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ETA Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance) on 14 January between 4.00 am and 7.30 am UTC
Charlie Dalin is knocking on the door of a famous Vendée Globe victory
Charlie Dalin, who has led the Vendée Globe since December 30th is on the cusp of victory, counting down the final 150 miles to the Les Sables d’Olonne finish line which he is forecast to cross between 0430hrs and 0830hrs UTC Tuesday morning.
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Charlie Dalin is off the Brittany coast
Charlie Dalin: "my routine hasn't change much!"
Great expectations
Vendée Globe leader Charlie Dalin(MACIF Santé Prévoyance) is well into the final 24 hours of his Vendée Globe, knowing now that the victory he so narrowly missed four years ago will be his early tomorrow, Tuesday morning if everything goes to plan. At 0600hrs UTC this morning his lead over…
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Michel Desjoyeaux: "The winner? The one who makes the fewest mistakes!"
He is the only sailor in history to have won the Vendée Globe twice (2000-2001 and 2008-2009). While he is best known for his race wins he popularised the tenet, the fundamental fact that proves true edition after edition ‘on the Vendée Globe you will have a problem every day’. He keeps a keen eye…
High intensity. High emotion. High road home.
Of the 40 skippers who started the Vendée Globe exactly nine weeks ago today in Les Sables d’Olonne, there are thirty-four still racing following the unavoidable decision taken early this morning by Eric Bellion (STAND AS ONE – Altavia) to abandon in the Falkland Islands.
