In their journey up the Atlantic, Yoann Richomme and Charlie Dalin, the two leading sailors in the Vendée Globe, are inseparable, with only 13 nautical miles separating them as of Friday 7 a.m.
The notable difference with the day before is due to their average speed since the two skippers have found some wind and are now heading due north at 20 knots, compared to 6 on Thursday. Richomme (Paprec Arkéa) and Dalin (Macif Santé Prévoyance) also recovered waves of almost 3 m, but benefited from increasingly mild weather conditions as they progressed towards the Equator, after a long period to flirt with the Antarctic exclusion zone. Sébastien Simon (Groupe Dubreuil), 3rd, took the gamble of passing to the west of the Falklands, in order to try to maintain more wind than the leading duo the day before, but that did not prevent the gap from growing again, since it is 686 miles from the leader. In the Pacific, the group of seven sailors within 500 miles is still led by Thomas Ruyant (Vulnerable), who should in turn cross Cape Horn during the day.
Finally, the British Pip Hare, who was forced to abandon 10 days ago after having dismasted, she continues her journey under makeshift rigging and is finally approaching the port of Melbourne, in Australia, indicated the organization .
Ranking for the 10th edition of the Vendée Globe on Friday at 7 a.m.:
1. Yoann Richomme (Paprec Arkéa) 5,971.81 nautical miles from the finish
2. Charlie Dalin (Macif Santé Prévoyance) 13.40 miles from the first
3. Sébastien Simon (Dubreuil Group) at 686.38 mins
4. Thomas Ruyant (Vulnerable) at 1331.27 mins
5. Jérémie Beyou (Charal) at 1534.66 mins
Abandons:
. Maxime Sorel (V and B – Monbana – Mayenne)
. Louis Burton (Bureau Vallée)
. Szabolcs Weöres (New Europe)
. Pip Hare (Medallia)
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