Andraž je za drugo etapo potreboval 18 dni, 22 ur, 55 minut in 14 sekund. S prištetim časom prve etape (6 dni, 2 uri, 27 minut in 59 sekund) je skupno za letošnji Transat potreboval 25 dni, 1 uro, 23 minut in 13 sekund. Deveto mesto na drugi etapi mu je ušlo za dve minuti in dvanajst sekund.
Sicer pa se oba fanta dobro počutita, sta dobro razpoložena in ne preveč razočarana. Povzetek daljšega razgovora po skypu:
Kristian: “Tehnično je bila to zelo težka regata, vsi so pritiskali na vso moč in zelo sem vesel, da z jadrnico nisem imel nobenih tehničnih težav. V psihološkem smislu, pa je bilo zame vse veliko lažje kot pa pred dvema letoma, v glavi so bile stvari tako kot morajo biti, vedel sem kaj pričakovati in ni bilo dejavnika stresa. Nisem razočaran nad uvrstitvijo, pri taki konkurenci niti ne morem biti, poleg tega bi se lahko na koncu z malo sreče stvari obrnile tudi drugače, saj smo z Ronanom in Adrienom pristali zelo blizu skupaj. Mislim, da sem veliko izgubil v ekvatorialnih tišinah, pred tem sem bil že zelo blizu najboljšim. Vesel sem tudi, da sem s tem rezultatom dokazal, da sem zelo napredoval v zadnjih dveh letih”.
Andraž: ” Glede na to, da je bil moj končni cilj za letošnji Transat zmaga, je razumljivo, da nisem zadovoljen z rezultatom oziroma bolje rečeno z uvrstitvijo. Toda kolikor sem razočaran nad rezultatom, toliko manj sem nad celotno izkušnjo letošnjega Transata. Ogromno sem se naučil o sebi, čustva so bila veliko bolj odločujoč dejavnik, kot pa pred dvema letoma. Zaradi nesreče na startu sem sprva čutil še večjo borbenost, nato pa po 50 urah pritiskanja na vso moč izvedel, da sem dvajseti. Namesto, da bi me ta novica motivirala še bolj, me je, ne vem zakaj, pahnila v stanje samo pomilovanja, zaradi katerega sem potem začel vratolomno izgubljati milje. Enostavno nisem imel rezervnega načrta za primer, če ne bom ravno vodilni. Ko sem se ponovno zmotiviral, je bilo že prepozno. Zato je morda ta regata bila poduk, da ni nobenih zagotovil. Morda tudi lekcija iz ponižnosti. Zato je duh te regate toliko bolj prišel do izraza. Naučil sem se, da Transat ni samo zmagovalec Le Blevec, pač pa tudi vsi ostali, Isabelle in Sam, pa Adrien, ki je sam postavil nazaj padli jambor, pa jaz z vsemi mojimi peripetijami… Lahko bi bilo tudi veliko slabše.”
Andraž’s second leg lasted for 18 days, 22 hours, 55 minutes and 14 seconds. Calculated with the time of leg one ( 6 days, 2 hours, 27 minutes and 59 seconds) his total time for leg two is 25 days, 1 hour, 23 minutes and 13 seconds. Despres was 2 minutes and 12 seconds ahead of him in 9th position.
Both Kristian and Andraž are doing well, theis spirits are high and there is no sign of potential disapointment. This is the resume of the long skype talk I had with them:
Kristian: “It was a tehnically difficult race, everybody was pushing to the limits so I’m extremely happy that I didn’t have any tehnical problems. Psychologically speaking things were much easier for me now than two years ago. My head wasin the right place and there was no stress factor because I knew what to expect. Eight place is not a disapointment for me, it cannot be with competition like this. With just a little bit of luck things could have enden differently in the end. Ronan, Adrien an I, we finished ver close to one another. I think I lost a lot in the Doldrums, before that I was really close to the best. I’m also glad that this result prooves my improvement since two years ago.”
Andraž: “Since my only objective for the race was winning, I can’t say that I’m happy with the result. But this does not mean I’m disapointed with the whole Transat race. It was a huge experience. I learned a great deal about myself, my emotions were a far bigger deciding factor than two years ago. After the accident on the start I first felt even more agressive and it worked. I did well, caught up with most of the fleet. But after 50 or so hours, I found out that I’m in 20th position. Instead of being happy, this pushed me into a state of self pitty - I had no backup plan in case I wasn’t in the lead. So I started loosing miles on the leaders and by the time I pulled myself together it was already too late. So for me this race was a reminder that there are never any guaranties. Maybe perhaps even a lesson in humility. This is why I can now appretiate the spirit of Transat even more - it is not just about the winner Le Blevec, it’s also about all the rest of us: Isa, Sam, Adrien (who singlehandedly put his mast back up) and last but not least it’s about me with all my adventures this year… It could really be worse.”
