One shower and he’s good to go!

Still making his way along the southern edge of Australia, albeit at the longitude of Adelaide this Thursday, Giancarlo is savouring the fact that he’s been able to enjoy slightly milder conditions over recent days. “It’s more bearable inside the boat and I’ve even managed to have a shower, which is literally the major achievement of the week! It’s perked me up no end and washed away all the fatigue. In short, it’s like I’ve hit ‘reset’. Since yesterday though, we’ve started to power up again with the arrival of a cold front. We’re making headway at high speed and, fortunately, the sea is well organised so that means we can avoid burying the bow, which we were constantly doing in the Indian Ocean”, says the delighted skipper of Prysmian Group. Nevertheless, he is now preparing for the situation to change once the famous cold front has rolled over the top of him. “The wind will shift round to the south-west and the sea is likely to become more difficult again. Right now, I have a gusty north-westerly wind of between 20 and 25 knots. The boat is surfing along nicely and there aren’t any squalls, even though I’m beginning to see some appearing on the radar. They’re going to come knocking at the door and then they’ll just breeze right on in without even asking!” adds the Florentine, with his usual humour. “I feel very good. I’m determined and full of energy thanks to my preparation. I put a great deal of work into it, whether it be with my triathlon group or in all my other activities with a view to competing in this Vendée Globe, and that’s how I operate in general because when I practice sport, I like to give it my all and really smash it physically. What that means today is that I can really roll with the punches and keep on going. To date, I have more of a mental fatigue than physical… Certain conditions and certain noises logically translate into stress, such as the fairly tight lines of my hull, which sometimes makes her difficult to handle in short seas, but all in all, everything is shipshape”, concludes Giancarlo Pedote who, as per usual, is giving his all.