Pressure is mounting as the Route du Rhum fleet closes in on Guadeloupe.
Thibaut Vauchel-Camus, skipper of Solidaires en Peloton, has seen his lead shrink dramatically after punching through a particularly brutal tropical depression. Technical problems in the system's aftermath have cost him dearly, and the battle at the front is back on. Every mile counts now.
Fatigue is clearly taking its toll. Vauchel-Camus has admitted to moments of confusion brought on by lack of sleep, after days without proper rest offshore.
Still, he's keeping his spirits up, pushing hard for the finish and determined to get there as quickly as possible.
Guadeloupe is close now, close enough to smell, perhaps, but still far enough away to lose a race.
