The Norman Charlie Dallin, 2nd in the 2020-2021 edition and big favorite for this solo non-stop and unassisted sailing trip around the world, was Monday November 11th at 3 p.m. at the head of the Vendée Globe at the exit of the Bay of Biscay.
Sailing at an average of 12 knots over the last 24 hours, the skipper from Le Havre is ahead of the Vendéen Sébastien Simon of more than 23 nautical miles and the British Sam Goodchild of 26 miles.
In this tightly grouped fleet which should reach Cape Finistère early this Monday evening and which will finally benefit from winds of 20 to 30 knots, two skippers have suffered damage since the start. The New Zealander Conrad Coleman in the grip of an electronic blackout and the German Boris Herrmann cylinder problems.
40 skippers set off on Sunday November 10 at 1:02 p.m. for this 10th edition of the Vendée Globe where they will have to complete a journey of more than 24,000 miles before returning to the port of Les Sables d'Olonne.
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