Then there were two – Yoann Richomme and Charlie Dalin have opened a 200+ nm lead over the Vendee Globe fleet after Point Nemo
Charlie Dalin fixes damage and charges back into lead of Vendde Globe
From being side by side with Yoann Richomme (PAPREC ARKÉA) Wednesday, Charlie Dalin is now more than 20 miles ahead and 40 up on Seb Simon (Groupe Dubreuil). Less than 350 miles from Point Nemo, Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance)…
Vendee Globe – Seb Simon takes race lead as Charlie Dalin suffers sail problem
Seb Simon (Groupe Dubreuil) takes the lead of the Vendee Globe. He last led the race under the Cape of Good Hope.
Yoann Richomme closes on long-time Vendee Globe leader Charlie Dalin
Vendee Globe – Yoann Richomme, skipper of PAPREC ARKÉA has closed to within 2nm of Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance) who has led since 2 Dec
Vendee Globe race leader Charlie Dalin heads into Pacific
Vendee Globe race leader Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance) has less than a day left in the Indian Ocean
Charlie Dalin passes Cape Leeuwin, Monday 9 December in a new record time
Charlie Dalin passed the longitude of Cape Leeuwin, Monday 9 December, at 14:12:58 UTC, after 29d 02h 10min 58s of racing.
Vendee Globe leader Charlie Dalin has just under 500 miles to Australia’s Cape Leeuwin
Vendee leader Charlie Dalin has slowed slightly as he starts the passage along the Australian safety barrier now in a more moderate breeze.
Vendee Globe – Sam Goodchild takes northern route to avoid the approaching severe depression
With more competitors repositioning to their north east, leader Charlie Dalin and Seb Simon are left out on their own as clear leaders
Vendee Globe – Charlie Dalin first to Cape of Good Hope Friday afternoon
After ten days charging across the South Atlantic, Vendée Globe leader Charlie Dalin crossed the legendary cape at Friday afternoon.
Vendée Globe leaders starting to fly downwind towards the Cape of Good Hope
Monday morning the leaders of the Vendée Globe are riding a secondary depression north of Rio de Janeiro and starting to fly downwind towards the Cape of Good Hope
Vendee Globe – Charlie Dalin (MACIF) is the leader Saturday morning
Of the 39 boats still racing in the Vendée Globe most are now out of the Doldrums and almost half are now across the Equator in the Southern Hemisphere
Vendee Globe – Sam Goodchild in leading pack heading to Cape Finisterre
Pre-race favourite Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prevoyance) leads the 40 boat Vendée Globe fleet towards Cape Finisterre on the NW corner of Spain.
