Charlie Dalin, on Apivia -

Sebastien SALOM-GOMIS / SIPA

Saturday November 28

Apivia very far ahead in the standings…

Untouchable Charlie Dalin.

The skipper of Apivia now has a real good lead over his 300 nautical mile runner-up, Thomas Rettant.

So much so that we are starting to wonder what could cause him to lose this Vendée Globe other than a mechanical problem.

But he does not see it yet, we will come back ...

1. Charlie Dalin, Apivia

2. Thomas Rouillard, LinkedOut, 308 nautical miles away

3. Jean Le Cam, Yes We Cam !, 361 nautical miles

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this morning with: @ThomasRettant (@LinkedOut_VG), @samanthadavies (@initiativecoeur), @GiancarloPedote (@PrysmianOcean) and @borisherrmann # VG2020!

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- Vendée Globe (@VendeeGlobe) November 28, 2020

... But if not that confident

Questioned at tonight's session, the race leader foresees that his lead will melt in the coming hours.

The skipper of Apivia is in fact obliged to go up a little northeast in order not to pass too close to the forbidden zone of the Antarctic, which has been raised a little by the organization.

“My pursuers will be able to head due west when I am still on the way to the North-West: there should therefore be a little compression of the fleet ahead, he explains. My lead is likely to decrease over the next few hours ... "

Raucous back in action

With the repairs completed and one end of the foil torn off with a saw, Thomas Rettant returned to the mastic after his mechanical incident a few days ago while gybing in strong winds.

And it seems to be working pretty well: an average speed close to 21 knots over the last four hours, the runner-up of the race is in Formula 1 mode. And he has not lowered the flag.

Soon Good Hope

It's the first, it's three capes, and obviously an important moment in this Vendée Globe.

According to his estimates, the leader Charlie Dalin will spend "Monday in the day" at the southern tip of Africa.

At present, the lead skipper has covered 7,300 nautical miles since the start of Les Sables d'Olonne and there are more than 18,000 left to return to Vendée.

Another problem for Alex Thomson

It is really not a good year for the English skipper of Hugo Boss.

Already the victim of an ofni, the Vendée Globe 2016 runner-up suffered another mechanical incident last night, damaging his starboard rudder.

A point will be made during the day to estimate the damage.

Alex Thomson, one of the big favorites of this Vendée, is currently in 11th place.

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