We like this honest appraisal of the poor TJV performance of the effort onboard the Ocean 50 trimaran Arkema 4. They are in last place.
A few hours before arriving in Fort-de-France, I wanted to give you our initial assessment of this Transat Jacques Vabre 2021 race. The aim of these few notes is to clarify our thoughts, for Lalou and myself.
Inevitably we are frustrated with this under-performance.
In sporting terms, this is not what we came for. It is not what we wanted to offer our partner Arkema, Team Lalou Multi, and everyone else who has contributed to the project.
Clearly, it is not a result that lives up to the commitment that Lalou and I made on the ocean for 17 days, or the team as a whole over 2 years overall. We encountered minor technical hitches that cost us time and distance on the water…
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