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undamaged, or Trafalgar’s unpredictable blow to climate situations, Charlie Dalin (Macif) can calmly watch the remainder of the race and significantly think about victory on this New York Vendée.

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His alternative of a center path between the northern a part of Boris Herrmann and the southern a part of the Beyou-Ruyant-Richomme group, appears to be the appropriate one.

Within the morning, Macif’s captain was positioned 600 miles northwest of the Azores and had simply turned to proper himself, and started to descend barely under the vertical course. I made good progress all day (yesterday) in a south-easterly present which was very regular in energy and path. I am glad I managed to get on the appropriate facet of melancholy. It is a good day and an excellent exercise

In 48 hours, he widened an enormous hole on the group of his direct enemies (Beyou, Ruyant, Davies, Richomme, Goodchild, and many others.) by managing, like Boris Herrmann (Malizia), to beat the opposition on did the leaders fall and forestall them from accelerating once they arrived.

It actually wasn’t a lot in any respect. There have been two instances once I actually began to really feel the sunshine wind rush and rotation simply behind the boat. I used to be not removed from being caught as nicely. By pulling the bar slightly and accelerating slightly, I acquired out. It positive is an efficient hole at the moment. It’s a very stunning state of affairs. These moments do not occur usually in a profession! , celebrating Charlie Dalin, who actually feels that he’s not removed from making the definitive break.

A visit south of the Azores?

Solely Boris Herrmann, whose technique to the north is daring to say the least, should still hope to catch Charlie Dalin, if he manages to shortly get across the anticyclone within the halfway throughout the Atlantic Ocean.

Heading south to the Azores, the group led by Jérémie Beyou (Charal) and Sébastien Simon (Groupe Dubreuil) is now 450 miles from the chief, who within the present situations , and in anticipation of a windy finish of the race, through south of the Azores, representing between 36 and 48 hours of delay. It’s nonetheless closed in entrance. The one street that appears to work is the street to the south of the Azores. It was an choice I had rejected earlier than I left as a result of it appeared like a great distance off however ultimately it is the one I am going to speak in confidence to I feel. After all, we do not actually resolve. We comply with the wind and we go the place it takes us, mentioned the killer Jérémie Beyou.

Pip Hare and Clarisse Crémer on the forefront

On this group the place the battle is intense, we discover, surprisingly, the British Piper (Medallia) who had an ideal first a part of the race and acquired again to contact the large names on his Verdier. -plan.

Clarisse Crémer additionally acquired off to an excellent begin within the race (seventh) by managing to remain on the entrance of the southern group from the beginning, together with Yoann Richomme and Samantha Davies. the age

Within the unofficial Imoca rating with out foils, Violette Dorange nonetheless dominates the race by her head and shoulders, which is actually very vast regardless of her younger age.