Rennes (AFP)

The duo of favorites Jérémie Beyou and Christopher Pratt (Charal), who have been in the lead since Saturday in the Imoca category of the Transat Jacques Vabre (TJV), continues Tuesday to leave behind his pursuers Charlie Dalin and Yann Eliès (Apivia), the gap having doubled in 24 hours.

With a score of 09:00 GMT in this category of boats of 18 meters, stars of the Vendée Globe, the legendary race around the world alone, the duo is 1,488.6 nautical miles from Salvador de Bahia, the Brazilian port of arrival.

They are followed at 106.3 nm by the Dalin / Eliès tandem which was, 24 hours earlier, 56.4 nm from the leading boat.

Charlie Enright and Pascal Bidegorry (11th Hour Racing) maintain the third position, but again the gap with Charal has doubled: they are 141.28 nm from Charal, against 77.1 nm the day before.

Thomas Ruyant and Antoine Koch (Advens), delayed initially by a technical stop of a few hours in Cherbourg, continue their rise to the Top 10. At 27th place, Ari Huusela and Michael Fergusson (Ariel 2) cling with a big Veil very damaged from the Bay of Biscay.

In the three multihulls entered, the duo Gilles Lamiré and Antoine Carpentier (Group GCA - Mille et une smiles), at 1,217,8 nm from the finish, keeps the lead of the Transat party on October 27th in Le Havre. They entered the night in the Doldrums, a feared area of ​​the skippers.

"A thousand and one smiles came this night in the quirks of the Doldrums." Of the 22 knots on the clock, Gilles Lamiré and Antoine Carpentier see more than nine but can congratulate themselves for continuing to move forward, "said organizers on the Transat website.

The other two Multi50s, Thibaut Vauchel Camus and Frédéric Duthil (Solidaires En Peloton ARSEP) retained the second position but was closer to 89.54 nm from the lead, ahead of Sébastien Rogues and Matthieu Souben (Primonial), 368.97 nm of the multi50 head.

The Class40 is still led by the tandem Ian Lipinski and Adrien Hardy (Credit Mutuel) which further widen the gap with Sam Goodchild and Fabien Delahaye (Leyton) and the third tandem, Aymeric Chappellier and Pierre Leboucher (Aïna Childhood and Future).

"The day was perfect, great weather, wind from north-east for 20 knots, the boat quickly flown under pilot with great ease, so the atmosphere is quite relaxed with little work for sailors. to see our lead increase, "said Lipinski and Hardy in a night message.

Standings Tuesday at 09:00 GMT:

. Multi50 (50ft / 15m multihull) - 3 engaged

1. Gilles Lamiré / Antoine Carpentier (GCA Group - A Thousand and One Smiles) at 1.217.9 nm from the finish

2. Thibaut Vauchel-Camus / Frédéric Duthil (ARSEP Solidarity In Peloton) at 89.54 nm from the 1st

3. Sébastien Rogues / Matthieu Souben (Primal) at 368.98 nm

. Imoca (60-foot / 18-m monohull) - 29 hired

1. Jérémie Beyou / Christopher Pratt (Charal) at 1.488,6 nm from the finish

2. Charlie Dalin / Yann Eliès (Apivia) at 106.3 nm from the 1st

3. Charlie Enright / Pascal Bidegorry (11th Hour Racing) at 141.28 nm

4. Clarisse Crémer / Armel le Cleac'h (Banque Populaire) at 172.77 nm

5. Kevin Escoffier / Nicolas Lunven (PRB) at 177.83 nm

6. Sam Davies / Paul Meilhat (Heart Initiatives) at 240.38 nm

7. Sébastien Simon / Vincent Riou (Arkea-Paprec) at 251.66 nm

8. Nicolas Troussel / Jean Le Cam (Corum L'Epargne) at 260.91 nm

9. Damien Seguin / Yoann Richomme (Apicil Group) at 267.432 nm

10. Fabrice Amedeo / Eric Péron (Newrest-Arts & Windows) at 288.79 nm

Abandonment: Alex Thomson / Neal McDonald (Hugo Boss)

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. Class40 (40ft / 12m monohull) - 27 engaged

1. Ian Lipinski / Adrien Hardy (Credit Mutuel) at 2.291.3 nm from the finish

2. Sam Goodchild / Fabien Delahaye (Leyton) at 48.49 nm from the first

3. Aymeric Chappellier / Pierre Leboucher (Aina Childhood and Future) at 60.33 nm from the first

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