Yoann Richomme (Paprec Arkéa) took the lead in the Vendée Globe on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday but was in a close second with Charlie Dalin (Macif), second six miles away at the 07:00 a.m. check-in (GMT+1).
Sam Goodchild (Vulnerable) completed the leading trio 15 miles behind the leader, while the front of the fleet began to follow the coast of North Africa towards the Azores.
. Ranking for the 10th edition of the Vendée Globe on Wednesday at 7:00 a.m. (GMT+1):
3. Yoann Richomme (Paprec Arkéa) 23,377.32 nautical miles from the finish
2. Charlie Dalin (Macif Santé Prévoyance) 5.91 miles from the first
3. Sam Goodchild (Vulnerable) 15.34 miles from first
4. Jérémie Byou (Charal) 38.80 miles from the first
5. Louis Burton (Bureau Vallée) 56.93 miles from the first
6. Thomas Ruyant (Vulnerable) 56.96 miles from the first
7. Nicols Lunven (Holcim-PRB) 60.13 miles from the first
8. Boris Herrmann (Malizia – Seaexplorer) 67.05 miles from the first
9. Sébastien Simon (Groupe Dubreuil) 69.04 miles from the first
10. Yannick Bestaven (Maître CoQ V) 70.56 miles from the first
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40. Xu Jingkun (Singchain Team Haiku) 344.89 miles from first
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