After 21 days 9 hours 11 minutes and 23 second, at an average course speed of 6.68 knots, Nicolas Trousel on Financo has crossed the finish line of the Trophee BPE - Banque Privee Europeenne.
Running as far back as 18th place between April 1 and 5, he took an extreme southern route, sailing practically down to the latitude of Marie Galante before turning right on April 6. On April 2, nearly 1000 miles separated him from the sailors who chose the northernmost route. By April 9 he had moved from 16th place to 3rd. A very bold gamble that has paid off.
Top ten as of 1800 GMT Sunday 15 April (Trousel crossed 4 hours later):
1. Financo, Nicolas Troussel, 27 miles to finish
2. Defi Mousquetaires, Thomas Rouxel, 4.1 nm to leader
3. Bostik, Charles Caudrelier, 9.0
4. Sojasun, Liz Wardley, 95.9
5. A.ST Groupe, Marc Emig, 126.7
6. Lenze, Franck Le Gal, 167.4
7. Luisina, Eric Drouglazet, 174.3
8. Gedimat, Armel Tripon, 175.5
9. Banque Populaire, Jeanne Gregoire, 182.4
10. Les Mousquetaires, Bertrand de Broc, 182.9
