The wind is back! Louis Kerdelhué reports 15–20 knots of breeze aboard IE Charge—a welcome change, although his broken genoa furler is still making sail handling awkward.
In this short Week 6 phone call from the McIntyre Golden Globe Race 2026, the French skipper catches up with Don McIntyre from his Biscay 36. Louis says he is feeling good and is clearly pleased to have found some wind again.
Don checks on several practical concerns, including barnacles and the previously reported water-tank contamination. Louis says he does not think there are any barnacles and reports no further developments on the water issue during this call.
The genoa furling system remains broken, and Louis does not have the replacement part he needs. He is working around the fault, but operating the sail requires extra manual handling—another job to manage alone at sea.
For now, the welcome news is the breeze. As Don points out, there is finally enough wind to blow Louis’s hair around!
CHAPTERS
00:00 Louis checks in—the wind is back
00:35 A welcome 15–20 knots of breeze
01:11 Barnacles and the water-tank update
01:46 Working around the broken genoa furler
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