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Ocean Records – Route du Thé – Hongkong HKG-London GBR – Day 6, advance up on 665nm, but weather obstacles ahead


The favorable conditions over the Indian Ocean persisted yesterday allowing the Trimaran IDEC to reach top speeds of almost 40kn, i.e. over 70kmh ! Consequently, the advantage of Francis Jovon FRA and his team on the existing record grew massively on 665nm or over a day this morning UTC. —– Today, the weather situation becomes more complicated and on the way to the Cape of Good Hope, a deviation South will be necessary. —– The race tracker, the news and the video..