Yannick Bestaven's boat before departure -

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December 30, 2020

Bestaven controls in mind

Status quo in chaos.

Yannick Bestaven is still in control at the head of the Vendée Globe fleet, maintaining a lead of more than 100 nautical miles over his runner-up Charlie Dalin.

Not to mention that he will benefit from a penalty of a few hours on arrival for having hijacked his boat to try to help Kevin Escoffier.

Behind it is the big fight between Dalin, Rouillard, Seguin, Le Cam and Dutreux who all stand in barely 100 miles and exchange their places as one exchanged pogs in the schoolyard.

And Cape Horn will arrive in a few hours ...

Classification

1. Yannick Bestaven, Maître Coq IV

2. Charlie Dalin, Apivia, 126 mn

3. Damien Seguin, Apicil, 166 minutes away

Big battle in the Drake Strait?

Cape Horn, let's talk about it.

Scheduled for January 2, the passage under South America and its mythical Drake Strait should be the scenario of the great battle for the entire leading peloton.

Renowned for having difficult sailing conditions, this arm of the sea between Cape Horn and Antarctica should be no exception to the rule, with a low that promises a terrible end to the Pacific Ocean for the skippers.

It's not impossible that the victory - and the podium - will be played here, before the ascent to Les Sables d'Olonnes.

Jérémie Beyou's remounted point

We don't talk too much about him, but as the news is calm on December 30, a little one on Jérémie Beyou's comeback.

The big favorite of this Vendée Globe, which had turned around after several days of racing to repair before leaving Sables d'Olonnes with a continent behind everyone else, is gradually raising the fleet.

It is now 18th out of the 27 boats that make up the fleet, just south of New Zealand.

Well, it is still 4,700 nautical miles from the leader Bestaven.

But in front of him, a small peloton is ready to be eaten!

What if he finished in the top 15 of this Vendée Globe?

[BOARD VIDEO 🎬]



Small “weather

forecast

for dummies” point by Jérémie.

"It will be better tomorrow!"

»😜💪🏻 # VivonsFort #CharalSailingTeam #OnlyBeyou pic.twitter.com/XGxHuMVOC2

- Jérémie Beyou - Charal Sailing Team (@JeremieBeyou) December 29, 2020

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