Charlie Dalin, on Apivia -
Sebastien SALOM-GOMIS / SIPA
The December 26 newspaper
Bestaven takes pole again
Yannick Bestaven (Maître Coq IV) took over the lead of the Vendée Globe ahead of Charlie Dalin (Apivia) and Jean Le Cam, Saturday at 04:00 GMT.
Bestaven is sailing 32.3 nautical miles (59 km) ahead of Dalin, who is falling behind after passing her a few hours earlier.
Jean Le Cam (Yes we Cam!) Continues his ascent, narrowly taking third place in the standings - 236 miles from Bestaven (438 km) - but followed by the German Boris Herrmann, who is less than a mile away. from her stern.
1. Yannick Bestaven (FRA / Maître Coq IV) 9,641.1 miles from the finish
2. Charlie Dalin (FRA / Apivia) 32.3 miles behind the leader
3. Jean Le Cam (FRA / Yes we Cam!) 236.8
4. Boris Herrmann (GER / Seaexplorer-Yacht Club de Monaco) 237.1
5. Damien Seguin (FRA / Apicil Group) 250.4
6. Isabelle Joschke (GER / MACSF) 266.3
7. Benjamin Dutreux (FRA / OMIA-Water Family) 283.2
8. Giancarlo Pedote (ITA / Prysmian Group) 291.4
9. Maxime Sorel (FRA / V And B Mayenne) 292.6
10. Thomas Rouillard (FRA / LinkedOut) 301.4
Dalin opens his Christmas presents
If he temporarily lost his head, Charlie Dalin was able to console himself by opening his gifts on Friday afternoon in the South Pacific.
In the mess, an expert level sudoku game to occupy his nights, a bio of Nelson Mandela, a drawing of his children, vacuum-packed candies, and a facial (to keep for the arrival perhaps?).
Like what Santa's reindeer can really deliver everywhere even better than Amazon.
It's Christmas aboard the Imoca APIVIA!
🎅
Santa Claus left gifts for our favorite skipper in first position.
🎁 @ ApiviaMutuelle |
@Apivia_courtage |
@GroupeMacif pic.twitter.com/ugfp6Nn5DJ
- Apivia Voile - Charlie Dalin (@ApiviaVoile) December 25, 2020
Thomas Rouillard's depression
Amputated of a foil and trapped in a high pressure system which prevents him from moving forward a meter, the Linked Out navigator is struggling to hide his little depression at the moment from our colleagues from the Voix du Nord:
“The boat is fine.
Afterwards, I am in a situation where I am a bit of a joke.
I have this feeling a little this morning and it is not a very good feeling because I put in a lot of energy and I don't feel like I am in control of what is going on.
It starts in front and it sticks very hard from behind.
I am in a situation that I absolutely cannot avoid.
I have this high pressure which made me travel a lot north and it will continue.
And there I am upwind (headwind) in the greyness to draw in the sea while behind they are in easy conditions and things will move quickly for them.
Morale is not at its best this morning, that's for sure ”.
The surreal edge to edge between Le Cam and Hermann
King John is still putting on a show in this Vendée Globe, with an epic duel led a few meters away with the German Boris Hermann who filmed the scene.
The Breton skipper passed him on Friday to take… .500 meters ahead in the dead of night.
It looks like the peloton is screwing to sow a competitor in the general in a stroke.
It pulls, it pulls, and then it cracks
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