On his boat Maitre Coq, Yannick Bestaven crossed the finish line at Les Sables-d'Olonne on Wednesday night in third position.
But thanks to the time bonuses received for participating in the rescue of Kevin Escoffier, he is indeed the winner of the race, ahead of Charlie Dalin (Apivia).
Yannick Bestaven (Maître Coq IV) crossed the finish line of the Vendée Globe on Thursday in third position but was declared the winner due to compensation he was receiving for having taken part in the rescue of Kevin Escoffier.
Charlie Dalin (Apivia) was the first to complete the round-the-world tour on Wednesday at 8:35 p.m., followed by Louis Burton (Bureau Vallée 2) four hours later, but neither of them was concerned by compensations and they therefore finished second and third respectively in the solo round the world race.
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