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Bostik from Lisbon to Cape Town at 13.15 knots on average

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Charles Caudrelier, Liz Wardley, Erwan Tabarly and Erwan Lebec arrived this morning at noon (10.00 UT) in the V&A Marina at Cape Town in South Africa with Bostik, the first Veolia Oceans® one-design produced with the SolOceans 2009 in mind. Thus Bostik sailed 7,526 nautical miles at 13.15 knots on average. A great performance for a trial run on the course of the first leg of the Reconnaissance Tour of the SolOceans, between Caen and Wellington, the capital of New Zealand.

Yachting World publication - January 2008 Bostik in a Force 8 wind photographed by Jean-Marie Liot, official photographer of the SolOceans. This double page was published in the February 2008 issue of the International Edition of Yachting World. © Yachting World 2008

"After sailing for a few days in a grey weather alongside the Roaring Forties, followed by a last rough night with a 35-knot wind (Force 7), we were welcomed by a great sun, a blue sky and summery temperatures. In only a few miles distance, the contrast is amazing, between the hostile Forties’ zone and the welcoming coast of Cape Town and of the Cape of Good Hope", explained Charles Caudrelier at his arrival in the port where SailingOne’s technical team was waiting for Bostik.

"As we left Lisbon with bad weather conditions: adverse wind which pushed us away from the direct track, followed by the calms of the Azores anticyclone, and the crossing of the Doldrums with not that much breeze, we are quite happy with our average speed", acknowledge Bostik’s skipper. Let’s insist on the fact that the first Veolia Oceans® one-design sailed with an excess load of 8 to 10% of its normal weight because of the presence of a four-member crew on a oceanic yacht built for a solo sailor and an additional quantity of materials required during this sailing-test around the world.

"We were happy to discover one part of this course around the world. It’s the first time I sail so south. It’s very nice, after such a long journey to discover the extremity of our planet", added Charles Caudrelier. "We flirted with the Roaring Forties, we’ve seen the Cape of Good Hope, and we’ve tasted the strong breeze from the South… Now we can’t wait to set sail again and to get into the heart of the matter, that is to say to enter the Indian Ocean towards New Zealand …"

After a few hours of rest, the four Bostik’s sailors and the three members of SailingOne’s technical team, including Jean-Baptiste Daramy, Project Manager of the Veolia Oceans® series will start a complete check-up afloat.

A sailing session in order to validate the settings is scheduled for next Wednesday. Then Bostik will head for Wellington on Thursday 31 January, for around 22 to 25 sailing days in hostiles conditions. Erwan Tabarly on his side will go back to France at the end of next week in order to fulfil contractual obligation regarding his 2008 sportive season. Charles Caudrelier will then only be on board with the experienced Liz Wardley and Erwan Lebec to sail Bostik. In fact, Liz is the only person on board who has already sailed in the Great South it was during the Volvo Ocean Race 2001-2002.

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