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Cap Horn passage time

At 23h 27min 20sec (UTC) on the 23rd of december, Yoann Richomme passed the last of the three major capes of the solo non-stop race around the world, the infamous Cape Horn, in the lead of the 10th edition of the Vendée Globe. In so doing the 41 year old French skipper of the IMOCA PAPREC ARKÉA smashes Armel Le Cleac'h's previous record time which was set on the 2016 Vendée Globe (47d 00h 34min 46s) and also sets a new reference time between Les Sables d'Olonne and Cape Horn.

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Yoann Richomme (PAPREC ARKÉA) : 43d 11h 25min 20s - 12/23/2024 23:27:20 UTC
Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance) : 43d 11h 34min 50s - 12/23/2024 23:36:50 UTC
Sébastien Simon (Groupe Dubreuil) : 44d 21h 19min 38s - 12/25/2024 09:21:38 UTC

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