Transat Jacques Vabre, Multihulls slide through the doldrums with barely a pause

From the following article on the Transat Jacques Vabre website:

http://www.transat-jacques-vabre.com/en/winning-against-doldrums

The Doldrums are continuing to prove difficult to decipher for the crews on the Transat Jacques Vabre. The MOD70s drove through and gave little away, in turn the Multi 50s leaders are through a without giving too much more away and now the IMOCA Open 60s are in the thick of it having learned little of value from those who preceded them down the passage to Itajai. The top five IMOCA wont have grounds for confidence in the outcome until Sunday evening. And behind them for Class 40, their trade winds are faltering.

In relative terms Class 40 have it easier. GDF SUEZ (Rogues – Delahaye) continue to lead even with the lighter winds heading them, but those who are chasing them seem to have slightly better conditions, less shifty and squally. And so it seems that the hunters pulled back a few miles, and separated further in the shiftizng breeze.

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