Richomme in the lead again

The duel at the top between Charlie Dalin (Macif Santé Prévoyance) and Yoann Richomme (Paprec Arkéa) continues to liven up these first days of the Vendée Globe. Indeed, if the skipper from Le Havre had overtaken the double winner of the Solitaire du Figaro on Wednesday evening, the latter is in the lead again this Thursday morningwith a lead of 16.87 nautical miles.

“I had a sleepless night. I think I had the whole catalog of bad choices of maneuvers and I got stopped by the front of the island… I was unlucky, I never managed to jibe, it was very frustrating. This start of the race is a bit like Solitaire du Figaro mode with a lot of tactics and placement », reacted Dalin, on the official website of the Vendée Globe.

Goodchild: “It’s a difficult balance to find”

Behind the leading duo, we now find Jérémie Beyou (Charal), because Sam Goodchild (Vulnerable) has notably fallen in recent hourswhile the first have passed Madeira and are approaching the Canary Islands.

“It's a difficult balance to strike and last night I found myself going three knots slower than Charlie Dalin and I settled for that, telling myself it wasn't the time to take risks . But I think I did a good job of sailing my own race, trying to set my own pace and my own limits and not looking too much at the boats around me… But at the same time, I don't want to make excuses! », For his part declared the British skipper.

SAILING / VENDEE GLOBE
Ranking at 7:00 a.m. – Thursday November 14, 2024
1- Yoann Richomme (FRA/Paprec Arkéa) 23,045.61 miles from the finish
2- Charlie Dalin (FRA/Macif Santé Prévoyance) 16.87 miles from the leader
3- Jérémie Beyou (FRA/Charal) at 25.03
4- Thomas Ruyant (FRA/Vulnerable) at 25.08
5- Nicolas Lunven (FRA/Holcim – PRB) at 25.64
6- Sam Goodchild (GBR/Vulnerable) à 25,72
7- Sébastien Simon (FRA/Groupe Dubreuil) at 39.67
8- Louis Burton (FRA/Bureau Vallée) at 48.38
9- Justine Mettraux (SUI/Teamwork-Team SNEF) at 57.21
10- Boris Herrmann (ALL/Malizia – Seaexplorer) at 59.62
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