Five skippers are still at sea and should complete this ninth edition of the Vendée Globe by the end of February.
These are two women and three men, who set off for the first time around the world alone.
The French Clément Giraud is the next expected at Les Sables d'Olonne.
The Vendée Globe was won by Frenchman Yannick Bestaven on January 28, in just over 80 days.
But 100 days after leaving Les Sables d'Olonne, five skippers are still at sea. They are two women and three men, left for their first solo round-the-world race, the ninth edition of which should be definitively completed. here the end of February.
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The next arrival expected Tuesday
Some are very close to the finish line, like the 40-year-old Toulonnais, Clément Giraud (Compagnie du lit-Jiliti), who has only one idea in mind, to find his two teenagers.
"We go to sea but we also want to see our kids and today I'm proud to bring them a successful project. I'm the proudest of dads and I really want to see them because I miss them ", he confides.
The skipper should arrive in 21st place on Tuesday, ahead of the adopted Briton and Norman, Miranda Merron, expected later in the evening.
"I'm on the right track"
At the end of the week, the former sales executive Manuel Cousin should also reach the goal.
But for the last two sailors, we will have to wait until the end of the month.
At 41, Alexia Barrier is currently progressing off the Cape Verde Islands, about 4,800 km from the Vendée coast, and always with a smile.
"I'm on the right end so I'm fine, I'm in good spirits: the boat is doing well and I've never been so close to the finish. It's still an extraordinary chance that we have the tour. of the world".
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