.
From here, you can appreciate a breathtaking view over the Bay of Biscay, the Costa Verde and Cimadevilla. Between San Lorenzo beach and the marina, there are Roman streets, noble manors and fishermen homes. The situation of Gijon, in the Costa Verde and midway between the eastern and western Asturias makes it a perfect place to go all over both the coast and hinterland.
The East coast invites to a walk on the vast beaches from the historical towns like Ribadesella and Llanes and fishing ports such as Lastres or Tazones. The interior offers another Asturian natural attraction, the mountains. The national park of Picos de Europa is located in this region, where lakes, forests and peaks (over 2,000 meters above sea level) hide many hamlets.

Ryan Finn at sea..

Fabienne Robin (603 - Plume d'Ange) has arrived. She reached Gijon at 8:56.
Among prototypes, Alban Astier (785 - Seanergy) arrived at 8:31 am.
Ryan Finn should be in Gijon at about noon today.