TeeJayVee update

From Le Havre, James Boyd files news and images from the start pits of the Transat Jacques Vabre

Timber!!! The 60ft trimaran has huge hydraulic rams on their shrouds enabling them to cant their masts to weather, as Jean le Cam's Bonduelle demonstrates here. This moves the centre of effort of the rig to weather, helping to keep the leeward hull from burying and keeping the sail plan perpedicular to the breeze.