Thomas Ruyant, skipper of Vulnerable in the Vendée Globe: “Christmas, a special day”

Thomas Ruyant, skipper of Vulnerable in the Vendée Globe: “Christmas, a special day”
Thomas Ruyant, skipper of Vulnerable in the Vendée Globe: “Christmas, a special day”

The skipper of Vulnerable, at the foot of the podium in the points this Wednesday at 11 a.m., has not forgotten the race: “The conditions at the moment are not that unstable, I still had a few squalls. The wind is slowly picking up. I am ahead of this band of wind, I will have wind up to Cape Horn with strengthening as I pass the cape. It's not so bad, I should get there during the day of the 27th. I'm trying to fight with the group of angry people behind me. Sébastien Simon (Dubreuil Group) is far ahead, 1000 miles ahead. Even with his broken foil, I think he won't be penalized that much on the way up the Atlantic, maybe just on a few edges. The first three had some pretty incredible conditions over the second part of the Pacific. It's been a while since I saw all this taking shape, but I'm still happy to have a group with me, I'm going to try to finish in front of them. This is what is at stake for the coming days and weeks. If an opportunity presents itself, I will take it. But you have to count on the weather for that. »

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