The two strong men of this Vendée Globe are not giving up. In 24 hours, the gap remained almost the same between Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance) and Yohann Richomme (PAPREC ARKÉA), apart from a few sprays. After crossing a zone of light wind, the IMOCA monohulls of the two rivals regained speed, with stronger winds approaching the equator, which they should cross this Sunday afternoon as they move away from Brazil.
The third in the standings, Sébastien Simon (Groupe Dubreuil), on the other hand, let go a lot on Dalin and Richomme, after having had to repair his mast in recent days and then being confronted with an engine generator problem. The 34-year-old skipper lost 120 nautical miles on his head in 14 hours and found himself 792 nm from Dalin. He hopes to reach the finish without further damage, having been forced to abandon the previous edition.
This is even more the case for Thomas Ruyant (VULNERABLE), 1,828 minutes from Dalin and who sees Paul Meilhat (Biotherm) dangerously approaching, who is only 30 minutes away. 317 minutes behind Ruyant, the Swiss Justine Mettraux (TeamWork – Team Snef), in 10th position, can still join the fight for the places of honor.
The rankings for Sunday at 7:00 a.m.:
1. Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance)
2. Yoann Richomme (PAPREC ARKÉA) – at 121.14 nm
3. Sébastien Simon (Dubreuil Group) at 792.87 nm
4. Thomas Ruyant (VULNERABLE) at 1828.22 nm
5. Paul Meilhat (Biotherm) at 1858.76 nm
6. Nicolas Lunven (HOLCIM – PRB) at 1927.55 nm
7. Jérémie Beyou (Charal) at 1936.09 nm
8. Sam Goodchild (VULNERABLE) at 1999.32 nm
9. Boris Herrmann (Malizia – Seaexplorer) at 2028.58 nm
10. Justine Mettraux (TeamWork – Team Snef) at 2141.19 nm
