Paris (AFP)

At the head of the Vendée Globe for five days, Charlie Dalin further increased his lead over his pursuers, according to the last score on Friday morning.

At the helm of Apivia, a latest generation boat capable of + flying +, the 36-year-old Frenchman has further accentuated his gap with his compatriot Thomas Rettant (LinkedOut), handicapped by one of his damaged foils (lateral appendage which allows the boat to rise above the water).

Jean Le Cam (Yes we Cam), who sails on an old generation boat, without foil, retains his third place in a general classification that was little turned upside down on Friday morning.

Ranking Friday at 04:00 GMT:

1. Charlie Dalin (FRA / Apivia) 18,724.4 miles from the finish

2. Thomas Rouillard (FRA / LinkedOut) 201.6 miles behind the leader

3. Jean Le Cam (FRA / Yes we Cam!) 371.9

4. Yannick Bestaven (FRA / Maître Coq IV) 503.1

5. Kevin Escoffier (FRA / PRB) 507.5

6. Boris Herrmann (GER / Seaexplorer-Yacht Club de Monaco) 524.2

7. Sébastien Simon (FRA / Arkéa-Paprec) 534.4

8. Louis Burton (FRA / Bureau Vallée 2) 589.8

9. Samantha Davies (GBR / Initiatives-Cœur) 625.6

10. Giancarlo Pedote (ITA / Prysmian Group) 678.7

11. Damien Seguin (FRA / Apicil Group) 682.1

12. Alex Thomson (GBR / Hugo Boss) 695.1

13. Benjamin Dutreux (FRA / OMIA-Water Family) 712.7

14. Maxime Sorel (FRA / V And B Mayenne) 749.7

15. Isabelle Joschke (GER / MACSF) 769.1

16. Romain Attanasio (FRA / Pure-Best Western) 851.5

17. Clarisse Cremer (FRA / Banque Populaire X) 881.7

18. Alan Roura (SUI / La Fabrique) 933.5

19. Stéphane Le Diraison (FRA / Time For Oceans) 1.105.0

20. Arnaud Boissières (FRA / La Mie Câline-Artisans Artipôle) 1,651.0

21. Manuel Cousin (FRA / Sétin Group) 1,701.4

22. Didac Costa (ESP / One Planet One Ocean) 1,720.4

23. Pip Hare (GBR / Medallia) 1,746.9

24. Armel Tripon (FRA / L'Occitane en Provence) 1,775.3

25. Fabrice Amedeo (FRA / Newrest-Art et Fenêtres) 2,217.0

26. Alexia Barrier (FRA / TSE-4myplanet) 2,253.0

27. Miranda Merron (GBR / Campagne de France) 2,259.5

28. Clément Giraud (FRA / Compagnie du lit-Jiliti) 2,287.5

29. Ari Huusela (FIN / Stark) 2,365.7

30. Sébastien Destremau (FRA / Thank you) 2,394.7

31. Kojiro Shiraishi (JPN / DMG Mori Global One) 2,556.7

32. Jérémie Beyou (FRA / Charal) 2,891.6

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Nicolas Troussel (FRA / Corum L'Epargne) Withdrawal

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