PIERRE MORTEFON
Racing in the cold is a lot harder as you need to wear wetsuits to keep warm all day. You can lose a lot of energy in the cold if it is a long racing day with many hours on the water. It is a battle when you warm up, then get cold on the water and keep doing the same after each race. This makes racing much more difficult. But we have the best equipment for it these days. The ION wetsuits are amazing now. We also have booties, gloves and hats to keep us warm. It is not my favourite part of the year to be honest. I prefer to finish in New Caledonia than in Sylt that is for sure. But it is like this! Even in south of France it can get super cold so I am used to it. It is not as cold as England though I think!My equipment setup is almost the same as in Fuerteventura. On the stormy day the wind was more intense compared to warmer places. I think in Fuerteventura in the same wind I would have been on 6.3m but in Denmark we were on 5.2m. This is a bit different but just the sail size and nothing changes with the tuning.