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Simon up to second and closing on Dalin’s lead
Sébastien Simon (Groupe Dubreuil) has been rewarded for his electric pace by taking over second place on the Vendée Globe and seemingly moving ever closer to Charlie Dalin’s lead on MACIF Santé Prévoyance. The fast moving Simon is now less than 22 miles behind Dalin who has led the solo round the…
Sébastien Simon surpasses successive 24hr speed marks during unprecedented South Atlantic session
Unprecedented solo monohull speeds continue to be sustained by the leading five boats on the Vendée Globe as they head towards the longitude of the Cape of Good Hope. Les Sables d’Olonne’s Sébastien Simon (Groupe Dubreuil) has shown speeds more worthy of his airline sponsor than a solo round the…
Justine Mettraux loses J0 headsail
Boris Herrmann this morning
Sébastien Simon decimates the 24 hours solo monohull record, more than 600!
Pip Hare : "not easy on a boat that's currently doing 22,8 knot, balancing up and down"
To each their own
With around 800 miles to pass the Cape of Good Hope off the southern tip of Africa the leaders pace remains consistently high. Best through the night has been Sébastien Simon (Groupe Dubreuil) who is up to third place making a few small miles during the night. And while the leaders are largely…
