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Cape 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
Thomas Ruyant (VULNERABLE): 47d 05h 36min 29s - 12/27/2024 17:38:29 UTC
Jérémie Beyou (Charal): 47d 16h 14min 46s - 12/28/2024 04:16:46 UTC
Nicolas Lunven ( Holcim PRB): 47d 16h 29min 46s - 12/28/2024 04:31:46 UTC
Boris Herrmann (Malizia - Seaexplorer): 47d 22h 49min 30s - 12/28/2024 10:51:30 UTC
Paul Meilhat (Biotherm): 47d 22h 50min 01s - 12/28/2024 10:52:01 UTC
Sam Goodchild (VULNERABLE): 48d 02h 42min 52s - 12/28/2024 14:44:52 UTC
Justine Mettraux (TeamWork - Team Snef): 48d 04h 20min 23s - 12/28/2024 16:22:23 UTC 
Yannick Bestaven (Maître CoQ V) : 49d 07h 19min 06s - 12/29/2024 19:21:06 UTC
Clarisse Crémer (L'Occitane en Provence) : 52d 02h 17min 07s - 01/01/2025 14:19:07 UTC
Benjamin Dutreux (GUYOT environnement - Water Family) : 52d 03h 26min 27s - 01/01/2025 15:28:27 UTC

COURSE, 28 DÉCEMBRE 2024 : Photo envoyée depuis le bateau TeamWork - Team Snef lors de la course à la voile du Vendée Globe, le 28 décembre 2024. (Photo du skipper Justine Mettraux) Cap Horn
COURSE, 28 DÉCEMBRE 2024 : Photo envoyée depuis le bateau Biotherm lors de la course à la voile du Vendée Globe le 28 décembre 2024. (Photo du skipper Paul Meilhat) Cap Horn
LE 28 DÉCEMBRE 2024 : Photo envoyée depuis le bateau VULNERABLE SG lors de la course à la voile du Vendée Globe le 28 décembre 2024. (Photo du skipper Sam Goodchild) Cap Horn
COURSE, 28 DÉCEMBRE 2024 : Photo envoyée depuis le bateau Malizia - Seaexplorer lors de la course à la voile du Vendée Globe le 28 décembre 2024. (Photo du skipper Boris Herrmann) Cap Horn
28 DÉCEMBRE 2024 : Photo envoyée depuis le bateau HOLCIM - PRB lors de la course à la voile du Vendée Globe le 28 décembre 2024. (Photo du skipper Nicolas Lunven) Cap Horn
COURSE, 28 DÉCEMBRE 2024 : Photo envoyée depuis le bateau Charal lors de la course à la voile du Vendée Globe le 28 décembre 2024. (Photo du skipper Jérémie Beyou) Cap Horn
COURSE, 27 DÉCEMBRE 2024 : Photo envoyée depuis le bateau VULNERABLE skipper Thomas Ruyant (FRA) lors de la course à la voile du Vendée Globe le 27 décembre 2024. (Photo du skipper Thomas Ruyant) Cap Horn
COURSE, 24 DÉCEMBRE 2024 : Photo envoyée depuis le bateau MACIF Santé Prévoyance lors de la course à la voile du Vendée Globe le 24 décembre 2024. (Photo du skipper Charlie Dalin) passage du Cap Horn
LE 24 DÉCEMBRE 2024 : Photo envoyée depuis le bateau PAPREC ARKÉA lors de la course à la voile du Vendée Globe le 24 décembre 2024. (Photo du skipper Yoann Richomme) Passage du Cap Horn
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