Monday 1st December, Day 2: A Change of Scenery

December 1, 2025

Sailing conditions changed dramatically overnight aboard IDEC SPORT. After a fierce battle, the all-female crew led by Alexia Barrier and Dee Caffari was caught up in an anticyclonic bubble coming from the south of the Azores, which had the unfortunate idea of lingering on the Maxi Trimaran's route off the coast of Porto. With a series of gybes yesterday and last night, Alexia, Dee, Bessie, Bex, Debs, Molly, Xiquita, and Stacey managed to delay the inevitable for a long time, namely a sudden and untimely slowdown in their rush southward. The girls then transitioned seamlessly from a galloping mode to a slow-and-steady mode, heading west-southwest, from where the west wind should return at the end of the morning, then northwesterly. They will then resume a more direct downwind course. The sea state has naturally calmed down, and it is under a perfectly clear sky - with rising temperatures - that the crew of The Famous Project CIC will wait for the next front to cross today. Yesterday's gybes will be replaced by tacking, which will certainly disrupt the routine of the watches, as they wait for calmer and more direct sailing conditions tomorrow as they head towards the Canary Islands.