The mano a mano continues at the helm of the race between the skipper of Macif Santé Prévoyance and that of Paprec Arkéa, who lost the lead on Monday.
The Vendée Globe, which lost the previous winner Yannick Bestaven due to abandonment, changed leader again on Monday with Charlie Dalin (Macif Santé Prévoyance) who moved back in front of Yoann Richomme (Paprec Arkéa), at 7:00 p.m. (GMT+1) .
The mano a mano can still turn into a three-way match off the coast of Brazil: Sébastien Simon (Groupe Dubreuil) has recovered 240 nautical miles from his delay compared to the leader compared to the score on Sunday 7:00 p.m., and is 260 miles from Dalin . If Simon chose a route closer to the Brazilian coast than the Dalin-Richomme duo, who left further east, the three men are in areas with low winds and were sailing at 7:00 p.m. at a speed of less than 10 knots.
«It's complicated, it's not moving forward, a sea of oil (…) It's like that, it's part of the game. There will be others, there will be the Doldrums», philosophized Richomme, shirtless at sunrise, on his Imoca. “We're in the sluggishness of the Saint Helena high a little earlier than expected but hey, it's good to get our heads out. Obviously, we prefer when the boat goes fast but it feels good when it stops (…), It's going to be two fairly calm days», Anticipates Simon.
The rest of the top 10 in a pocket square
Thomas Ruyant (Vulnerable) continues his race for fourth place, 1,388 minutes from the lead. Nicolas Lunven (Holcim – PRB), who moved from 5th to 7th place overnight from Sunday to Monday, regained his fifth place on Monday evening, a symbol of the narrowing gaps in the main pack of pursuers. There is in fact less than 20 nautical miles difference between Lunven and 9th, Sam Goodchild (Vulnerable). And Justine Mettraux (Teamwork-Team Snef), 10th and first sailor in the ranking, is not that far away, almost 83 minutes from Lunven.
Defending champion Yannick Bestaven (Maître Coq V), victim of major damage to his steering system on Friday, insisted on crossing Cape Horn but his team announced its withdrawal on Monday morning. Like the British Pip Hare (Medallia), also out of the race after a dismasting and arriving in Melbourne on Sunday, the 52-year-old skipper will begin repairs in Ushuaïa (Argentina), where he must dock at 9:00 p.m. according to his team, to try to rally Les Sables d’Olonne.
«I would have liked to have passed Cape Horn in better conditions, but the boat and the sea decided otherwise. I will have to make a technical stopover in Ushuaïa, because the starboard rear of Maître Coq V is broken, the bottom of the hull is delaminated, coupled with my steering problems it was not possible to continue further», summarized Bestaven, in a video sent to the media.
Ranking for the 10th edition of the Vendée Globe Monday at 7:00 p.m. (GMT+1):
1. Charlie Dalin (Macif Santé Prévoyance) 4,905.18 nautical miles from the finish
2. Yoann Richomme (Paprec Arkéa) 11.99 miles from the first
3. Sébastien Simon (Dubreuil Group) at 260.45 mins
4. Thomas Rettant (Vulnerable) at 1,388.78 mins
5. Nicolas Lunven (Holcim – PRB) at 1,649.11 mins
6. Jérémie Beyou (Charal) at 1,654.32 mins
7. Paul Meilhat (Biotherm) at 1,658.79 mins
8. Boris Herrmann (Malizia – Seaexplorer) at 1,664.03 mins
9. Sam Goodchild (Vulnerable) at 1,668.20 mins
10. Justine Mettraux (Teamwork-Team Snef) at 1,732.53 mins
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36. Denis van Weynbergh (D'Ieteren Group) at 7,577.13 mn
Abandons:
. Maxime Sorel (V and B – Monbana – Mayenne)
. Louis Burton (Bureau Vallée)
. Szabolcs Weöres (New Europe)
. Pip Hare (Medallia)
. Yannick Bestaven (Maître Coq V)
