Grands Records - Doldrums
19 April 17:30

At 11:13 GMT today, Monday 19 April, Geronimo’s position was 03°10S, 30°46W.

The Capgemini and Schneider Electric trimaran was “well and truly in the Doldrums”, according to her router Pierre Lasnier, who went on to explain that shortly before this position fix, the trimaran had been struck by a major storm, combined with calms and a heavy rainstorm.

The conditions surrounding Geronimo at this time were quite typical of the extraordinarily variable weather contained in the intertropical convergence zone.

Nevertheless, Olivier de Kersauson and his crew were able to make headway at an actual 10.5 knots with only 8.2 knots of wind (which fell to just 1.5 knots at the start of last night).

Temperatures are still rising on board the trimaran, with an air temperature of 28.7°C (more like 40°C in the central cabin) and a sea temperature of 29°C.

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