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- Hello, well listen, it goes well, we got wind, it's going rather fast.
So I don't complain, that's rather nice, but there's quite a lot of waves, so it slams a lot.
that's why it's not easy to hear you, I warn you that it's making a big mess in the boat each time we slam in the waves.
but Macifs is going forward, and rather in the good direction, so everything is good !
- Tell me François, when you feels like almost home like this, it must be hard not to give anything away, to stay focus,
to leave space to no hazard ?
- ehhhh .. not it ... ??? ... you tell yourself that's there's not a lot left, so obviously it's not time to let go.
to be focused for the last days, I think there's really no problems for that.
so no no, I'm happy that the finish line gets closer, that's obvious.
I know that we're in a rhythm there, where we can hold until the end with no problem.
and well, we just got to try to sail well.
The weather situation is far from simple in front of me, I certainly will be far more slowed in the 2 coming days than Armel behind.
so the gap should decrease.
fortunately I've gone quite well those last hours so I've been able to dig a little bit more but ..
I know that it wont last, so I'm well aware of it.
- Pierre-François Bonneau -And also ....
-Hello ?
- Go on, go on François.
- Eh ... and well, what was I saying, I don't remember !
- That you already were thinking at the Sable d'Olonne's arrival. Pierre-François Bonneau is going to ask you a question.
- Yes François, its a question from a Catalan journalist
who wanted to know the part between the boat's evolution, the fight you had with Armel, and the weather conditions
to make that you go under 80 days?
- I got to answer which factor allows to go this fast, is that it ?
The answer is a little bit everything, there's not ...
- Yes, in outline the ...
- The key of our speed ?
- Yes the ...
- Ehhh .. no it's difficult to answer this question. We progressed on the boat, it's obvious, they are faster.
I think that we also progressed in the way to drive them.
we trained well. I think that Armel ... personally I wasn't there four years ago, but I think that between his last Vendee and ...
and this one, he didn't lost time, he trained, he progressed.
Well I wasn't at the last Vendee but for sure ... ???? ... yes
So well, the sailors are progressing, the boats are progressing and the conditions are not unpleasant to go fast.
So that's it, finally it makes that at the 70th day of the race we are at Cape Verde latitude and not very fare from finish.
- Tell me François, when you have spend 2 months alone like this on your boat, do you apprehend the crowd at the arrival ?
- No no, there's no apprehension, I know that it won't necessary be easy but
It's going to be a rather brutal transition, but somewhere a good transition, I'll be happy to meet back people.
to be solicited in a way, I just gonna have to be careful, protect myself
keep some time with family and friends to forget nobody.
But no no, I'm not worried. I know that I'm well surrounded
I've got all the Mer Agitée's team who have seen it before.
Michel and Regine knows what at Vendee arrival is, so ...
I think that in all the preparation of this arrival ... ??? ... ??? ... ??? ... arrival
I'll be confident by relying on their experience.
- Michel is Michel Desjoyeaux indeed. Phillipe Gardent is with us, he is PSG Handball's coach.
but who was at Barcelona in 92, bronze medal with French Handball Team.
and he follows you all carefully, he wants to tell you something.
- Yes, first hello, congratulations, I've got 2 short questions.
During this journey, did you had psychological downs ?
And how you do to raise up from it ? I won't speak technical cause I know nothing about it, but the psychological aspect interests me
Did you had a time of depression, solitude for sure, but how do you solve this problem ?
This is the first question, and the second, a little bit shorter :
you are 140 ahead, with the weather data you have, except a bad blow, is the race won for you ?
- So, I'll answer first to the last question. I say and repeat it, for sure I have a little bit of lead.
but the weather situation in front of me is not simple and I think that the gap is going to decrease and the race is far far from over.
so no, the gap between Armel and me is not enough to tell myself that it's over.
even the opposite ! But I'm full on, the boat is full on and I'm ready to fight until the end
so there also no reasons to tell myself that I won't work.
this is for the second question.
and the first, did I had hard times ? Obviously, we necessary have ups and downs during 3 months
eeehhh .. I think that it's mostly linked with the tiredness
There's time where we are being roughed, we can't really rest, we are really tired, in the same time we didn't necessary took a good option and are losing places, and so it's hard.
and for me, the only way I have out of it is simply to rest, and focus and the essential, which is what I'm know, which is make the boat go as fast as possible
It's simply that, and generally, it goes away quite quickly.
-Okay, thanks a lot !