That’s the charm of the Vendée Globe. A time behind, before finding yourself at the front. Thanks to a daring strategy, by heading much further west than his competitors at the exit from northern Spain, Nicolas Lunven (Holcim-PRB) returned to fifth place. On the night of Tuesday November 12 to Wednesday November 13, the skipper went so fast that he broke the record for the longest distance covered in 24 hours aboard an Imoca. He is now in fifth position.
Already a historic record for the Vendée Globe, the winner of which could reach less than 70 days of racing. Last night, Nicolas Lunven panicked the counters. Over the last 24 hours, its speed is 22.66 knots. No one does better in this time frame. Not even the leader Yoann Rochomme (Paprec Arkéa) and his 18.69 knots. Nor even the second, Charlie Dalin (Macif Santé Prévoyance) with a speed of 16.64 knots.
Thus, Nicolas Lunven traveled 546.60 miles, or 1,012.30 km. He is already the holder of the same record but as a crew with 640.48 miles in The Ocean Race 2023. As an individual, the previous mark belonged to Thomas Ruyant with 540 miles covered the same year.
