On board in the heart of the Pacific with Yoann Richomme after having led alone for a long time, the skipper of the monohull Macif revealed in a video the reasons for his slowdown in recent days.
It is its closest rival, they are even side by side, this Wednesday morning in the heart of the Pacific Ocean: “Charlin Dalin and his team are ayatollahs of secrecy”, Yoann Richomme said recently. Leading the Vendée Globe several times since the start of the race 38 days ago, but continuously since December 2, Charlie Dalin took great pleasure in proving his friend wrong by revealing this Wednesday in a video the reasons for his slowdown in recent days, which combined with favorable weather for his pursuers, allowed Yoann Richomme (Paprec Arkéa) to make up for a gap of 500 miles and find himself with Sébastien Simon in the trio leader of the world tour grouped in less than 5 kilometers.
“On the New Zealand side, I had a little problem with a sail. I had to repair it. It took me 36 hours to do it. It was a bit complicated to work in the sail locker with the boat which peaks at 30 knots. I had my helmet and everything. It took me 36 hours of work, 36 hours of pretty hard work to successfully repair it. But that’s it, this sail is operational again. I am happy to announce that Macif santé prévoyance is back to 100% of its potential”explained Le Havre, second in the last edition (after crossing the finish line first) clearly happy to find all his potential on the turbulent path to Cape Horn (passage planned around Christmas Day).
Richomme as a (close) neighbor
In a second sequence from the same video, Charlie Dalin films his speedometer then the ocean surrounding him, with his friend Yoann Richomme nearby, with whom he got into trouble during their participation a few years ago. years at Solitaire du Figaro: “I peak at 31 knots. And look who’s there. Yoann Richomme himself. We’re edge to edge, it’s a blast”.
And finally in a final sequence, the Norman films his stove transformed into on-board heating while the cold is now intense aboard the Vendée Globe monohulls: “The fireplace is lit, he laughs. Small evening outbreak. There is gas heating on the boat. I have planned a special cartridge for the south. Now is the time to use it. It’s 6 degrees in the boat. It’s really not hot. Don’t worry. I never leave the stove on by itself. I only turn on when I’m in the chart table seat”…
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