How did we dare to sell you that this 2024 Vendée Globe was extremely tight on Tuesday noon, when Sébastien Simon (then 3rd) was 30 miles behind event leader Yoann Richomme? Yes, the 10th edition of the legendary event entered another dimension this Wednesday. On this 38th day, 20 Minutes in any case takes stock of everything you need to know about this Vendée Globe, and particularly about this crazy race lead in the Pacific Ocean.
- A trio of inseparable people ready to share a coffee in the Pacific
Thirty-eight days of a grueling ordeal with 14,000 miles covered and 49,758 uncertainties at sea… for a gap of 900 meters between the first three boats! This is the crazy trajectory that this Vendée Globe 2024 has chosen to take. This unreal score (at 11 a.m. this Wednesday), when we have just passed below the symbolic bar of 10,000 miles separating our trio Charlie Dalin-Sébastien Simon- Yoann Richomme de l’arrival, is obviously unpublished in ten editions.
Let’s recap: the order is completely turned upside down compared to Tuesday noon since Charlie Dalin has taken over leadafter having occupied it from December 2 to 16 then suffering a technical problem (now repaired) with a sail, ahead of Sébastien Simon and Yoann Richomme, in turn bosses of the race on Tuesday. Frankly, since the latest gaps are 0.36 and 0.47 miles between our Pacific heroes, can’t we immortalize this moment in history with a coffee (or beer) selfie between the three skippers?
- The ranking this Wednesday noon
1. Charlie DallinMacif Santé Prévoyance) 9,834 miles from the finish
2. Sébastien Simon (Dubreuil Group) 0.36 miles from the leader
3. Yoann Richomme (Parprec Arkéa) 0.47 miles from the leader
4. Nicolas Lunven (Holcim – PRB) 602.96 miles from the leader
5. Thomas Ruyant (Vulnerable) 603.68 miles from the leader
6. Jérémie Beyou (Charal) 615.23 miles from the leader
- Antoine Cornic validates the theory of “one bore per day”
The “professor” Michel Desjoyeaux, double winner of the Vendée Globe, continues to inspire sailors, as Antoine Cornic confirmed this Wednesday morning. “Michel Desjoyeaux is right: we have one problem a day when it’s not two…”, the current 32nd in the race has just slipped into a video. All smiles (or almost), he explains that after having been the victim of damage, his Human Real Estate going through new difficulties.
“I was quietly making a snore and we left for the pile,” says Antoine Cornic. By the time we got dressed and got out, the keel was upside down, the ballast tanks too, the pilot’s axis blew. But I’ll go later and see what’s going on. » Because its priority is rather in the management of the watermaker. The 44-year-old skipper is indeed seriously depleting his water reserves on board. So don’t go talking to him about an ultra-tight 2024 Vendée Globe, he who is 4,622 miles behind the leading trio.
- News from “Marina Foils”
We’re not going to lie, these last few days have been a little boring on board Marina Foils and our virtual skipper is starting to find the days long. Additionally, Netflix codes do not work outside of Australia. No jibes, no storms or UFOs to avoid, it’s straight ahead and positions don’t change greatly on Virtual Regatta.
Our file on the Vendée Globe 2024
The next big challenge is to avoid the calm off the coast of New Zealand. Large windless zones are expected. In the worst case scenario, we will have to call on Richie McCaw and his little friends from the All Blacks to push the boat. They owe us that after the stolen title in 2011.
