Armel Tripon at the start of the Vendée Globe, November 8, 2020. -

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That's it, they're right in there.

The Vendée Globe leaders tackled tropical depression Theta, off the Azores, very early on Saturday.

And apparently the forecast was correct.

Gusts to 60 knots, good waves over 6 meters high, it shakes very hard as the day is slowly rising.

Alex Thomson and the astonishing Jean Le Cam are still in the lead of the race, while behind, we wait to see how the first are doing before rushing into the wind.

The classification at 9:00 a.m.

1- Jean Le Cam (Yes We Cam!)

2- Alex Thomson (Hugo Boss) 4 nautical miles behind the leader

3- Benjamin Dutreux (OMIA - Water Family) 49 nautical miles away

Le Cam's surprise (always)

The dean never ceases to amaze observers as well as his opponents.

In his 5h00 session this morning, Alex Thomson admitted that he could not get over being followed by "King John" and his boat without foil.

“Jean Le Cam is approaching me!

My God, Jean Le Cam is incredible, incredible.

To be where he is with this boat and at his age, it's incredible, brilliant!

And yes Alex, and he even passed you a few hours later.

“I will end up seeing them slip away, the foilers.

But as long as we do, grandpa is resisting !, laughs the person concerned.

I always say, do not confuse speed and haste.

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The technical video of the day

Every Friday we'll show you a short video to answer a specific question.

For the first, to dwell on the tactical choices of the fleet, split in two?

Why this ?

How to explain that some chose to go west and others further south.

Vincent Riou, winner of the event in 2004-2005, helps us see more clearly.

Behind, we repair and we wait to see

Sacred day Friday for Armel Tripon.

Victim of damage in the middle of the week, the skipper of L'Occitane en Provence climbed into the open sea 15 meters high on his mast to secure it.

Beautiful perf '.

"I just went for an altitude tour and I confirm that the man descends from the monkey!

The sea was moving a lot, I was rocked in all directions for an hour.

I was hanging on like a chimpanzee around a tree, ”Tripon debriefed.

Finally left in good condition, he plans to watch how the leaders will cope with Theta before deciding where to go.

"I look at the trajectory of the comrades, I try to get information on what they had as conditions and I hope that when I get there it will be less," he said.

Smart.

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