Charlie Dalin is less than 100 nautical miles from the leader.
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APIVIA
For 44 days of racing now, the Vendée Globe has offered us crazy twists and turns on a daily basis, but it seems that in recent hours things have slowed down.
The leading trio remains unchanged, with Yannick Bestaven as master of ceremonies, but his lead over his pursuer Charles Dalin has been further reduced as they sail in the South Pacific.
We take stock with you.
Classification at 9 o'clock
1. Yannick Bestaven (
Maître Coq IV
) 10,377 nautical miles from the finish
2. Charlie Dalin (
Apivia
), 91.3 nautical miles from the leader
3. Thomas
Rouillard
(
LinkedOut
), 165.7 nautical miles from the leader
4. Boris Herrmann (
Seaexplorer - Yacht club de Monaco
), 308 nautical miles from the leader
5. Jean Le Cam (
Yes We Cam!
), 361 nautical miles from the leader
Bestaven can still widen the gap
Yannick Bestaven who, in addition to leading the race on the official counters, will not forget to add a (big) bonus of 10:15 am after his rout to help Kévin Escoffier at the start of the race, is heading towards the point Nemo.
Point which indicates the maritime pole of inaccessibility, which it could reach quickly if it attempts a strategic blow while placing itself in front of an anticyclone.
If the option proves to be beneficial, he could further widen the gap over his two pursuers, Charlie Dalin and Thomas Rettant, even if the Le Havre is gradually catching up.
Burton, battered but happy to be still here
How do you recognize a skipper from an average person?
To his ability to enumerate a pretty crazy list of physical glitches while keeping the
smile
, all of that lost all by itself in the middle of the ocean.
Indeed, after having succeeded in repairing its mast near the Macquaries, the Malouin was able to resume its journey and give its news to the capture Tuesday morning.
“It's better, it's not bad!
I have bruises, wounds all over the place, on the thighs, on the calves, the arms, the hands… It is as if I had taken a big sheet of bike, with stiffness everywhere and pain in the joints , but there is nothing serious, he explained in the most serious way.
I'm just a little bit physically challenged, but slept a lot, and it will get better.
I'm super happy to have been back there every time [in his mast] and not to have given up.
I was on the verge of doing it, and I would have regretted it.
"
Facing @JeanLecam, Christophe Gaumont and Jacques Caraës, whom I appoint to the Order of Maritime Merit.
Their bravery enabled the rescue of Kevin Escoffier.
As Jean says: “solidarity is one of the true values of human beings”.
Let us know how to reward it.
# VG2020 pic.twitter.com/CHqryJKkwz
- Annick Girardin (@AnnickGirardin) December 21, 2020
Jean Le Cam honored for Escoffier's rescue
While still fighting for a place on the podium, Jean Le Cam took a few minutes to connect with Paris and Minister of the Sea Annick Girardin in order to receive the title of Officer of the Order of Maritime Merit , after his rescue from Kévin Escoffier at the start of the race.
Beyou philosopher
Scheduled to play the leading roles in this Vendée Globe 2020, Jérémie Beyou had to agree to completely review his plans after repairs to his boat which forced him to return to Les Sables d'Olonne urgently from the first hours of the race.
Since then, he has taken in the competitors at the back of the fleet and this Tuesday, the Finistérien was ranked 21st out of 27 skippers still in the running.
“It's getting better, I progressed day by day all along the descent of the Atlantic and it was really not easy.
When you are used to projecting yourself far enough with big goals and you just have to move forward hour by hour and behind everyone, it is not easy and I am really not "wired" for that, a he explained.
To have managed to get through this whole period, it made me feel good, it made me grow mentally.
"
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