The small gap created in recent days by Charlie Dalin, the leader of the Vendée Globe, over Yoann Richomme has stabilized below 200 nautical miles.
Yoann Richomme (Paprec Arkéa), at the 7:00 a.m. check-in this Thursday, slightly reduced the distance that separates him from leader Charlie Dalin since the gap, which was more than 198 miles on Wednesday evening, was reduced to 184 miles.
The duo, who are going back a good distance from the African coast, remain in a zone of relatively weak winds but they do not lose ground on the third, Sébastien Simon, who is more than 750 miles away.
The battle for 4th place remains intense: it is now occupied by Sam Goodchild, whose West option seems to be paying off. But the Briton is less than 10 miles ahead of Jérémie Beyou, and less than 30 over the German Boris Herrmann.
-“I’m monitoring the boat a lot since everything is starting to get tired, there are more and more problems appearing for all of us”he further noted to the organization.
Ranking of the 10th edition of the Vendée Globe Thursday at 7:00 a.m.:
1. Charlie Dalin (Macif Santé Prévoyance) 2,004.54 nautical miles from the finish
2. Yoann Richomme (Paprec Arkéa) 183.99 miles from the first
3. Sébastien Simon (Dubreuil Group) at 751.28 mins
4. Sam Goodchild (Vulnerable) at 2,370.78 mins
5. Jérémie Beyou (Charal) at 2,379.80 mins
6. Boris Herrmann (Malizia – Seaexplorer) at 2,406.47 mins
7. Thomas Rettant (Vulnerable) at 2,430.32 mins
8. Paul Meilhat (Biotherm) at 2483.43 mins
9. Nicolas Lunven (Holcim – PRB) at 2,511.09 mins
10. Justine Mettraux (TeamWork – Team Snef) at 2,513.79 mins;…
35. Denis Van Weynbergh (D’Ieteren Group) at 8,192.54 mn
Abandons:
Yannick Bestaven (Maître Coq V)
Pip Hare (Medallia)
Szabolcs Weöres (New Europe)
Louis Burton (Bureau Vallée)
Maxime Sorel (V and B – Monbana – Mayenne)
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