CODE ORANGE

This morning the race committee have announced that we are back in Code Orange, with even a possibility of starting the race tomorrow.

This is very exciting news, and this afternoon I will make the final checks on the boat (again) to ensure that it is ready to go incase we have a start tomorrow.

The majority of today has been spent driving the coastline of France and checking out the famous Ras De Sein to look at the local conditions and check out any currents or eddies that have formed, and look at the tremendous standing waves that litter the shore line where the wind blows against the tide. At the moment the tide co-efficient is not very high, so the conditions are not nearly as rough as they normally would be with the present wind, but it was defiantly rough enough for a mini, as judging by the waves crashing against the light houses, there is quite a lot of swell up the coast. As you can see from the picture I took today, the Ras looks pretty mean!

For now, keep an eye on the mini web site www.minitransat.fr to stay updated on the start time and day for the race, and also to get access to the trackers after we race.

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