Still leading the Vendée Globe, Charlie Dalin sees his competitor Yoann Richomme getting closer. The leader of the race was only 10.81 nautical miles ahead of his competitor at 7:00 p.m. this Monday evening.
At the head of the Vendée Globe for a fortnight, Charlie Dalin saw his lead over Yoann Richomme melt away on Monday, while the British Pip Hare headed towards Australia after having dismasted in the South Seas. At the 7:00 p.m. check-in, Dalin was only 10.81 nautical miles ahead of Richomme, who is sailing at a higher speed than the leader and could take the lead of the race in the coming hours.
“It’s going very well and obviously the scenario of the race makes me happy. Since I met Thomas (Ruyant) in the Indian Ocean, I have been slipping into mouse holes. I feel good on board, I am in tune with my weather routings, there are no setbacks,” rejoiced Yoann Richomme to the organization. “When I get back to Charlie’s level, we can compare the speed of the boats a little. Afterwards, the reality is that this boat is made for the southern seas, so there is no surprise to see that I am fast here. Charlie knows it and he will bide his time in the Atlantic”explained the 41-year-old skipper. The two leading boats, like that of Sébastien Simon (Groupe Dubreuil), third a little over 100 miles away, have crossed the antimeridian, the point opposite the Greenwich meridian. “For me, this is what symbolizes the halfway point, because we are going to start to resynchronize the time zones,” Dalin pointed out.
Luven repasse 4e, Pip Hare towards Australia
While she is still in 16th place, Pip Hare diverted under makeshift rigging to Australia on Monday morning and is expected to abandon the race after the dismasting of her sailboat Medallia on Sunday at 9:45 p.m. GMT. “I don’t know what happened. (After a wave) Medallia landed and at that moment the mast collapsed“, she explained during a video broadcast late Monday morning. “This is not good news (…) This is the end of our adventure in this Vendée Globe 2024”, she added, moved to tears, assuring that she was in good health and that the rest of the boat had been spared.
“She is heading towards Australia and has not requested assistance” at this stage, race management said on Monday in a message sent to AFP. In the Top 10, Nicolas Lunven took fourth place from Thomas Ruyant, whom he is ahead of by almost 5 miles. Yannick Bestaven, who was neck and neck with Sam Goodchild on Monday morning, is now ahead of the Briton and occupies 7th place.
Ranking for the 10th edition of the Vendée Globe Monday at 7:00 a.m. (GMT+1):
1. Charlie Dalin (Macif Santé Prévoyance) 10,565.60 nautical miles from the finish
2. Yoann Richomme (Paprec Arkéa) 10.81 miles from the first
3. Sébastien Simon (Dubreuil Group) at 104.15 mins
4. Nicolas Lunven (Holcim – PRB) at 769.59 mins
5. Thomas Rettant (Vulnerable) at 774.35 mins
6. Jérémie Beyou (Charal) at 780.25 mins
7. Yannick Bestaven (Maître Coq V) at 890.09 minutes
8. Sam Goodchild (Vulnerable) at 907.47 mins
9. Paul Meilhat (Biotherm) at 912.43 mins
10. Boris Herrmann (Malizia – Seaexplorer) at 953.09 mins
…
38. Szabolcs Weöres (New Europe) 7,169.22 min
Abandons:
Maxime Sorel (FRA/V and B – Monbana – Mayenne)
Louis Burton (FRA/Bureau Vallée)
(British Pip Hare still appears in the official ranking, in 16th place)
