The leaders of The Artemis Transat are sailing fast in reaching conditions, but kept busy preparing their boats for what will be the fiercest gale of the race. Calmly and very professionally, both Loick Peyron (Gitana Eighty) and Armel Le Cleac'h (Brit Air) have planned their sail reductions, carried out an overall check-up and are already witnessing a serious wind increase. The contrast could not be stronger with the second pack, desperately waiting for some breeze in order to cross the ice gate. "0 knots of wind and 0 knots of boat speed", reported Sam Davies (Roxy) this morning. Vincent Riou's shore team has reacted quickly to his abandonment of the Open 60 PRB after a collision on the North Atlantic. Pierre-Louis Pillot, Eric Carret et Antoine Le Bras are now in Halifax Nova Scotia and have chartered a tugboat and pilot to take them to the abandoned boat. Two tracking beacons were activated before Vincent left the boat. The difficulties in the salvage attempt is that there is a strong depression moving into the area where the boat is located, and that the boat sustained damage to its keel and may sustain more before the salvage... or during it. It will take the tug at least 2 days to reach the boat.
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