"Air and sea temperature falling (to around 5°C).  The sea is very confused and tiring, tossing me all over the place.  the wind is around thirty knots (which is about the average around here). Some waves ars so big that the boat goes from 10 to 22 knots in a few seconds. Not easy to see to all that! This morning I broached for the first time.  A wave literally swept over the stern of the boat and we swerved off course. I was under gennaker with one reef and it wasn't easy to get back on track!  Besides, I'd only just woken up and wasn't dressed to go outside. You can imagine the scene.  On top of that, we have a huge low arriving in the coming days and you can see that the Indian Ocean is living up to its reputation!"

Jean-Baptiste Dejeanty (Groupe Maisonneuve)