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Atlantic crossing. Day 10. IMOCA Justine Mettraux
18 January 2025 · 10 min · 2K views · North Atlantic Ocean
What this video covers
During a passage from La Palma to Martinique, the crew of the *Regina* encounters professional sailor Justine Mettraux aboard her IMOCA 60 while she competes in the Vendée Globe.0:10 The encounter occurs in the North Atlantic Ocean, where the IMOCA’s AIS signal indicates a collision risk of 0.4 nautical miles.7:49 Because the *Regina* is sailing with a "wing-on-wing" configuration, the crew initially struggles to maneuver, but Mettraux adjusts her course to pass safely ahead of them.7:01 Mettraux, who ranks eighth in the race at the time of the meeting, confirms she is using standard satellite communications rather than Starlink.3:31 She reports that she has seen few other vessels during the race, noting only one other encounter with a boat heading to the Caribbean from Cape Verde the previous day.4:23 Mettraux expects to reach the finish line in approximately two to three days, pending the arrival of a low-pressure system.8:55
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