Monday, December 15—The Cape of Good Hope in sight
This morning, the crew of The Famous Project CIC is heading east. The wind is stronger. They are surfing waves of 3.5 meters. The beautiful IDEC Sport bird seems to appreciate these conditions. It is flying more than it is running.
For the eight sailors, South Africa is tomorrow, Tuesday, December 16, with their first cape, the Cape of Good Hope, a true symbol, a passage, a milestone to celebrate.
The scientific mission continues
Alexia Barrier and her crew have entrusted the ocean with Argo profilers, small, autonomous, very discreet robots that dive to depths of 2,000 meters—where light gives up—and then rise every ten days to take in air and tell the world what they have seen.
It transmits valuable information via satellite to scientists, meteorologists, and, in a way, to all of us. It is part of a large family. Around 4,000 Argo floats are currently drifting in the world’s oceans. A silent army dedicated to learning about the ocean. This one was entrusted to Brest by Ifremer and adopted by a primary school class at Kerargaouyat school.
Excerpt from Alexia Barrier’s logbook
Follow the adventure on IDEC SPORT social media and via the comprehensive map =>> https://trimaran-idec.geovoile.com/julesverne/2025/viewer/
