Orange II goes faster since 10:30 this Thursday morning. Her speed went up above 20 knots and from that moment the maxi catamaran sails between 20 and 26 knots of average speed.

Bruno Peyron’s cat has escaped from the disturbed zone of the Canaries and can from now head to south-west (course at 230° at 5 pm). She sails on starboard tack to go down towards the South while nibbling gradually in the west. Her VMG is slightly weaker than its real speed because the crew seems decided to sail away from the African coasts to take the direction of the archipelago of Cape Verde.

If there is not a news from on board as it is difficult to join the crew by satellite phone, Jean-Baptiste Epron has been able to send some images of the day. He photographed Jacques Caraës, his assistant to the embarked images, when this one was filming the boat with its digital camera. Also in the galery, Yann Elies’ board, with Ludo A glaor and Yves Blévec, having diner…

Facts: 497 miles in 24 hours…514 miles ahead of Cheyenne’s record.

Orange II Crew fuels Up

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