{"id":7869,"date":"2024-07-04T16:25:17","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T14:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ibsasailing.com\/?p=7869"},"modified":"2024-07-12T09:56:48","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T07:56:48","slug":"tqsm-day-3-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibsasailing.com\/en\/tqsm-day-3-4\/","title":{"rendered":"TQSM – Day 3 & 4 |"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On July 3, after two days of navigation, the Class40 IBSA<\/em> exited the St. Lawrence River having covered 500 miles and passed the first mark of the course, which effectively indicates the entrance into the Newfoundland Gulf, the second of the four phases of the regatta. Here the boats will sail with light winds, at least until Friday, July 5, when, with the entry into the ocean, the second phase of this exciting regatta should also end<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Analysing what happened in the first days of the Transat Qu\u00e9bec Saint-Malo<\/em> is very complex: in the morning of July 3, the first ten boats were still less than 10 miles away from each other, with Alberto Bona and the Class40 IBSA <\/em>in 4th<\/sup> position at the 11:00 am check, just under 4 miles from Ambrogio Beccaria, who was leading the fleet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If along the St. Lawrence the two banks of the river defined the race course, in the Newfoundland Gulf the current is the new unknown, since the expected wind is light and on a beam reach, and finding the right route with a favourable current can make the difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 \u201cEverything is fine on board, the team is very close-knit<\/em>\u201d, reported Alberto<\/strong>. \u201cI\u2019m happy with our performance so far<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNavigating the St. Lawrence<\/em>\u201d, added Luca Rosetti<\/strong>, \u201cwas very nice and interesting; it was like finding yourself in a windward-leeward regatta in terms of intensity and tactics, but in reality the whole ocean still awaits us<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZpnNAEy7fdY<\/a>