Charlie Dalin (Macif), leading the Vendée Globe since Monday, continues on Saturday heading towards Cape Leeuwin in Australia, the exit point from the Indian Ocean, and increases his lead over his first pursuer, Sébastien Simon (Groupe Dubreuil) , relegated to almost 300 nautical miles.
The Norman was sailing at 7:00 a.m. (GMT+1) still as close as possible to the Antarctic Exclusion Zone (AEZ), drawn up by the organization to avoid collisions with icebergs, in seas that remained as rough as ever with troughs of 6 meters and the water is still fresh (6 degrees).
Still located at the front of a low pressure system, during the night he increased his lead over Sébastien Simon by more than 70 nautical miles, with an average speed over the last 24 hours (35 km/h) much higher than his runner-up. (30 km/h). Behind, the third Yoann Richomme (Paprec Arkéa) who, like all the rest of the first pursuers, had chosen a longer but less risky northern option, keeps pace with Dalin while remaining around 530 minutes from the leader.
Over the last 24 hours, the fastest boats have been those of sailors Samantha Davies (Initiatives Cœur), 12th, and Clarisse Crémer (L'Occitane en Provence), 13th, who will soon have the Kerguelen archipelago in sight.
