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The Vendée Globe continues in dispersed order, this Tuesday morning, between the two leaders who are heading for the Cape of Good Hope, the bulk of the fleet struggling behind to find the right windy lanes and the laggards who have not yet crossed the Equator.

Former leader Alex Thomson has finished repairing his boat and will be able to resume normal activity after almost forty-eight hours of immobilization.

“The boat is probably even stronger than before,” he said.

Be careful, the Welshman has not said his last word.

The classification at 9:00 a.m.

1. Charlie Dalin (Apivia) 19,215 miles from the finish

2. Thomas Rouillard (LinkedOut) 37 miles behind the leader

3. Jean Le Cam (Yes we Cam!) 281 miles behind the leader

4. Kevin Escoffier (PRB) 334 miles behind the leader

5. Yannick Bestaven (Maître Coq IV) 417 miles behind the leader

Major damage for Destremeau

A hard blow for Sébastien Destremau.

The skipper, who was already struggling to get around the doldrums, reported Tuesday morning a "major keel damage".

We don't know much more at the moment.

Last of the previous edition, Destremeau, 56, told the race director that he was not in danger.

Rouillard looks back on his spectacular repair

Second in the race in Charlie Dalin's wake, Thomas Rettant returned to the 5-hour shift on Sunday's repair when he climbed to the top of his 28-meter mast to resolve his halyard problem.

The result of good training.

"I had climbed the mast in Les Sables before the start," he said.

We practice this kind of thing.

Afterwards, we feel that a climb with 15 days of sea in the legs, it's not the same.

We have already left a little energy on the water, we can feel it in all the maneuvers.

I try to do them quietly, at my own pace, because the road is still long.

We can even say that it has only just begun.

Thanks Oscar

Romain Attanasio has just crossed Ecuador, and to celebrate that he had a little message to pass on this Tuesday morning: Thank you Oscar!

Oscar is the name of the camera and image feedback system which helps to locate and identify shapes on water and below the surface.

In other words, it helps sailors to detect the famous Ofnis (unidentified floating objects), responsible for many abandonments.

“I had a good night's sleep the last few days thanks to Oscar.

This tool makes us much more serene, says Attanasio.

Every time the screen turns on, I look up without having to stick my head out and take a pack of floats, it's not bad!

Oscar is very operational for anything that floats.

He spots fishing boats without AIS, canoes, it helps to stay calm.

Well, we shouldn't let our guard down completely either.

The screen is still quite bewitching: I find myself staring in front all the time… ”A bit like us with the interactive map on the Vendée site in fact.

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