| France. Transat Jacques Vabre: Weather Forecast for the 5/6th November starts |
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| Saturday, 05 November 2005 | |
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Event media: The IMOCA Open 60 and Open 50 teams had their final briefing this morning before the boats leave the docks from 10:30 French time today. They will be informed of which start procedure they will take once they are out on the water, depending on the weather prevailing over the start zone at midday. It is most likely that the boats will start directly off the line, without having to complete a dog-leg inshore if the current conditions hold. The weather forecast was given by Louis Bodin... Saturday 5th November 2005 at 0800 15 – 20 knots from the South West Saturday afternoon 15 – 20 knots from the SW on the start line. This wind from the SW is likely to shift towards the SSW at the end of the day, and build to 20 – 25 knots then 30 knots off the Contentin headland. The sea state will get rougher around the coastline. During the first night Sat - Sun the wind will rotate to the SSW at 20 – 30 knots. This will be quite an irregular breeze. The swell will build continuously as the fleet approach the mouth of the English Channel. Sunday For the monohulls the wind will stay from the SSW with a very choppy sea state, 4 – 5 metre waves, the swell from the SW, as the fleet exit the English Channel. For the multihulls the start will be rougher than for the monohulls. SSW wind on the start line from 20 – 25 knots gusting to 30 knots. The sea nearer to the coast will be manageable. However offshore the sea state will be very rough. During the night Sun – Mon the wind is likely to rotate again to the SW 15 – 25 knots, then to the West at the end of the night when the first front passes. The shift to the West will be gradual. The sea will be particularly difficult with the strong SW swell. Monday New rotation to the South – South West with the winds building from 20 – 30 knots, then 35 – 40 knots at the end of the day. Big swell from the South West. Tuesday Pasage of a more active front than the first with a violent rotation of the wind to the North West, between 30 – 40 knots at the end of the day. A strong SW swell with breaking wave tops, creating a difficult sea at the passing of the front. http://www.jacques-vabre.com/ |
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