Yoann Richomme is back on top of the Vendée Globe fleet, overhauling long time leader Charlie Dalin earlier this morning.
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 – Pip Hare dismasted Sunday night south of Australia
Vendee Globe – Pip Hare was dismasted Sunday night at around 21:45hrs UTC some 800 miles south of Australia
Vendee Globe – Damien Seguin injured when broach tears off chainplate leaving a hole in the hull
Damien Seguin was injured when in strong wind conditions and heavy seas, a chainplate was torn off and caused a leak on board Groupe APICIL, which is now under control.
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
Sam Davies just had an “interesting” night . . . We ended up tacking, sails against, boat lying at almost 90 degrees
Sam Davies – Hello! I just had an interesting night. And there, don’t panic. I no longer have a pilot, no more electronics, I can’t even tilt the keel to help straighten the boat
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.
Vendée Globe – Second placed Sébastien Simon has sustained a broken starboard foil
Sébastien Simon, lying second in the Vendée Globe, has sustained a broken starboard foil on his IMOCA Groupe Dubreuil
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.
Vendée Globe leader Charlie Dalin has had his toughest night and Brit Goodchild has passed Nico Lunven
Vendée Globe leader Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance) has had his toughest night but seems now to be getting through the worst of the back side of the low pressure system.
Vendee Globe race leaders outrunning monster low pressure system past the Kerguelen Islands
Vendee Globe race leaders Charlie Dalin and Sébastien Simon are outrunning a monster low pressure system as they pass the Kerguelen Islands
Both Ultim 3 foiling trimarans aborte their Jules Verne Trophy record attempts
The Ultim foiling trimarans of Thomas Coville’s Sodebo and Francois Gabart’s SVR-Lazartigue have both aborted their Jules Verne Trophy record attempts
