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Discover the official water bottle
Brazilian rhythm is chance to build up for Sunday
As the leaders of the Vendée Globe passed Recife, Fortaleza and the north east corner of Brazil, Chalie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prevoyance) can take some satisfaction in having the chasing pack largely lined up directly behind him. After the cerebral challenge, the test of patience and ability to make…
Mind the gap…
Of the 39 boats still racing in the Vendée Globe most are now out of the Doldrums and almost half are now across the Equator in the Southern Hemisphere. Thomas Ruyant (VULNERABLE) led the fleet across last night at 1910hrs yesterday evening. His elapsed time of 11d 07h 08m 15s is almost to the…
Dalin leads descent to the magic carpet depression
Thomas Ruyant (VULNERABLE) led the 2024 Vendée Globe fleet into the Southern Hemisphere yesterday evening at 19:10:15hrs UTC, so taking an elapsed time of 11d 07h 08m 15s since starting the solo non stop race round the world on Sunday 11th at 1202hrs UTC. The leader’s passage to the Equator is the…
A date with a low
Thomas Ruyant (VULNERABLE) took over the lead of the Vendée Globe solo race round the world very early this morning benefiting from his position to the west of his rivals which include his teammate British sailor Sam Goodchild (VULNERABLE) who holds second place. Ruyant was first to emerge from the…
