Kevin Escoffier -

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The December 10 newspaper

Kevin Escoffier arrived in Reunion

Return to dry land for Kevin Escoffier who, despite all the vicissitudes he has gone through on PRB, his life raft and then with Jean Le Cam, remains bitter at having given up the race on his arrival in Reunion, around 6.30 a.m. (GMT +1), aboard the Nivôse.

“I'm still a little melancholy today on land,” explains Escoffier.

It doesn't matter what times it is.

It is a transitional phase which is always complicated.

I still have one disappointment, which is having given up on the Vendée Globe, having lost a boat.

I still have it in mind, of course, even if I have also benefited humanely from this maritime adventure.

I took advantage with Jean Le Cam, it was a very beautiful story.

I took advantage with the Nivôse sailors, it was a great story too.

But I'm still a little divided, it's still not easy.

I will be happy to see my family again, but I remain melancholy and disappointed to have had to abandon the Vendée Globe.

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Classification at 9 a.m.

1) Charlie Dalin (Apivia)

2) Thomas Rettant (LinkedOut)

3) Louis Burton (Office Vallée 2)

4) Yannick Bestaven (Maître Coq)

5) Benjamin Dutreux (OMIA - Water Family)

A little respite on the road to Cape Leeuwin

The remote fight continues between Charlie Dalin and Thomas Rettant.

The first named managed to let himself be overtaken by the front in strong winds without incident - but with a certain fatigue on the finish - before jibing and recovering from his efforts.

He then set off again at a brisk pace.

Her runner-up Thomas Rettant played it cautious by taking a more northerly trajectory so as not to be trapped by the front.

With one less foil it would have been reckless.

A positive point in the story: conditions should now be milder in the last part of the Indian Ocean.

"I am very happy to have passed this last obstacle in the Indian Ocean," continues the skipper on LinkedOut.

We are not immune to anything, but it was the last strong phenomenon before arriving in the Pacific ”.

Dutreux and his live from France-England on WhatsApp

Big advantage of the Vendée Globe 2020 compared to the previous edition, communication costs less, according to Romain Attanasio (Pure - Best Western Hotels & Resort) and skippers are taking advantage.

Sam Davies' companion explains that Boris Herrmann launched the idea of ​​a WhatsApp group.

“He's the most active and we sometimes blame him because he talks too much (laughs)!

There is Sam who sends photos of the progress of the work, each one who tells a little about his days… Last Sunday, Benjamin Dutreux commented on the rugby match (England-France).

The English were in full swing!

They did shake a little though, didn't they?

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