Thursday 20 June 2013

Multi50 update, Maitre Jacques team deliver their Multi50 in preperation for the upcoming Record SNSM

Update from the Maitre Jacques FB page:

https://www.facebook.com/Trimaran.Maitre.Jacques?hc_location=timeline

Here is the rough bing translate:

For the record SNSM Loïc Féquet and Loïc Escoffier left Saint-Malo on Wednesday: Cape Saint Nazaire and the Record SNSM 2013. The weather conditions announced for this event should not, however, allow to get record chronos... Regardless, the challenge is that more interesting: how to do more with less! The Team master Jacques will also take advantage of each moment past seas to always work again and for the Transat Jacques Vabre.

Four days of the launch of the Record SNSM, the two Loïc Fequet and Escoffier, future duo "Master Jacques," from the Transat Jacques Vabre 2013 takes advantage the conveying of Saint-Malo in Saint-Nazaire to refine their preparation and validate the last work done aboard the Multi 50 red and white.

Speed, speed
To program these two days and two nights of drive: work on polar boat speed (graphical representation of the speed of the boat based on its look, the strength of the wind and the State of the sea, its sail combinations and their settings). These data are valuable benchmarks for the sailors in constant search for optimization of their speed.

Faster with less wind?
For the record, the two Loïc meet two of the crew of the Team master Jacques faithful: Pierre Hingant and Arnaud Le Gal; Franck-Yves Escoffier will complement this fine team of sailors.

On paper, the weather conditions expected on this Record SNSM 2013 should not allow the Team master Jacques to do better than in 2011 (more than 20 knots with peaks at 26.5 knots), Loïc and his team have worked for two years but their boat has won yet in potential and ease... Their performance will be to monitor closely.

The of this record SNSM 2013 will kick off Sunday at 17 h, the record to beat is that of Lionel Lemonchois in 2011 in 17 h 01'35 ".

Loïc Féquet, skipper master Jacques: "with a westerly breeze, will be hard to do better than two years ago (in 2011, the conditions were ideal: a steady Southwest breeze that allowed crews to navigate to the"reaching"outward and return, Editor's note)." It will leave in 15-20 knots from the West Sunday afternoon; It will ease then, but it will always be wind.
Our goal is still to work for the Transat Jacques Vabre. Keep a pace of more than 24 hours: we have succeeded on the ArMen Race (won by Maître Jacques last may, Editor's note) must be confirmed here. » Record to beat Multi 50 (course of 360 miles two AR between St Nazaire and Ste. Marine): Prince de Bretagne / Lionel Lemonchois - 17 h 01'35 "(2011)

Crew master Jacques on the Armen Race: Loïc Féquet, Loïc Escoffier, Pierre Hingant, Arnaud Le Gal and Franck-Yves Escoffier.
 
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