Thomas Rettant shows boldness for his return to the Atlantic -

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January 5 newspaper

Thomas Rouillard likes to say that he is a player at the helm of LinkedOut.

So, to celebrate his return to the Atlantic, he played a trick, which, perhaps, will be a winner.

And if it is not, at least we can say that the Northerner will have shown a great panache by passing west of the Falklands when the other three skippers forming the leading quartet were obstinate to the 'East.

The bet of Rouillard is to bypass the high pressure north of the Falkand Islands by the west.

For the moment, he is enjoying a surplus of wind and has managed to relegate Damien Seguin to 100 miles.

But it is only in a day or two that we will be able to know if the audacity will be rewarded.

Classification at 9 o'clock

1) Yannick Bestaven (Maître Coq 4), 6.190 nm from the finish

2) Charlie Dalin, (Apivia), at 209 nm

3) Thomas Rettant, at 341 nm

4) Damien Seguin (APICIL Group), at 439 nm

5) Benjamin Dutreux (OMIA - Water family), at 636 nm

Traffic jam at Cape Horn

It's not yet the outskirts at rush hour, but at this level, it's not far from unheard of.

Since the passage of Benjamin Dutreux Monday afternoon, Burton, Le Cam, Sorel, Pedote, Herrmann then Joschke have crossed Cape Horn.

In short, two-thirds of the way, seven skippers are in 200 miles.

The race is closer than ever and things are unlikely to get better in the unpredictable Atlantic.

Because not far from this group, Clarisse Cremer and Armel Tripon have not yet said their last word.

Crazy.

Big fear for Maxime Sorel

In this chasing pack, Maxime Sorel was very scared.

Facing the wind, his boat made a mistake.

As a result, a sailboat overturned and two sails folded and placed on the deck, fortunately held by ropes, fell into the water.

The skipper on V & B-Mayenne had to make a very big effort to get them up in 40 knots of wind so that after that he had “no real strength.

It was really hot.

Or cold, if we take into account the temperature of the water in this area of ​​the globe.

Bestaven widens the gap ... while sleeping

Apart from that, everything is heading for the Vendée Globe for Yannick Bestaven.

The skipper on Maître Coq IV, who benefits from 10 hours of bonuses on arrival, also enjoys the luxury of getting miles back from Charlie Dalin while sleeping.

"I slept like never before yesterday," Bestaven almost boasts.

And while sleeping, I scooped 40 miles on Charlie.

It works for me to take a nap!

The wind did not move an iota, the boat was on its own.

A precious station wagon for friend Yannick after the grueling passage of Cape Horn and the maneuvers to come to avoid the wind holes.

Because 210 miles ahead of the dolphin is a lot and a little at the same time.

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