Dalin returns to Richomme, Cornic is “completely lost”… The race diary

No (or very little) foie gras, turkey and logs which stain for our sea goofs, launched into a Vendée Globe which is still as close as ever at the head of the race. And while, for our part, we loosen our belts, our faces still half floured but ready to spend the day relaxing on the sofa, the skippers continue their solo world tour in the cold and humidity . We take stock (before launching Mom, I missed the plane!) with the nephews.

Dalin has come a long way

Pushed back almost 100 nautical miles the day before, Charlie Dalin has almost closed his gap on Yoann Richomme, with whom he has been engaged in a fierce naval battle for days. While the two skippers are in a light wind zone, sailing at 6-7 knots, Dalin (Macif Santé Prévoyance) has returned to less than 15 miles from Richomme (Paprec Arkéa). The Norman, which was the first to enter an anticyclonic zone once Cape Horn, had been up to 100 miles behind schedule the day before, off the coast of the Falklands.

The ranking at 7:00 a.m.

1) Yoann Richomme (Paprec Arkéa) 6,224.31 nautical miles from the finish

2) Charlie Dalin (Macif Santé Prévoyance) 14.28 miles from the leader

3) Sébastien Simon (Dubreuil Group) at 595.82 mins

4. Thomas Ruyant (Vulnerable) at 1479.63 mins

5. Jérémie Beyou (Charal) at 1689.36 mins

Antoine Cornic in total trouble

Planted in the middle of the Pacific Ocean without the slightest wind, the skipper of Human Immobilier had a better Christmas. “Between the 25th and the beginning of the 26th, my Christmas present was calm and rain. I spent the night half outside trying to move the boat forward, he confided. The files give me wind at 50 and I have 150. I have no idea where I am in the weather model. There, I’m completely lost. » Let’s hope that New Year’s Eve will be a little more rock’n’roll.

The most beautiful Christmas gift

Where should you register to do the next Vendée Globe? No, because if these are the gifts we receive, we sign with both hands. The Malouin skipper Benjamin Ferré indeed received a video from a certain Zinédine Zidane, to wish him a happy holiday season.

“There is Zizou who wishes me a Merry Christmas! Damn, that’s a nice gift! […] Once you’ve seen that, you can die peacefully, as late as possible, but incredible! », laughed the skipper of Monnoyeur-Duo for a job.