Sébastien Simon in recovery mode, Charlie Dalin threatened?

Wednesday 27th November 2024 11:55 AM

Thomas Ruyant had a hollow nose. In a session aboard Vulnerable, the French skipper predicted that the 24-hour speed record for this Vendée Globe would quickly be beaten once again thanks to the winds from the South Atlantic. Only the name of the boat that would emerge victorious from this race within the race remained to be defined. The result is in: Sébastien Simon’s Paprec – Arkéa is voted dragster of the week with 604.62 miles covered, almost 30 more than Yoann Richomme’s old record!

The ranking Wednesday at 11 a.m.

1. Charlie Dalin (Macif Santé Prévoyance), 18,944 nm from the finish

2. Thomas Rettant (Vulnerable), 49.24nm from the leader

3. Sébastien Simon (Dubreuil Group), at 53.93 nm

4. Yoann Richomme (Paprec-Arkea), at 78.97 nm

5. Nicolas Lunven (Holcim – PRB) at 95.69 nm

Our complete file on the Vendée Globe

It’s getting closer behind Charlie Dalin

There were three of them in 100 miles the day before, today there are twice as many. Jérémie Beyou, 6th, brings up the rear in this symbolic leading peloton while the chasing peloton in turn benefits from very advantageous conditions. The skipper on Charal was the 2nd fastest over the last 24 hours. At 11 a.m., Nicolas Lunven could feel his breath on the back of his neck. Looking forward to the next score.

Damage for Justine Mettraux

Traffic is severely disrupted on the Mettraux Teamwork – Team SNEF line due to an operating incident (torn front sail) for an indefinite period. The Mettraux Teamwork – Team SNEF network therefore invites you to use the other sails in its network or to consider degraded mode. See you soon and have a good day.

News from Marina Foils

Good news for the boat 20 Minutes on Virtual Regatta. Our imaginary skipper has made his return to the top 300,000 thanks to favorable weather conditions and is closing in on the main part of the fleet at full speed. The top 150,000 are stuck in a low wind zone and are now less than 24 hours ahead.

The Marina Foils has picked up speed again. So ok, 13 knots isn’t Sébastien Simon in the text, but it’s enough to scrape places in the rankings.– Screenshot

A new dilemma will quickly present itself to our sailor: take a gamble to the south even if it means taking a detour and a bit of calm at first to catch a depression in 48 hours, or take the “turn” towards the east hoping be on the trajectory of this small depression during the descent towards the Cape of Good Hope.