Pip Hare Has Successfully

Solved Their

Saffron Problems -

Pip Hare / Medallia

January 8 newspaper

We had to wait until the third month of the race to see a big gap between the leader of the fleet, Yannick Bestaven, and his first pursuer.

At the end of the day on Thursday, the skipper on

Maître Coq IV

set, with 439 miles on his then runner-up, Thomas Rettant, a new record ahead of the competition.

Never has a leader been so sovereign in this 2020-21 edition of the Vendée Globe.

Is Bestaven killing the race?

Probably.

Behind, however, it is always tighter.

Charlie Dalin and Thomas Rettant travel together, closely followed by Damien Seguin.

Louis Burton is not far either from this beautiful world which sails off northern Argentina.

Classification at 9 o'clock

1) Yannick Bestaven (

Maître Coq IV

), 5419 nm from the finish line

2) Charlie Dalin (

Apivia

), 410 nm from the leader

3) Thomas

Rouillard

(

LinkedOut

), at 428 nm

4) Damien Seguin (

Apicil Group

), at 465 nm

5) Louis Burton (

Bureau Vallée II

), at 558 nm

Pip Hare tames his saffron

Back in the game

.

Dropped by her rudder in the middle of the Pacific, the sailor showed a certain resilience to repair it at the cost of a good hour and a half of Herculean effort.

“Every part of my body hurts, I have bloodied joints on every finger, bruises all over my legs and I discovered muscles I didn't know existed, but the new saffron is in place, - she said in comments collected by the official website of the race.

When the new rudder bit was put in place, I let out cries of joy that could have been heard for miles around… if someone had been there to hear it.

I can't believe I did this.

"

Beyou "annoyed" to have torn her J2

Decidedly, the oceans will have spared nothing for Jérémie Beyou.

Forced to turn around at the start of the race, giving up any hope of a final victory, the former Vendée Globe favorite has not been sailing, by his own admission, not "in a maxi-attack" since his second start.

History of preserving his boat, you understand.

Except that even like that, the latter makes him feel bad:

Charal's

J2

is torn, which has the gift of annoying the skipper.

[VACATION 🎙]



Joined to the session this morning, Jeremy tells us about his haste to leave the Pacific!

“It's really not an ideal place for the holidays, that's for sure!

»😉💪🏻https: //t.co/7EN1dgbP5d #CharalSailingTeam #VivonsFort #OnlyBeyou

- Jérémie Beyou - Charal Sailing Team (@JeremieBeyou) January 8, 2021

“I have been taking care of my sails from the start and yesterday I unrolled J2 when I had been under J3 or under mainsail alone for a week.

On many occasions, I have sailed under mainsail alone with three reefs.

Yesterday, I noticed that the J2 is torn on the leech, and I went over it several times to ride it correctly.

I hope he doesn't go to pieces because there is still a strong wind ahead.

"

The next "Cape Horniers"

Jérémie Beyou is part of the next group of boats expected at Cape Horn.

He sails in the company of Pip Hare, Arnaud Boissières and Alan Roura, leader of this small pack which will have to tame strong winds - at least 30 knots - as they approach the mythical cape.

Switzerland also experienced its first snows at sea in this Vendée.

A nice nod from the weather to its original lands.

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