![]() ![]() There are times when we won't be able to sleep. We study as much as possible the weather stability, if the wind will vary or not. We have to have sail to move forward, and, from the first reef, it goes fast. The problem is not a question of strong wind, but of unstable wind. We had just finished 3 weeks with a crew, so the conditions weren't ideal, but in the end it worked out. I managed to do everything I wanted, alone on board. The level was top, the others were not far behind. I managed to manage my food, which is not always easy. I did clean maneuvers, managed to sleep for a few minutes on board alone, the catchâeuros¦ We improved the comfort on board, especially the watch area where I can lie down in front of the winch area to rest, or at least try not to lose energy. I lived the Drheam Cup as if it was the first days of the Route du Rhum. 10 minutes before the start of the race, I found myself alone on my boat for the first time. I sailed solo in the Drheam Cup and did two multi-day convoy trips in false solo. What experience do you take away from your first solo sail on the Drheam Cup? We did the exercise on the Drheam Cup and on some other training sessions. It's up to me to transmit my feelings and those of the boat. This trio will follow me permanently and will advise me on the route to follow. Lalou, who has known me for 11 years, Alex Pella, a very good racer and the meteorologist Eric Mas will take turns. In Ocean Fifty we have an authorized routing cell. A protected cockpit for sailing the Route du Rhum © Vincent Olivaud / Arkema Sport We will continue with sailing in Brittany, and then some public relations sailing in La Rochelle. I did a lot of false solo sailing for safety, with the préparateurs, my boat captain, Lalou, Alex Pellaâeuros¦ This allows me to gain time to understand what is happening on board. My first solo experience was 3 and a half days on the Drheam Cup. My first experience in solo sailing is 3 days and a half on the Drheam Cup. We got some interesting data on the settings. I started sailing single-handed quite late to get a good feel for the boat, which is fairly new. Learning with him in a hurry has saved me a lot of time and avoided mistakes. I benefit from Lalou's years of experience in multihulls. With the development of the Pro Sailing Tour, we split our cockpit into two removable parts for the crew configuration, while keeping the comfort and safety for single-handed sailing and being able to be on constant watch. We built the boat with the Route du Rhum in mind, with a protected cockpit. How did you prepare yourself and the boat for the solo navigation? Quentin Vlamynck on his Ocean Fifty Arkema © Vincent Olivaud / Arkema Sport We're going to make the most of these 4 years with a great experience, whatever the result. It's been a long project that has allowed us to show that we can do great things, using meaningful materials provided by our sponsor Arkema. I'm excited and proud to have been involved in the design and construction of a new boat, and to be sailing it. We're going to try to do it right, even though the Ocean Fifty is not the easiest class. This will be your first solo experience in a multihull transatlantic race, how do you feel about it? Especially in the last few weeks on the Drheam Cup. We started this project four years ago with Arkema, and it's an important race. It's the most extreme race on our calendar. The Route du Rhum is the most mythical race in the Ocean Fifty class. ![]()
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