Les Sables-d'Olonne (France) (AFP)
Yannick Bestaven (Maître Coq IV) crossed the finish line of the Vendée Globe on Thursday in third position but was declared the winner due to compensation he was receiving for having taken part in the rescue of Kevin Escoffier.
Charlie Dalin (Apivia) was the first to complete the round-the-world tour on Wednesday at 8:35 p.m. (19:35 GMT), followed by Louis Burton (Bureau Vallée 2) four hours later, but neither of them was affected by compensation. and they therefore finish second and third respectively in the solo round the world race.
Yannick Bestaven, who was taking part in his second Vendée Globe, crossed the finish line in rough seas at 4 hours 19 min and 46 sec.
He therefore arrived 07 hours, 53 minutes and 59 seconds behind Charlie Dalin.
After Kevin Escoffier's rescue, the Vendée Globe jury decided that once the finish line was crossed, Yannick Bestaven's race time would be counted down to 10 hours and 15 minutes.
German Boris Herrmann (SeaExplorer-Yacht Club de Monaco) also benefits from compensation for six hours after this rescue but he hit a fishing boat on Wednesday evening and should now arrive "between 10 am and 11 am" Thursday, according to the organization of the race.
On November 8, 33 skippers took the start.
Eight retired during this race marked by difficult weather conditions which did not allow us to beat the record of 74 days and 3 hours set in 2017 by Armel Le Cléac'h.
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