Yannick Bestaven: "This was the number of Yves Parlier's Aquitaine Innovations. Yves has supported me a lot in this project, so there was no way I was going to change the number..."

Cheminées Poujoulat was actually christened  by Jean-Pierre Dick ien 2004 and her name has not been changed: «He named her «Absolute Dreamer» and I don't have the courage to change her name, as that is said to be unlucky!» explained Bernard Stamm.

1000 is the number displayed by Marc Thiercelin's Finot-Conq designed DCNS. It refers to the social policy included within his partnership project.  1000 is the number of young job applicants, who will be going through a training course with DCNS.

Five skippers requested permission to leave harbour today to test sails, electronics, rigging, communications systems… or simply for a jaunt with guests: Yannick Bestaven (Aquarelle.com), Bernard Stamm (Cheminées Poujoulat), Steve White (Spirit of Weymouth), Alex Thomson (Hugo Boss) and Sébastien Josse (BT).

From eleven this morning, the guests on the "Live from the Pontoons" programme will be in order, Isabelle Autissier, Bernard Stamm and Arnaud Boissières.  However, Pierre-Louis Castelli and Frédéric Ottenhof will also be talking to Gérard Faugeron, a Councillor in Vendée about the Vendée Globe educational project. "Live from the Pontoons", the Vendée Globe radio show can be heard every morning live on the website from 11h00.

Still under the influence of a thundery low-pressure area, which is hardly moving now over the Bay of Biscay, today's weather (Monday) will tend to be overcast with some outbreaks of light rain and showers around midday. The temperatures will be slightly above the seasonal average with ten degrees this morning and around twelve this afternoon. The easterly wind around twelve knots off Les Sables d’Olonne will gradually ease off during the evening.

Tide times
Monday 3rd November: coefficient 56 - 51
High tide: 6h58 – 19h11
Low tide: 1h10 – 13h33

Tuesday 4th November: coefficient 46 - 42
High tide: 7h43 – 20h03
Low tide: 1h50 – 14h17