The anticyclone and the trade winds have changed the deal
Thierry Duprey du Vorsent and his boat Domaine du Mont d'Arbois find themselves positioned 13th in the BPE Trophy after the latest standings were released at 18.00 on Easter Monday. The Gitana Team skipper struggled with some light winds over the previous 36 hours, whereas his competitors, who sought out trade winds a lot further south, reaped the rewards of their patient approach since the race began.

Speaking this afternoon, Thierry explained that he has beensailing with the wind for the last few hours, and I should be getting nine-to-12-knot winds over the next three days. The data I've got isn't very conclusive and isn't exactly telling me the same thing as my two barometers but, hey, a transatlantic race is all about instinct as well!” 

The Domaine du Mont d'Arbois skipper added that he is under no illusions concerning his rivals to the extreme south, but that the group of boats closer to his position remain very much within his reach.

With a touch of humour, Thierry Duprey du Vorsent then revealed that, “the boat had been practically dry since the last area of low pressure and the Easter church bells rang a little earlier than planned. My Easter eggs came out of their packaging slightly ahead of schedule and I had to eat them about four or five days ago.

There ought to be a lot of excitement ahead this week as surely nobody would dare predict a finishing position for Thierry at this stage. The competition remains very open. 

Ranking, Monday 9 April - 18.00:

Rank Boat / Skipper Latitude Longitude Speed Cap Dist. But Dist. 1st
1 Défi Mousquetaires Thomas Rouxel 15 11.12' N 42 55.82' W 8.5 282 1069.3 0.0
2 BostikCharles Caudrelier 15 09.84' N 42 52.51' W 7.9 241 1071.3 2.0
3 Financo Nicolas Troussel 13 09.00' N 42 23.37' W 8.7 244 1116.9 47.6
4 Sojasun Liz Wardley 16 21.16' N 41 59.05' W 8.7 269 1120.0 50.7
5 Theolia Robert Nagy 24 33.59' N 43 27.80' W 8.0 231 1136.6 67.3
6 Gedimat Armel Tripon 23 48.26' N 42 58.87' W 7.5 228 1144.2 74.9
7 A.ST Groupe Marc Emig 22 40.54' N 42 15.85' W 6.2 239 1157.9 88.6
8 Luisina Eric Drouglazet 22 38.60' N 41 50.41' W 8.4 240 1180.8 111.5
9 Aquarelle.com Yannick Bestaven 20 32.94' N 41 13.37' W 8.6 227 1183.5 114.2
10 Groupe Céléos Ronan Treussart 22 17.93' N 41 34.91' W 9.2 226 1187.8 118.5
11 Les Mousquetaires Bertrand de Broc 22 11.05' N 41 21.08' W 8.8 230 1198.8 129.6
12 Cercle Vert Gildas Morvan 21 30.99' N 40 59.99' W 8.0 235 1206.8 137.5
13 Domaine du Mont d'Arbois Thierry Duprey du Vorsent 26 07.92' N 42 24.32' W 7.0 219 1222.8 153.0

Source www.tropheebpe.com

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