The skippers left Kinsale with a southwesterly wind at 9 to 13 knots and a cold front approaching. Armel Le Cleac’h sails south along the Irish coast upwind, tacking frequently to get to the Fastnet Rock. Before reaching the south most Irish cape the wind increases significantly to 20 knots
Armel Le Cleach left Gijon on Tuesday 3rd August with a light 5/9 knots north/north westerly breeze which quickly shifted to north-easterly at the approach of the high pressure ridge not far from the Spanish coast
Having left in a light steady North Westerly breeze between 5 and 10 knots in the Seine Bay on the 27th of July, Brit Air then embarked on a long stretch along the Normandy coastline