There are those, in front, who aspire to get out of it today, and those, further back, who have not yet experienced it: the doldrums, this climatically uncertain zone, located around from the equator, is currently occupying the minds of the 39 skippers competing in the Vendée Globe. A new day of racing, the eleventh, begins today, Thursday November 21. Frenchman Thomas Ruyant took control of the race at 7 a.m.
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Thomas Ruyant (Vulnerable) took control of the race. | CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT / AFP
Since the start of the Vendée Globe on Sunday November 10, his name has come up regularly at each score, at a rate of six per day. The Briton Sam Goodchild (Vulnerable) was still in the lead, on the night of Wednesday 20 to Thursday 21 November. But at the 7 a.m. check-in, Thomas Ruyant (Vulnerable) took control of the race.
Information to remember
- The Briton Sam Goodchild (Vulnerable) took the lead from Sébastien Simon (Groupe Dubreuil) on the night of Wednesday 20 to Thursday 21 November. But it is now Thomas Ruyant (Vulnerable) who is in control at 7 a.m.
- The gaps are small between the competitors, around the equator: less than 30 miles between first and tenth.
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Thomas Ruyant takes control at 7 a.m.
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What happened yesterday?
A pack of twelve boats at the front, Sam Goodchild (Vulnerable) and Sébastien Simon (Groupe Dubreuil) fighting for the lead, a keel damage for Fabrice Amedo (Nexans-Wewise), a distance covered record for Yoann Richomme… Relive yesterday.
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