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Day 60, are we still having fun?
On the Vendée Globe today there are two skippers in particular who are on ice watch, Antoine Cornic, HUMAN Immobilier in 31st position and in 32nd place Chinese skipper Jingkun Xu, (Singchain Team Haikou). In the south of the South Atlantic there are a group of six who are fighting it out in the …
Water bottles Gobi
ETA for the first skippers January 14
DISCOVERING DALIN
PORTRAITS OF THE LEADERS (1/3). Who are the current leaders of the Vendée Globe? A few days before the finish is a good time to reflect on who actually are the three skippers currently on the provisional podium: Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance), Yoann Richomme (PAPREC ARKÉA) and Sébastien…
Sam Goodchild: "everything is starting to get tired"
Azores high beckons for leaders, a final hurdle?
Just over 400 miles northwest of the Cape Verde islands the two Vendée Globe leaders are making good progress northwards although Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance) is starting to slow due to the lighter winds of the Azores high pressure zone’s lighter winds.
Alan Roura and the little voice
Rivalries, frustration and electrifying action
The rivalry between Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance, 1st) and Yoann Richomme (PAPREC ARKÉA, 2nd) continues at full intensity in the trade winds on their 59th day at sea. Meanwhile, Boris Herrmann (Malizia - Seaexplorer, 6th) has experienced his second lightning strike in the last six months.
Guirec Soudée forced to dive into icy waters near Cape Horn
The Antarctic Circumpolar Current - 100 times stronger than all the rivers combined
The passage of Cape Horn represents the southernmost point of the race, the most intense in terms of current, with a strong presence of ice due to the proximity of Antarctica and powerful winds that complicate navigation.
