Yoann Richomme : "It was a surprise this morning to lead the fleet"
Sam Goodchild : "I have just stopped in a raincloud for 25 minutes"
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Madeira's cloud conundrum
As the Vendée Globe leaders have passed Maderia there has been a bit of a compression as the pacemakers run first into the more complicated, slower conditions while those behind them retain the breeze. Leader Yoann Richomme (Paprec Arkéa) seems to have profited and moved out to a 16 nautical miles…
Breaking records and unlucky breaks
The Portuguese islands of Madeira will be passed later today by the leaders of the tenth edition of the Vendée Globe but while the top boats are looking to stay clear and avoid the substantial lee of the island group, the windbreak effect of the high jagged Picos is set to be used by several…
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Szabolcs Weöres (NEW EUROPE) is knocked down, suffers sail damage
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Problems mount up for Maxime Sorel who is diverting to Madeira to climb his mast
Discover the official water bottle
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Nicolas Lunven breaks the 24h solo monohull distance record
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