Le Cam, the dean of the competition at 65 years old, who after passing the island of Madeira chose an option further east than the rest of the fleet, was 28.30 miles ahead of the fleet at daybreak. Italian Giancarlo Pedote (Prysmian), the previous leader of the tenth edition of this solo journey around the world.
He widens the gap
The “King Jean” opened up a slight gap on his pursuers: Friday at 7 p.m., the third, Sébastien Simon, was 7.70 miles behind the then leader. Saturday at 7 a.m., the new third, Benjamin Ferré, is 38.47 miles behind Le Cam. The British Sam Goodchild (Vulnerable), second on Friday evening, is now only sixth, while the leading skippers are heading towards Cape Verde.
Far behind, the Hungarian Szabolcs Weöres is in great difficulty. He diverted to the Canary Islands to carry out repairs to his mainsail.
Ranking for the 10th edition of the Vendée Globe on Saturday at 7 a.m. (GMT + 1):
1. Jean Le Cam (It all begins in Finistère – Armor-Lux) 22,663.54 miles from the finish
2. Giancarlo Pedote (Prysmian) 28.30 miles from the leader
3. Benjamin Ferré (Monnoyeur – Duo for a job) at 38.47 miles
4. Alain Roura (Hublot) at 40.82 miles
5. Damien Seguin (Apicil Group) at 48.14 miles
6. Sam Goodchild (Vulnerable) at 49.44 miles
7. Samantha Davies (Initiatives – Heart) at 52.35 miles
8. Sébastien Simon (Groupe Dubreuil) at 54.12 miles
9. Antoine Cornic (Human Immobilier) at 60.26 miles
