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The mission of METEO CONSULT, Partner of La Route du Rhum – La Banque Postale, consists in providing :
- the best information to ensure the safety of the competitors of the race.
- the audience with clear explanations to understand the race.
Organization and safety: it is more than 20 years of experience in marine weather and especially near the racing sailors which make METEO CONSULT the ideal partner for a quality assistance. The crossing of the North Atlantic in November can hold particularly testing conditions for the men as for the boats (one can remember the consequences of the storms of 2002) and it is important that the organizer can anticipate such events.
METEO CONSULT’ team works with demanding directors, that it is for the oil industry which operates at sea or for the National Marine. METEO CONSULT can analyze the extent of the phenomena and the risks incurred to help with the decisions.
Explanations to the audience: it is with more than 15 years of experience of the media and in particular with its diffusions on LA CHAINE METEO that the team of forecasters endeavours to transmit its expertise to the audience. Our objective is to enable each one to understand the choices of way which make the suspense of the transatlantic races.
Indeed, the shortest way is seldom tre fastest. To win the Race, it is necessary to play without fault with the weather situations which are in perpetual evolution in space and time. Each skipper chooses its option: southern, northern or intermediate way according to the depressions (to be avoided or use), of the anticyclones (to be crossed in spite of the calm ones or to circumvent), of the trade winds (with being gone to seek now or later).
It is thus to follow with you this enthralling race that METEO CONSULT gives you an appointment on a video updated 2 times per day at 9 AM and 7 PM for the explanations of the forecaster on our two websites :




























Vincent Riou (FRA) (PRB) takes fifth place in the IMOCA Open 60 Class in the 9th Route du Rhum-La Banque Postale
Breaking the finish line off Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe at 07hrs 05mins 52 mins today (Monday, CET/Paris) (Monday 06 hrs 05mins 52 mins GMT/ Local 03hrs 05mins 52mins (CET -4hrs)) Vincent Riou on the IMOCA 60 PRB took fifth place in the IMOCA Class in the 9th Route du Rhum-La Banque Postale solo Transatlantic race which started from Saint-Malo, France at 1302hrs (CET) Sunday 31st October.
The elapsed time for PRB is 14 days 18 heures 03 minutes 52 seconds
His average speed is 11.37kts for the distance he sailed of 4026 miles.
Over the theoretical course distance of 3539 miles Vincent Riou’s average speed is 10.00knots
Riou finished 01 day 00 hours 52mins 56secs after IMOCA Open 60 winner Roland Jourdain (Veolia Environnement
Jean-Pierre Dick (FRA) (Virbac-Paprec 3) takes fourth place in the IMOCA Open 60 Class in the 9th Route du Rhum-La Banque Postale
Breaking the finish line off Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe at 04hrs 13mins 13 mins today (Monday, CET/Paris) (Monday 03 hrs 13mins 13 mins GMT/ Monday 23hrs 13mins 13 mins (CET -4hrs)) Jean-Pierre Dick on the IMOCA 60 Virbac Paprec 3 took fourth place in the IMOCA Class in the 9th Route du Rhum-La Banque Postale solo Transatlantic race which started from Saint-Malo, France at 1302hrs (CET) Sunday 31st October.
The elapsed time for Virbac –Paprec 3 is 14 days 15hours 11minutes 13seconds
His average speed is 11.36kts for the distance he sailed of 3998 miles.
Over the theoretical course distance of 3539 miles Jean Pierre Dick’s average speed is 10.08knots
Dick finished 22hrs 00mins 17 secs after IMOCA Open 60 winner Roland Jourdain (Veolia Environnement
Rookie IMOCA Open 60 skipper Christopher Pratt is suffering from a complete lack of power on DCNS 1000 due to a problem with the engine of his boat.
The engine failed Thursday and since then he has been running with almost no power. He is navigating off a small hand held GPS.
“Thursday morning I tried to repair the engine but it is the injection pump and so I have been unable to use it and so have no means of recharging the batteries. I have been in virtual blackout since then. I have a little help from the solar power but have been racing with no computer, no pilot, no keel motor, no nav station. There is just the small hand held GPS which I have a waypoint in, and with a little sun have managed to fire up the computer a couple of times. I have been carefully trying to build up enough power in the batteries to use the pilot a little and navigate a little.
But the last two days there has been really very little wind. As soon as I drop the helm it goes through 360 degrees, so I have to steer all the time. I have tried everything. Ive had a pouffe at the helm and steered with my feet as well as my arms and hands. I have not been able to move off the helm much since Thursday. I just go to make some food, then get back to the helm and sleep there. I think I should get to Guadeloupe Tuesday evening.”