One week before the arrival of the first skippers, Sables-d’Olonne (Vendée) is starting to prepare to receive and celebrate the winner of the round-the-world sailing race alone and without assistance. And, on the way up the Atlantic, Charlie Dalin begins to make a small gap in front of Yoann Richomme. For the rest of the peloton, we have to manage the galleys, the windless zones and the complicated conditions.
Dalin races towards victory
Launched in the final sprint of the tenth Vendée Globe, Charlie Dalin (Macif Santé Prévoyance) further increased his lead over his runner-up Yoann Richomme (Paprec Arkéa) this Wednesday. The leader is 185 miles ahead of his pursuer, who is sailing slightly slower at the end of the day. The leading duo of this world tour is heading towards the Azores, which they should reach on Thursday, after having swallowed the Doldrums in less than 24 hours.
“There, it’s simple, it’s straight ahead for two days in the trade winds up to the Azores anticyclone. Once we get there, I have the impression that Charlie will be a little stronger, it’s difficult to estimate,” Richomme told the organizers.
The ranking
1. Charlie DallinMacif Santé Prévoyance) 2338.57 nautical miles from the finish
2. Yoann Richomme (Paprec Arkéa) 167.12 miles from the first
3. Sébastien Simon (Dubreuil Group) at 718.28 min
4. Jérémie Beyou (Charal) at 2,198.01 min
-5. Sam Goodchild (Vulnerable) at 2,201.47 mn
The big dive of Guirec Soudée
He would obviously have preferred to take a swim in the warm waters, but Guirec Soudée had to dive under his boat this Wednesday morning in water at 5°C. Not for fun or to refresh the brain, but to disengage a front sail that had become tangled in the keel.
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His team Freelance.com indicates that “the operation was particularly delicate and high risk in the cold waters of the South Atlantic and while the boat was out of control and drifting towards the coast”. “I have no more juice,” the skipper confided to his team, after successfully completing his rescue operation.
News from “Marina Foils”
We told you on Tuesday about a windless zone which would complicate the ascent of our virtual skipper. We didn’t lie. Worse, instead of climbing the rankings, the boat 20 Minutes on “Virtual Regatta” continues to fall in the rankings. Less than 5 knots on average over the last twenty-four hours, we are not moving forward, and we are unable to find a solution.
As a result, Marina Foils is now in 125,000th place. Yes, 70,000 places lost in one day. Morale is not high for our inexperienced skipper, who also lost his last game of “Candy Crush”. Add a disgusting freeze-dried dish to swallow, and you almost want to jump off the boat and go swimming.
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