Vendée Globe - Beyou is thankful for small wins

Beyou is happy to have reached the goal he had set himself: to catch up with the tail end of the by the time he reached the Cape of Good Hope.

"I had a good day yesterday, I finally managed to get back into the fleet. It's good to see people around. I have just spoken to Sébastien Destremau on the VHF, it was nice to speak with someone in person too.

This is the objective I had set myself before the start. Before Good Hope, I wanted to make the reach the fleet. The first goal achieved. It was important for me. And then to have found the means to get the boat moving properly up to there. These are small victories, you have to take advantage of them... Well, after 24 days to go to Good Hope... that's a lot!.

The weather hasn't been kind to us, but we are here. I hope that the next stage will be easier. Until this morning, the sea and wind conditions were quite violent. I can't wait to find myself  in better conditions ahead of a front so that the boat more easily.

We are reaching Seb. He is 3 miles ahead of me, but I can't keep him in sight with the sea so rough. I'm also going to put in a gybe in a little while, we're going to be on the same trajectory.

I am getting a lot of encouragement and it feels good. I want to sail the boat back to the finish in good condition. I'm trying to be a bit more in charge than I would usually and really to find the best mode. The boat can be tough, and I am looking to be the most fluid and flexible as opposed to rigid in my way of sailing.

The wind oscillates between 13 and 29 knots. All night long, it's been like that, with a very choppy sea. It's not easy to find an average setting. There are fewer and fewer squalls, the front is moving towards us, the wind will shift to the north during the day. It's all grey".

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Cover photo © Jeremie Beyou / Charal