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After the passage of the Cape Verde Island, Hervé is going due south, in the direction of the doldrums and the equator.

Hervé is still around the 10th position. On of his problem is to face the hot weather. And more he will go south, more he will feel the heat. And of course he has no fridge on board and no ventilator (we tried to find one in Lanzarote but couldn't order it on time!).

To have a litlle idea of what is going on on board of Children Action, you can read our text bearing in mind that it is what can happen in good weather conditions.

12.30hrs: It’s time for lunch break and the helm is put on auto-pilot. Generally lunch is simple and is composed of either bread or toasted bread ham salami or tuna and fruits if there are some left.
13.40hrs. This time there was a forecast on the BBC. Herve needs to go down and look for the radio and the recorder. Connect them together and then listen!! Depending on the weather forecast, Herve will then spend 15 to 20 minutes to draw an atmospherical pressure chart in order to visualise the situation and make a good strategic decision.
14.00hrs: Positioned at the helm, properly seated on his garden chair with short legs, Herve starts a 2 hour watch
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Again at the helm , sail tuning or change of sail if necessary.
16.00hrs: It is time for a small cap nap! Herve sets his alarm clock for 20/25 minutes and goes on his. If is really nice he can sleep on the deck by tying himself with a rope to the lifeline.
16.30hrs: A little snack or a cookie a big bowl of water and again it’s back at the helm.
19.00rs: a little be tired? Come on let’s have a small cap nap of 20 minutes.
20.03hrs: This is time for the France-Inter weather forecast. This is again very similar to what happen at lunchtime.
22.00hrs: this is time for dinner. Herve is going to boil some water for his dehydrated food. The whole operation takes 2 minutes for boiling the water. 5 minutes to re-hydrate the food and 5 minutes to eat it! Then Herve will put some clothes for the night? The number of layers depends on the latitude where he is. He takes out he head torch, takes his life line and goes to his Recaro garden seat.
22.30hrs: Night here is beautiful especially when the weather is nice. However when there is no moon, no star and there are big waves it becomes very difficult as Herve cannot anticipate the waves at the helm. It is therefore very bumpy!
24.00hrs: His eyes are heavy and he has to struggle not to fall asleep at the helm. It is true that the garden seat is better for comfort but it also leads to quick drowsiness.
01.00hrs: This time Herve has decided to go to sleep. He takes a last look around to make sure that there are no cargos or other competitors on the horizon, tunes the sails and sets the autopilot on then go to sleep 3 times for 30 to 40 minutes. Between each period, he will wake up, stand up and make sure that everything is fine on the yacht.
03.00hrs: I’ve slept very well!! Is what Herve must say to himself as he goes back to the helm. Any problems to wake up? He will put a mini-disc in his pocket and then he is ready to serve the waves listening to Queen or Abba!
05.00hrs: The dawn is for very soon and it is the coldest moment of the day and after the sunrise, Herve will go to sleep for _ an hour.
06.00hrs: Breakfast time with cornflakes or cereals. Herve likes them only dry without milk. This is as well as it would have been difficult to keep fresh milk for 4 weeks on the boat.
07.00hrs: Herve is back on his chair after having checked the boat to make sure that everything is in order.
08.00hrs: This is time for a small wash and change of clothes. A little bit of stretching for the back (the height of the cabin is only 1.54metres) and Herve is very often bent. Herve is very often going on his knees because of the abrupt movements of the boat due to its the small size. Then it is back to the helm.
10.00hrs: It is time for the morning cap nap.
10.30hrs: Back to the helm until lunchtime
This typical day is of course completely changed in case of difficult weather conditions or when the tactical situation is such that it is not possible to leave the helm! And the wather information are not always on the same channel or at the same time.

	Hervé Favre website for the 2001 mini-transat

Hervé Favre website for the 2001 mini-transat

After the passage of the Cape Verde Island, Hervé is going due south, in the direction of the doldrums and the equator.

Hervé is still around the 10th position. On of his problem is to face the hot weather. And more he will go south, more he will feel the heat. And of course he has no fridge on board and no ventilator (we tried to find one in Lanzarote but couldn't order it on time!).

To have a litlle idea of what is going on on board of Children Action, you can read our text bearing in mind that it is what can happen in good weather conditions.

12.30hrs: It’s time for lunch break and the helm is put on auto-pilot. Generally lunch is simple and is composed of either bread or toasted bread ham salami or tuna and fruits if there are some left.

14.00hrs: Positioned at the helm, properly seated on his garden chair with short legs, Herve starts a 2 hour watch

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Again at the helm , sail tuning or change of sail if necessary.

16.00hrs: It is time for a small cap nap! Herve sets his alarm clock for 20/25 minutes and goes on his. If is really nice he can sleep on the deck by tying himself with a rope to the lifeline.

16.30hrs: A little snack or a cookie a big bowl of water and again it’s back at the helm.

19.00rs: a little be tired? Come on let’s have a small cap nap of 20 minutes.

20.03hrs: This is time for the France-Inter weather forecast. This is again very similar to what happen at lunchtime.

22.30hrs: Night here is beautiful especially when the weather is nice. However when there is no moon, no star and there are big waves it becomes very difficult as Herve cannot anticipate the waves at the helm. It is therefore very bumpy!

24.00hrs: His eyes are heavy and he has to struggle not to fall asleep at the helm. It is true that the garden seat is better for comfort but it also leads to quick drowsiness.

03.00hrs: I’ve slept very well!! Is what Herve must say to himself as he goes back to the helm. Any problems to wake up? He will put a mini-disc in his pocket and then he is ready to serve the waves listening to Queen or Abba!

05.00hrs: The dawn is for very soon and it is the coldest moment of the day and after the sunrise, Herve will go to sleep for _ an hour.

06.00hrs: Breakfast time with cornflakes or cereals. Herve likes them only dry without milk. This is as well as it would have been difficult to keep fresh milk for 4 weeks on the boat.

07.00hrs: Herve is back on his chair after having checked the boat to make sure that everything is in order.

10.00hrs: It is time for the morning cap nap.

10.30hrs: Back to the helm until lunchtime

This typical day is of course completely changed in case of difficult weather conditions or when the tactical situation is such that it is not possible to leave the helm! And the wather information are not always on the same channel or at the same time.