What if this 55th day of the event turned out to be decisive for the final victory in this 2024 Vendée Globe? Inseparable for many weeks, Charlie Dalin and Yoann Richomme are gently distancing themselves this Saturday. And this to the advantage of Dalin and his boat Macif Santé Prévoyance. 20 Minutes takes stock of everything you need to know about this Vendée Globe, and in particular on the highlight experienced this Saturday by Jean Le Cam (16th), who in turn crossed the legendary Cape Horn.
- A decisive break in favor of Charlie Dalin?
While he had only regained the lead of the Vendée Globe from his toughest opponent on December 30, and he still only had a tiny lead of 25 miles over Yoann Richomme on Thursday, Charlie Dalin is in the process of losing his lead. ‘fly away. Imagine that the gap between the two successive leaders of the race almost doubled just during the night from Friday to Saturday (from 65.95 to 121.88 miles). And that’s it Macif Santé Prévoyance is this Saturday afternoon 129.09 miles ahead of Yoann Richomme.
OK, there are still more than 3,650 miles before reaching Les Sables-d’Olonne, but given how fierce this duel is, we have been witnessing a real trend towards final victory over the past 24 hours. But be careful, the last score at 3 p.m. suggests a match in the match still open, since Yoann Richomme presents with the return of sustained winds the highest speed of the 35 sailors still in the race (23.83 knots), ahead of Dalin himself (21.17 knots).
One thing seems more certain: the ménage à trois with Sébastien Simon (Dubreuil Group) is really no longer relevant, the choice of this one to go back towards the North along the Brazilian coast has proven to be bad until then. The current third in the Vendée Globe thus displays a huge delay of 631.97 miles on Charlie Dalin.
Ranking this Saturday at 3 p.m.
1. Charlie DallinMacif Santé Prévoyance) 3667.70 miles from the finish
2. Yoann Richomme (Paprec Arkéa) 129.09 miles from the leader
3. Sébastien Simon (Dubreuil Group) 631.97 miles from the leader
-4. Thomas Ruyant (Vulnerable) 1593.36 miles from the leader
5. Paul Meilhat (Biotherm) 1636.09 miles from the leader
- Only ten days of racing left?
But damn, when will this Dalin-Richomme standoff end? You have obviously been asking yourself this central question for quite some time, and the new arrival estimates for the leader of the race have just been released this Saturday. A priori, the first two sailors should cross the finish line between January 14 and 16. We could therefore know the winner of this 10th Vendée Globe in exactly ten days. So, can’t wait?
- Jean Le Cam crosses Cape Horn
Just like Romain Attanasio (Fortinet Best Western14e) and Damien Seguin (Apicil Group15th) the day before, Jean Le Cam had a great time this Saturday morning by crossing Cape Horn. If we no longer talk at all about the dean of the race for the final victory on this 55th day, he therefore experienced a key moment aboard It all starts in Finistère – Armor Lux.
Our file on the Vendée Globe
Still sixteenth in the event, Jean Le Cam crossed the legendary spot before daybreak. And he provided a cool video sequence for the occasion. “Look, it’s magnificent, the Cape Horn lighthouse,” he enthused despite the darkness. Well you will have passed Cape Horn at night, my friends. It’s so beautiful, it’s too cool. » And how!
