Yoann Richomme (Paprec Arkéa) has regained the lead ahead of Charlie Dalin (Macif Santé Prévoyance) as the skippers approach Cape Horn.
Yoann Richomme (Paprec Arkéa) regained the lead of the Vendée Globe on Saturday after having ceded it for a few days to Charlie Dalin (Macif Santé Prévoyance), his first pursuer, now relegated to 15 nautical miles.
In 24 hours, Richomme gained almost 50 nautical miles from Dalin, who had been leading again since Thursday after being in the lead for 15 consecutive days in December. At the 7:00 a.m. check-in on Saturday, the gap had narrowed significantly but Dalin still had a two-mile lead, despite their similar trajectories.
“We’re going to go to Cape Town at Christmas, it’s great!”
With their compatriot Sébastien Simon (Groupe Dubreuil), who came close to the Antarctic Exclusion Zone (AEZ) and lost nearly 100 miles in 24 hours on the leader, the French skippers are the only three to have passed the Nemo point, the The most isolated place on the globe and far from land.
They are now getting closer to Cape Horn, which they should cross at Christmas. “We are so fast and we have caught up! We are a little more than three days ahead of Armel Le Cléac'h's record (74 days 3 hours and 35 minutes in 2017, Editor's note). We’re going to go to Cape Town at Christmas, it’s great!”rejoiced Yoann Richomme to the organization.
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“We are expecting a slight slowdown in the Atlantic, there is an anticyclone forming which will bother us a little”warned the leader. The essential issue is to know whether we pass close to Cape Horn or whether we pass offshore, level with the ice zone. The advantage is that we are going to arrive on a tack so we can choose quite late where we want to go.” Behind Richomme, Dalin and Simon, a group of eight skippers stands some 420 nautical miles away and has created a wide gap with the first pursuer, Clarisse Crémer (L'Occitane en Provence), 12th, more than 1100 miles from the last of this group, Justine Mettraux (Teamwork – Team Snef).
Jérémie Beyou (Charal) took fifth place from Nicolas Lunven (Holcim – PRB) while the two sailors have had problems in recent hours, now resolved after several hours of work.
In 32nd place, more than 5,000 miles from the leader, Antoine Cornic (Human Immobilier), who is preparing to pass Cape Leeuwin, received a three-hour penalty for using his engine and one of the two anchors. of his boat during repairs to his mainsail rail.
Ranking for the 10th edition of the Vendée Globe on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. (GMT+1):
1. Yoann Richomme (Paprec Arkéa) 8,222.57 nautical miles from the finish
2. Charlie Dalin (Macif Santé Prévoyance) 15.93 nautical miles from the first
3. Sébastien Simon (Groupe Dubreuil) at 251.22 mins
4. Thomas Rettant (Vulnerable) at 1,021.89 mins
5. Jérémie Beyou (Charal) at 1,117.69 mins
6. Nicolas Lunven (Holcim – PRB) at 1,118.12 mins
7. Yannick Bestaven (Maître Coq V) at 1,206.89 minutes
8. Boris Herrmann (Malizia – Seaexplorer) at 1,243.70 mins
9. Paul Meilhat (Biotherm) at 1,319.89 mins
10. Sam Goodchild (Vulnerable) at 1,321.86 mins
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36. Denis van Weynbergh (D'Ieteren Group) at 6,410.99 mn
Abandons:
Maxime Sorel (FRA/V and B – Monbana – Mayenne)
Louis Burton (FRA/Bureau Vallée)
Szabolcs Weöres (HUN/New Europe)
Pip Hare (GBR/Medallia)
