The Vendée Globe is still led by Charlie Dalin on Friday, but the race continues to be very close with very close positions between each other. Between Australia and South America, the fight is fierce.
While Charlie Dalin (Apivia) is back a little ahead of Yannick Bestaven (Maître CoQ IV) at the head of the Vendée Globe, we continue to observe an increasingly clear grouping behind, for the rest of the fleet. Starting from Boris Herrmann (SeaExplorer-Yacht Club de Monaco), still third, all the skippers have thus moved closer to the lead compared to the previous score. The entire top 10 is now almost 300 miles (only the tenth Maxime Sorel is slightly above this bar, pointing 305 miles from Dalin).
On this Christmas day, sailors of course took the opportunity to send their messages by video, some with magnificent adapted sweaters. Special mention to Arnaud Boissières, with a particularly thick white beard. “Enjoy these moments, even solo under a blanket, on the sofa, I would be happy,” recalls Sorel, while Herrmann films himself right next to Le Cam. Always the right word, the latter concludes: “To all those who are all alone, I am too, so we are together. I’m sending you big kisses.”
SAILING / VENDEE GLOBE 2020-2021
Check-in at 5:00 p.m. (French time) – Friday December 25, 2020
1- Charlie Dalin (FRA / Apivia *) 9,721.1 miles from the finish
2- Yannick Bestaven (FRA / Maître CoQ IV *) 34 miles behind the leader
3- Boris Herrmann (ALL / SeaExplorer-Yacht Club de Monaco *) at 225.5
4- Jean Le Cam (FRA / Yes We Cam!) At 230.6
5- Damien Seguin (FRA / Apicil Group) at 243.2
6- Isabelle Joschke (FRA-ALL / MACSF *) at 252.4
7- Thomas Rouillard (FRA / LinkedOut *) at 259
8- Benjamin Dutreux (FRA / Omia-Water Family) at 271.2
9- Giancarlo Pedote (ITA / Prysmian Group *) at 281.3
10- Maxime Sorel (FRA / V and B-Mayenne) at 305.6
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For participating in the Kevin Escoffier recovery operation, three sailors will benefit from compensation on arrival, which will be reduced by their racing time:
– Jean Le Cam (Yes We Cam!) Will recover 16 hours and 15 minutes
– Yannick Bestaven (Maître CoQ IV) will recover 10 hours and 15 minutes
– Boris Herrmann (SeaExplorer-Yacht Club de Monaco) will recover 6 hours
Abandons :
Nicolas Troussel (FRA / Corum L’Epargne *): dismasting, after 7 days of racing
Alex Thomson (GBR / Hugo Boss *): rudder damage, after 20 days of racing
Kevin Escoffier (FRA / PRB *): waterway, after 22 days of racing
Sébastien Simon (FRA / Arkéa-Paprec *): foil damaged after meeting with a UFO, after 25 days of racing
Samantha Davies (GBR / Initiatives-Cœur *): keel damaged, after 26 days of racing
Fabrice Amedeo (FRA / Newrest – Art et Fenêtres *): computer damage, after 33 days of racing
* boat equipped with foils
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