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Jérémie Beyou, 4th in the Vendée Globe
Emerging relieved and happy out of a dark, windy night off Les Sables d’Olonne, Jérémie Beyou crossed the finish line of his fifth Vendée Globe this morning at 00:58 (UTC) to take fourth place from the record fleet of 40 starters. The elapsed time for the 48 year old skipper of Charal is 74 days,…
Water bottles Gobi
Mean Biscay lives up to its reputation
Nearly one week since the Vendée Globe podium was completed by Sébastien Simon, Jérémie Beyou will lead a surge of exhausted but relieved and grateful skippers through the finish line. The skipper of Charal is well set for fourth place, due to cross the line tonight between midnight and 0200hrs UTC…
Oliver Heer : "I feel very bad for Sam with everything he has achieved"
Beyou should finish fourth tonight
Having rounded Cape Finisterre – passing inside the TSS – Jérémie Beyou is now reaching in a light N’ly breeze with just over 300 miles to the finish where he should secure fourth place overall. But it is a complex passage across Biscay which now has a high pressure ridge protecting it bringing…
Little wins and false summits
Brit Sam Goodchild was celebrating a small victory this morning as he hoisted his freshly repaired mainsail which split in half two days ago. After working tirelessly since the accident, sticking the halves together in big waves and strong winds, the skipper of VULNERABLE, tentatively hoisted the…
Sam Goodchild: "I had 14 cartridges of glue, and I'm finished"
Beyou approaching Cape Finisterre, Goodchild completes repair
Jérémie Beyou has under 500 miles to the finish but the skipper of Charal is still holding to modest speeds as he climbs the Portuguese then Galician coast towards Cape Finisterre which he should pass this morning. After the big gale winds are easing. Seas will be very confused.
