Dalin maintains his lead over Richomme before the equator

Dalin maintains his lead over Richomme before the equator
Dalin maintains his lead over Richomme before the equator

As of this Sunday morning, the leader of the solo race has approximately the same lead as the day before over his first pursuer.

Approaching the equator, the fierce duel between Charlie Dalin, at the head of the Vendée Globe, and his first pursuer Yoann Richomme continues, since at the time of 07:00 (GMT+1) on Sunday the two men were, like the day before, still separated by approximately 120 nautical miles.

In 24 hours, the gap remained almost the same between MACIF Santé Prévoyance and PAPREC ARKÉA, apart from a few sprays. After crossing a zone of light wind, the IMOCA monohulls of the two rivals regained speed, with stronger winds approaching the equator, which they should cross on Sunday afternoon as they away from Brazil.

Simon loses ground in 3rd place

The third in the standings, Sébastien Simon (Groupe Dubreuil), on the other hand, let go a lot on Dalin and Richomme, after having had to repair his mast in recent days and then being confronted with an engine generator problem. The 34-year-old skipper lost 120 nautical miles on his head in 14 hours and found himself 792 nm from Dalin. He hopes to reach the finish without further damage, having been forced to abandon the previous edition.

This is even more the case for Thomas Ruyant (VULNERABLE), 1,828 minutes from Dalin and who sees Paul Meilhat (Biotherm) dangerously approaching, who is only 30 minutes away. 317 minutes from Ruyant, the Swiss Justine Mettraux (TeamWork – Team Snef), in 10th position, can still join the fight for the places of honor.

Ranking Sunday at 7:00 a.m. (GMT+1):

1. Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance) 3335.92 miles from the finish

2. Yoann Richomme (PAPREC ARKÉA) 121.14 miles from the first

3. Sébastien Simon (Dubreuil Group) at 792.87 nm

4. Thomas Ruyant (VULNERABLE) at 1828.22 nm

5. Paul Meilhat (Biotherm) at 1858.76 nm

6. Nicolas Lunven (HOLCIM – PRB) at 1927.55 nm

7. Jérémie Beyou (Charal) at 1936.09 nm

8. Sam Goodchild (VULNERABLE) at 1999.32 nm

9. Boris Herrmann (Malizia – Seaexplorer) at 2028.58 nm

10. Justine Mettraux (TeamWork – Team Snef) at 2141.19 nm

35. Denis Van Weynbergh (D’Ieteren Group) at 7,708.68 mn

Abandons:

. Pip Hare (Medallia)

. Yannick Bestaven (Maître CoQ V)

. Louis Burton (Bureau Vallée)

. Maxime Sorel (V and B – Monbana – Mayenne)

. Szabolcs Weöres (New Europe)

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