Far behind the leaders who are racing at full speed in the southern hemisphere, Oliver Heer respected the two-hour penalty imposed on him by the Vendée Globe Jury. The fault lies in a small infraction committed before the start of the race.
There are always several races within the race during the Vendée Globe. There are those who aim for victory or the podium, and race at full speed, as is the case at the moment.
Between Sunday and Monday, no less than six skippers –
Thomas Ruyant (Vulnerable), Nicolas Lunven (Holcim – PRB), Charlie Dalin (Macif Santé Prévoyance), Sébastien Simon (Groupe Dubreuil), Jérémie Beyou (Charal) and Yoann Richomme (Paprec-Arkéa) – broke the distance record over 24 hours, with the palm for the last city, which swallowed no less than 579.86 miles in one day.
Oliver Heer penalized
Quite far behind, and at a completely different pace, Oliver Heer performed an unusual maneuver. The skipper of Tut Gut turned around, made a loop of a few miles, and returned to his starting point. The Swiss completed the two-hour penalty that the race Jury had imposed on him.
His fault? Having unloaded a sail before the start, without prior authorization from the Race Direction. A simple incident for the current 36th in the ranking, who gave his news in a video, after crossing the Equator during the weekend.
