General situation
This Sunday, relative depression 1015 HPA centered by 20 ° N and 53 ° W with low wind conditions around the depression, south of 22 ° n. East to East to Southeast moderate and unstable at the northern edge of depression.
Monday, relative depression 1015 HPA centered by 22 ° N and 57 ° W. Low wind conditions around depression south of 23 ° n. Irregular and unstable southeast flow on the northeast edge of depression.
Tuesday, relative depression 1015 HPA centered by 22 ° N and 61 ° W with low wind conditions around depression and an east to southeast to be low to moderate at the northeast edge of depression.
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Weather at sea for the Paprec deckchair
This Sunday morning at 7 a.m., most of the fleet sailed at a good pace, Babord has amazed in a moderate southeast flow on the northeast edge of a depressional soft area. The objective is to get around the windless area from the north by choosing the best possible trajectory. While the fleet was still quite compact yesterday, the game options are taking shape and the navigators spare a little more this Sunday morning. On the front of the race, Charlotte Yven/Hugo Dhallenne on Skipper Macif managed to take first place by taking a road a little southern than their competitors Alexis Thomas/Pauline Courtois on Wings of Ocean located at 9 miles behind them. 3rd place now returns to Quentin Vlamynck/Adery Ogereau on the shooting Stars who succeeded in a beautiful feat on a median road, succeeding in exceeding the Cindy Brin/Thomas André duo on Cap Saint-Barth, 4 miles behind. However, the ranking may still move a lot because the wind is gradually mullit on the front of the race in front more irregular. On the other hand, the reliability of the forecast is limited as to the evolution of the soft zone which bar their road to the Antilles. The last 5 days of racing before seeing the arrival of the first navigators on the finish line promise to follow.
Sunday May 4
This Sunday, navigators are trying to keep an east-south-east wind sustained as long as possible by bypassing the zone of depressor soft from the north, without too much without bringing closer so as not to lose ground and to be left by its opponents. With latitude positioning deviations, the most northern positioned sailors will be those who will have the most sustained wind but they will have more roads to go and will have to put from the south at some point in their route and will not be able to escape the wind which will molli in their descent to the Antilles. The most southern positioned navigators will have to avoid being trapped in the wind -free area at all costs and regularly put a little north on their roads with poverty. Sailors sailing on a median road could do well by not moving too far from the direct road while keeping enough air to move forward. With weather conditions that remain unstable this Sunday, the grain passage could play celebrations with irregular winds in strength and direction, requiring maneuvers and sailing settings.
Monday May 5
Most of the navigators should sail Babord with a CAP in the southwest to make a large descent to Saint-Barth, in a wind that will have taken from the right to orient themselves south-east. The wind will clearly molls compared to the day before by blowing at 10-12 nodes on average and morning and 7-8 knots in the afternoon. Sailors will therefore slow down clearly with a slight speed advantage that will be maintained for those who have opted a northern road. It will be interesting to see if the more important detour they have carried out in the bypass of the depression is paid or not. Note that those who have opted for a southern road will have to remain vigilant to stay enough away from the wind -free area so as not to find themselves taped on the water. At the end of the day on Monday, most of the fleet will see the south-eastern wind continue to molish. With 4 to 6 knots of east-south-east wind, sailors will have to be patient and avoid at all costs to find themselves in the petole.
Mardi May 6
This Tuesday day may be long and trying for our 17 duos which will be found in a low and poorly established wind zone. The wind will oscillate between the east and the Southeast between 5 and 8 knots with a risk of being in temporarily out of wind. This weather situation is likely to rebound the cards with a classification which will necessarily be turned upside down. This Alizé failure 2-3 days before the arrival will annoy our sailors who will have to break their heads to find the best possible trajectory to reach Saint-Barthélémy.
Wednesday May 7
Wind conditions should gradually improve this Thursday with an east-south-east then southeast wind which resumes a little vigor at 8-10 knots. Sailors will therefore be able to resume a little speed to progress at the Babord Railing, on a trajectory close to the direct road which leads them to Saint-Barthélémy. The navigators located the west of the body of water could be the most favored in their descent to the Antilles, with a better angle to the wind. An ending of the race which will be exciting to follow with an arrival scheduled on May 8 or 9 for the first browsers.
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Cyrille Duchesne, meteorologist the weather channel / Meteo Consult
