Sébastien Marsset has encountered the breakage of a component that connects the steering of his IMOCA to to the main autopilot. "This forces Sébastien to switch to a less precise autopilot", says his team who assure that they "will do everything possible to help him repair it quickly". The skipper of FOUSSIER had managed to escape from the strong depression that swept through the fleet without incident on Thursday. At today’s 1400UTC ranking he was in 25th place, an impressive achievement for this Vendée Globe rookie.