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Les Sables-d'Olonne / France (dpa) - The French "Apivia" skipper Charlie Dalin was the first to cross the finish line of the Vendée Globe in Les Sables-d'Olonne.
The 36-year-old professional sailor and yacht designer finished his solo circumnavigation of the world over 28,267.88 nautical miles in 80 days, 6 hours, 15 minutes and 47 seconds.
But he was not yet allowed to feel like the winner.
Two other skippers could dispute his success despite the exceptional performance.
Third-placed Boris Herrmann with his “Seaexplorer - Yacht Club de Monaco” and fifth-placed Frenchman Yannick Bestaven with “Maître Coq IV” sail towards the goal with time credits in the account.
After participating in the rescue mission for the shipwrecked Kevin Escoffier on the night of November 30th to December 1st, the Hamburg Herrmann had received compensation from the race committee for six hours and bestave for 10:15 hours for the time lost.
Herrmann is expected shortly after midnight in the destination of the French coastal town, Bestaven's arrival is expected to be early Thursday morning.
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Both skippers can still outperform Dalin after deducting the credits from their total sailing time.
“These are probably the most exciting hours of my life,” said Herrmann on the day of the final.
Bestaven, who had been traveling at a top speed of 23 knots for the last few hours, could still overtake him.
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