Vendée Globe: "We had a good duel", smile Dalin and Bestaven

INTERVIEW

This is unheard of.

A short distance from Les Sables d'Olonne, there are still five skippers who can win in this crazy Vendée Globe, 77 days after the start of the race.

Among them, Charlie Dalin, the leader, and Yannick Bestaven, current fifth.

The two sailors, who for a long time exchanged the place of leader at the halfway point, around Cape Horn, were the guests of Europe 1 on Monday morning.

"We gave each other a good duel," smiles the second, quite proud of the spectacle offered to sailing enthusiasts.

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"He also had a great race. I was in the lead up to Cape Horn, he took over the lead afterwards, I think we were the two boats most often at the place of leader of this round the world race. ", continues Yannick Bestaven.

"Now, may the best win. He has a good chance of crossing the finish line before me, but in any case whatever my place in the end, I think we can say that the first five, we all have sailed to the cleat and that we lived a pure world tour ".

"Physically, it's starting to be hard"

The two skippers agree in any case on one point: while the bodies and the machines are exhausted, the end of the race, very tight, promises to be trying.

"It adds to the excitement and also to the stress of the last few days. We have boats that are tired after going around the world. And physically, it starts to be hard too because it's machines that are nervous and difficult. to lead alone ", affirms Yannick Bestaven.

"We have been using boats for a long time, everyone has their share of concerns, we must also deal with this situation," confirms Charlie Dalin.

"And my maneuver times are really much longer than in training, which is proof that deep muscular fatigue has set in."