French skipper Jérémie Beyou held out under pressure to take third place on the second edition of the New York Vendée Les Sables d’Olonne solo race across the North Atlantic.
New York Vendée – Emphatic solo race victory for Charlie Dalin
French skipper Charlie Dalin completed an emphatic victory on the 3200 nm New York Vendee Les Sables d’Olonne solo race across the North Atlantic.
New York Vendée – Charlie Dalin heading for Sunday finish
Runaway race leader, Charlie Dalin, skipper of MACIF Santé Prévoyance should cross the finish line between 01:00hrs local time and 05:00hrs Sunday
New York Vendée – Sam Goodchild abandons race after dis-masting
Thursday 6 June . . . VULNERABLE, skippered by the British sailor Sam Goodchild, dis-masted while he was in fourth position in the New York – Vendee race.
New York Vendée – Britain has three skippers in the top ten
As James Harayda (Gentoo Sailing Team) clings to tenth, Britain has three skippers in the top ten. Sam Goodchild (VULNERABLE) is fifth and Pip Hare (Medallia) seventh
Boris Herrmann gambles on the North for victory in New York Vendée solo race to France
Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé et Prévoyance) is back in the lead of the New York Vendée Les Sables d’Olonneat some 500 miles north west of the Azores
French skipper Charlie Dalin leads New York Vendée-Les Sables d’Olonne solo race to France
Since leaving the start line on Wednesday, some 90 miles off New York, Charlie Dalin on MACIF Santé et Prevoyance has been the 28 strong fleet’s most consistent leader.