On Wednesday, November 11, ten days after the start of the Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe 2026, Basile Bourgnon and Corentin Horeau won the Ocean Fifty and IMOCA classes, respectively, just two minutes apart in Pointe-à -Pitre. At sea, light winds continued to slow some of the competitors as they approached the Antilles. Further east, a new weather front affected some Class40s, before the gradual rebuilding of the Azores High altered the sailing conditions.
How will the next arrivals negotiate the irregular winds around Guadeloupe? For the Class40s, spread out across the Atlantic, how will they cross the front and then the calm zones, while positioning themselves to take advantage of the return of more regular winds?
Cyril Wuest, meteorologist at METEO CONSULT, official weather partner of the Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe 2026, deciphers the navigation conditions and strategic issues from Wednesday to Friday.
