Charlie Dalin and Sébastien Simon carried out a great operation during the night from Sunday to Monday, in order to gather miles, and pass in front of Yoann Richomme, previous leader.
France Télévisions – Sports Editorial
Published on 02/12/2024 09:02
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The crossover continues at the top of the Vendée Globe. At the 3 a.m. check-in, Monday December 2, Charlie Dalin (Macif) regained the lead over Yoann Richomme (Paprec Arkéa), himself overtaken by Sébastien Simon (Groupe Dubreuil) four hours later.
During the night, Dalin in fact created a small gap with his two pursuers since he was respectively, at 7 a.m., 22.91 and 27.23 nautical miles ahead of Simon and Richomme, the previous leader. “I'm happy, [notre] pack of three is in an interesting situation, Yoann Richomme confided despite everything on Monday. OWe're going to be a little ahead of the others, then there's this big storm coming, with the small transition zone before it, let's see how it really goes. I cultivate the sweet hope of slipping between the two depressions to gain ground in the East before the arrival of the big one.”
This storm is precisely feared by skippers, who watch for it. “There's nothing simple about it and we don't really know where to position ourselves in relation to this depression, so there may be quite a difference. There is still a challenge of progressing towards the North-East and the Saint-Paul Islands and Amsterdam, that's the goal”, continues Yoann Richomme.
The trio is now heading towards the Crozet Islands, close to the southern lands. The three sailors, who took the southernmost route among the 15 leading sailors, have further widened the gap on the rest of the troop since Thomas Ruyant (Vulnerable) is now 166 minutes behind (4th) and Jérémie Beyou (5th). , Charal) at more than 300 (336.04 min).
