Paul Rouget, Media365: published on Monday January 13, 2025 at 11:30 a.m.
While Charlie Dalin is heading towards victory, and the record, in this Vendée Globe, faster than ever, the skipper of Macif Santé Prévoyance should win a nice jackpot when he arrives in Les Sables d'Olonne.
The conclusion is near! Having left Sables-d'Olonne on November 10, Charlie Dalin should be the first to cross the finish line of this 10th edition of the Vendée Globe, on the night of Monday to Tuesday. Runner-up to Yannick Bestaven four years ago, the skipper of Macif Santé Prévoyance will win this time, barring major damage, while his first pursuer, Yoann Richomme (Paprec Arkéa), is sailing less than 178 miles at 11 a.m. . An extremely fast Vendée, which has already seen speed records fall.
“A sick thing”
The record for the event will also be broken. And even pulverized. It was Armel Le Cléac'h who established it in 2017, he who won the legendary solo race in 74 days, 3 hours, 35 minutes and 46 seconds. Dalin will win in less than 65 days, and that doesn't surprise his runner-up that much. “These boats have incredible potential. We manage to go fast in lots of different conditions,” underlines Richomme for AFP, even if he admits that “nine days less is still a sick thing. We saw that it was possible on the theoretical routings, but we needed good weather.”
200,000 euros for the winner
A record therefore, for Le Havre, and also a nice jackpot. Because as in the previous edition, the competitors will share a total prize pool of 800,000 euros. With 200,000 euros for the winner, 140,000 euros for second and 100,000 euros for third. The fourth in this Vendée Globe will be entitled to 80,000 euros, the fifth 50,000, the sixth 40,000, the seventh 30,000, the eighth 25,000, the ninth 20,000 while the skipper finishing the top 10 will collect 15,000 euros. And the other participants will share 100,000 euros.
