It was a cruel twist. Yoann Richomme’s crew looked unstoppable, stretching their lead with a blistering run. “We made a great move in the night with a good sail configuration, hitting 30 knots,” Richomme said proudly. But dawn brought heartbreak: “The fan just completely turned off! We went from 25 knots to 4 knots in 10 seconds.” Their gamble offshore had backfired. Hunting for gradient breeze, Paprec Arkéa found nothing but glassy seas.