Les Sables-d'Olonne (France) (AFP)
Charlie Dalin (Apivia) was the first to cross the Vendée Globe finish line on Wednesday evening after 80 days, 6 hours, 15 minutes and 47 seconds at sea, but he is not yet guaranteed to win the race, two of his pursuers benefiting from compensation for having participated in a rescue.
Dalin completed his round-the-world tour at 8:35 p.m. and 47 sec very precise, but the German Boris Herrmann (SeaExplorer - Yacht Club de Monaco) has six hours to cross the line in order to get ahead of Dalin, while the Frenchman Yannick Bestaven (Master Rooster IV) has ten hours and fifteen minutes of compensation for doing the same.
They should arrive in third and fifth position respectively overnight.
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