Yannick Bestaven hits a wall and sees the competition come back -

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January 11 newspaper

The Vendée Globe is cruel.

Yannick Bestaven has seen all his efforts off Argentina wiped out by a windless wall that he is now preparing to go around as best he can to the west.

Off Cabo Frio, Charlie Dalin will soon join her in the same galley when, a few days earlier, he was still 400 miles behind the leader of the fleet.

Of course, the latter can always console himself with his bonuses, but there is something to be enraged.

Especially since behind, Thomas Rettant and Damien Seguin are not light years away either.

On the program for the next few hours, sailing upwind and a big fight.

The first to get out of the high pressure system will take an option before heading for the equator.

Classification at 9 a.m.

1) Yannick Bestaven (Maître Coq IV), 4,798 nm from the finish

2) Charlie Dalin (Apivia), 66 nm from the leader

3) Thomas Rettant (LinkedOut), 170 nm from the leader

4) Damien Seguin (APICIL Group), 173 nm from the leader

5) Louis Burton (Bureau Vallée II), 211 nm from the leader

Isabelle Joschke, the galley is soon over

Meanwhile, the nightmare continues for MACSF, still battered by a depression which notably caused a loose start the day before.

Isabelle Joschke, who has already officially retired because of a keel damage, still has a few hours of navigation ahead of her in perilous conditions before being able to take stock with her team on the safest route to bring her boat back to good condition. Harbor.

She will be able to count on the good advice of her team manager and former winner of the race, Alain Gautier, in this difficult undertaking.

Speaking of retirements, Alex Thomson left Cape Town to bring Hugo Boss back to England and Sam Davies is sailing at high speed in the Pacific, where she passed Ari Huusela and Alexia Barrier.

A great revenge on the Vendée Globe.

The fleet pays tribute to Georges Pernoud

Tributes to Georges Pernoud, the historic former host of the

Thalassa

show

, have been increasing since the announcement of his death following a long illness.

Arnaud Boissière wished him "good luck" while Romain Attanasio salutes the memory of a "great man of the sea" who "will be sadly missed by the new generations".

From the end of the Pacific, Arnaud has a thought for #georgespernoud which has made so many people love the sea.

@ThalassaOff ❤️🌊 pic.twitter.com/xruN1LxAFR

- Arnaud Boissieres (@Caliboissieres) January 11, 2021

Finally, the Banque Populaire team also had a word for the presenter of

Thalassa

"who shared his passion for sailing and the sea" and his family.

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