This Thursday, December 26, 2024, after pushing back almost 100 nautical miles the day before, Charlie Dalin has caught up significantly. The Le Havre skipper is now trailing Yoann Richomme at less than 15 miles, according to the 7 a.m. score.
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The suspense continues, for this 10th edition of the Vendée Globe! While the two skippers are in a light wind zone, sailing at 6-7 knots, Dalin (Macif Santé Prévoyance) has returned to less than 15 miles from Richomme (Paprec Arkéa).
The Norman, which was the first to enter an anticyclonic zone once Cape Horn, had been up to 100 miles behind schedule the day before, off the coast of the Falklands.
Carried by stronger winds, Sébastien Simon (Groupe Dubreuil), who also entered the Atlantic, took the opportunity to catch up a little on the leading duo. However, he is still more than 500 miles from Richomme.
The next sailor to leave the Pacific should be Thomas Ruyant (Vulnerable), 4th, however still a good distance – around a thousand kilometers – from Cape Horn at the 7 a.m. check-in.
The 36th and last navigator of this solo round-the-world trip, the Belgian Denis van Weynbergh (D'Ieteren Group), left the Indian Ocean passing Cape Leeuwin, and is currently in the Tasman Sea, more than 7,000 nautical miles from the leader.
Concerning the two other Normans, Louis Duc and Manuel Cousin: the first lost 3 places in 24 hours. The second retains its 34th place.
Norman navigators are shown in bold.
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