Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance) has regained the lead of the Vendee Globe Race.
Benefiting from his more easterly position Dalin was able to wriggle past Yoann Richomme (PAPREC ARKÉA) during the latter part of Monday afternoon and is back in the lead of the Vendée Globe.
In the very light conditions Richomme seems to have been snared by some particularly tough wind holes in this high pressure, light winds area – which Dalin yesterday described as the Brasilian Doldrums – which saw the skipper of MACIF Santé Prévoyance escape.
In third Seb Simon (Groupe Dubreuil) is in the same light winds and his advance, his return back at the leaders has halted at about 300 nm. He is optimistic but staying focused on his own race, his own conditions and his own strategy.
To the south the main, compact group. Paul Meilhat (Biotherm) is actually furthest north in terms of latitude but Nico Lunven (HOLCIM PRB) is better positioned relative to the rhumb line in sixth.
In eighth Sam Goodchild (VULNERABLE) is still only a few miles (10nm) ahead of Boris Herrmann (Malizia Seaexplorer). They are upwind in about 15kts of wind.
Clarisse Crémer (L’Occitaine en Provence) is going well despite her computer problems and is 12th just behind Benjamin Dutreux (Guyot Environnement) and both should pass Cape Horn Tuesday night. They are at the front of a front and so should have good conditions but have a light wind band ahead of them.
At the end of last week, while he was sailing in fairly lively sea and wind conditions in the heart of a depression, Giancarlo Pedote was faced with problems with his rudder system.
The skipper of Prysmian was able to find a temporary solution to his problem while waiting to resolve it in a more permanent manner. Unfortunately for him, at the same time, his engine started acting up.
After sixteen hours of hard work, the Italian sailor has managed to fix it.
Vendee Globe Leaders at 22:00 hrs GMT Tuesday 31 December 2024
1st FRA Charlie Dalin MACIF Santé Prévoyance – 4627 nm to Finish
2nd FRA Yoann Richomme PAPREC ARKÉA – 52 nm to leader
3rd FRA Sébastien Simon GROUPE Dubreuil – 306 nm to leader
4th FRA Thomas Ruyant VULNERABLE– 1351 nm to leader
5th FRA Jérémie Beyou CHARAL
6th FRA Nicolas Lunven HOLCIM – PRB
7th FRA Paul Meilhat Biotherm
8th GBR Sam Goodchild VULNERABLE – 1679 nm to leader
9th GER Boris Herrmann MALIZIA – SEAEXPLORER
10th SUI Justine Mettraux TEAMWORK-Team Snef
11th FRA Benjamin Dutreux GUYOT ENVIRONNEMENT – WATER FAMILY
12th FRA Clarisse Crémer L’OCCITANE en Provence
13th GBR Samantha Davies Initiatives-Cœur – 2696 nm to leader
14th FRA Romain Attanasio FORTINET – BEST WESTERN
15th FRA Damien Seguin GROUPE APICIL
16th FRA Jean Le Cam TOUT COMMENCE EN FINISTERE – ARMOR-LUX
17th SUI Alan Roura HUBLOT
18th FRA/GER Isabelle Joschke MACSF
19th ITA Giancarlo Pedote – PRYMIAN
20th FRA Benjamin Ferre – Monnoyeur
