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Vendée Globe leader Dalin back across the Equator into the Northern Hemisphere.
Charlie Dalin, skipper of MACIF Santé Prévoyance who is the leader of the Vendée Globe crossed the equator back into the Northern Hemisphere this Sunday afternoon at 1438hrs UTC. His elapsed time since the start is 56 days, 2 hours, 36 minutes and 23 seconds.
Charlie Dalin, first back across the equator
Water bottles Gobi
Staying lucid and alert are fundamental for continued performance.
Remaining lucid and alert all the time is an absolute pillar of offshore an ocean racing performance. Tiredness and fatigue is part and parcel of this extreme sport but needs to be managed. Otherwise not only do small accidents happen but often they snowball into bigger, impactful situations. And…
Equator crossing times (return)
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Easy, fast miles for the leaders. Life in the posse of banditos.
Race leader Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance, 1st) should cross the equator back into the ‘home’ hemisphere in about ten hours, his advantage over Yoann Richomme (PAPREC ARKÉA, 2nd) now having stabilsied at about 120 miles, both benefiting from the SE’ly trade winds.
Sprint testing and shadowboxing
Vendée Globe leader Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance) and Yoann Richomme (PAPREC ARKÉA, 2nd) continue to accelerate northwards and should cross the equator back into the Northern Hemisphere this Sunday afternoon. In third Sébastien Simon (Groupe Dubreuil) will also be able to finally build up…
ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival) for the first skippers between January 14 and 15
