This Friday, November 13th, 12 days after the start of the Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe 2026, the battle remains wide open at the front of the Class40 fleet. Achille Nebout leads the race, while the return of the trade winds accompanies the arrival of the IMOCA boats in Guadeloupe. For a large part of the fleet still racing, the light and inconsistent winds on the edge of the Azores High are making things difficult.
Can the IMOCA boats rely on consistent and regular trade winds around the island? For the Class40s, spread out across the Atlantic, how best to navigate the ridge before reaching the trade winds on the approach to the Antilles?
Cyrille Duchesne, meteorologist at METEO CONSULT, official weather partner of the Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe 2026, deciphers the navigation conditions and strategic issues from Friday to Sunday.
