Paris (AFP)
Frenchman Jean Le Cam (Yes we Cam!), 61-year-old dean of the Vendée Globe and hero of the race around the world for his perilous rescue of Kevin Escoffier, crossed the finish line in Les Sables d'Olonne in the evening from Thursday.
Le Cam is the eighth navigator to have reached Les Sables d'Olonnes, but he finally took 4th place in the legendary solo race thanks to the 16 h 15 min of compensation granted for the rescue of Escoffier, a shipwrecked competitor at the end of November.
Eight competitors arrived safely in less than 24 hours, unprecedented in the history of the event, and 17 are still at sea.
The French Yannick Bestaven (Maître Coq IV) won this 9th Vendée Globe, thanks to the 10 h 15 min of compensation granted for the rescue of Escoffier, after crossing the line in third position.
Charlie Dalin (Apivia), who concluded his world tour around 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, being the first to cross the line, is second in the final standings.
Ranking Thursday at 10 p.m.:
1. Yannick Bestaven (FRA / Maître Coq IV) arrived in 80d 03h 44min 46s (compensation: -10h 15min 00s)
2. Charlie Dalin (FRA / Apivia) arrived in 80d 06h 15min 47s
3. Louis Burton (FRA / Bureau Vallée 2) arrived in 80d 10h 25min 12s
4. Jean Le Cam (FRA / Yes we Cam!) Arrived in 80 days 13h 44min 55s (compensation: -16h 15min 00s)
5. Boris Herrmann (GER / Seaexplorer-Yacht Club de Monaco) arrived in 80d 14h 59min 45s (compensation: -06h 00min 00s)
6. Thomas Rettant (FRA / LinkedOut) arrived in 80d 15h 22min 01s
7. Damien Seguin (FRA / Apicil Group) arrived in 80d 21h 58min 20s
8. Giancarlo Pedote (ITA / Prysmian Group) arrived in 80d 22h 42min 20s
9. Benjamin Dutreux (FRA / OMIA-Water Family) 142.1 miles from the finish
10. Maxime Sorel (FRA / V And B Mayenne) 425.6
11. Armel Tripon (FRA / L'Occitane en Provence) 623.6
12. Clarisse Cremer (FRA / Banque Populaire X) 1,567.9
13. Romain Attanasio (FRA / Pure-Best Western) 2,272.9
14. Jérémie Beyou (FRA / Charal) 2,452.4
15. Arnaud Boissières (FRA / La Mie Câline-Artisans Artipôle) 2.906.2
16. Alan Roura (SUI / La Fabrique) 3,039.6
17. Kojiro Shiraishi (JPN / DMG Mori Global One) 3,057.5
18. Stéphane Le Diraison (FRA / Time For Oceans) 3,090.7
19. Pip Hare (GBR / Medallia) 3,161.4
20. Didac Costa (ESP / One Planet One Ocean) 3.274.2
21. Manuel Cousin (FRA / Sétin Group) 4,307.7
22. Miranda Merron (GBR / Campagne de France) 4,396.1
23. Clément Giraud (FRA / Compagnie du lit-Jiliti) 4,501.7
24. Alexia Barrier (FRA / TSE-4myplanet) 6.041.5
25. Ari Huusela (FIN / Stark) 6.084.5
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Alex Thomson (GBR / Hugo Boss) Retirement
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Samantha Davies (GBR / Initiatives-Cœur) Abandonment
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Isabelle Joschke (GER / MACSF) Withdrawal
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Sébastien Simon (FRA / Arkéa-Paprec) Withdrawal
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Sébastien Destremau (FRA / Merci) Abandonment
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Fabrice Amedeo (FRA / Newrest-Art and Windows) Abandonment
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