The night from Tuesday November 12 to Wednesday November 13 was complicated for Clarisse Crémer (L'Occitane en Provence). The 34-year-old sailor lost her main sail off the Portuguese coast around 4 a.m.
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Hard blow for Clarisse Crémer during the third night of sailing in the 2024-25 Vendée Globe. Then 29th in the general classification, the skipper lost her large MH0 gennaker in the night around 4 a.m. This large headsail deployed unexpectedly, which will complicate the rest of its course.
“The next few days are not going to be very fun”
This absence of a head sail will in particular be a disadvantage for periods of light winds, which Clarisse Crémer confirmed with the race direction. “I was quite happy with my race, quite proud of my maneuvers and my trajectories, even if some were mainly guided by caution. Without this sail, the next few days downwind in light airs are not going to be very fun. I lost a lot of energy but the race is still long! »
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On his Imoca L’Occitane in Provencethe French sailor had a very good start to the race. After a sleepless night, she will tackle the descent of the Atlantic.