Trophée Jules Verne - Day 40

After the dull crossing of the South Atlantic, 'Spindrift' finally reached the Equator and is now already in the northern trade win area. Although the backlog on the record of 'Banque Populaire' is still 495 miles, there remains some hope for Yann Guichard FRA and Dona Bertarelli SUI as the record holder was on a considerable detour to the West in the final approach to the finish line. 'IDEC' with Francis Joyon FRA will cross the Equator today, but with a lag of 893 miles, the record is out ouf reach.