Thomas Ruyant on LinkedOut is the new leader of the Vendee Globe this morning after Charlie Dalin on APIVIA suffered damage to his port foil system
Vendée Globe race leader suffers foil damage
Leader of the Vendée Globe, Charlie Dalin on Apiva reported damage to his port foil system, at around 19:00hrs French time Monday evening.
Vendee Globe – Charlie Dalin lead waits on Jury decision
Charlie Dalin, Vendee Globe race leader on the water, will get to know if he is still the overall leader on Wednesday 16 December
Dalin Passes Cape Leeuwin as lead continues to shrink
Vendee Globe race leader Charlie Dalin, skipper of Apivia, has passed Cape Leeuwin, the second Great Cape of the Vendée Globe at 11:25 UTC . . . See video here
Less than 80 miles separates leading Vendee Globe skippers
With less than 200 nautical miles to make to cross the longitude of the Cape Leeuwin, Charlie Dalin’s lead on the Vendee Globe fleet is a much more tenable 81 nm
Vendee Globe – Peloton make gains on leader
Charlie Dalin on Apivia has seen his lead cut to less than 100 nm despite getting back to 15+ knots during the day
Dalin battles biggest depression seen during this Vendée Globe
In the teeth of the biggest depression seen during this Vendée Globe race leader Charlie Dalin has had a tough night Tuesday
The Big South Bares Its Teeth for Vendee leaders
Race leaders Charlie Dalin (Apivia) and Thomas Ruyant (LinkedOut) are finally finding a fast route east on the leading face of a fast moving low pressure system . . . Video here
Escoffier transferred off Yes We Cam!
Kevin Escoffier (PRB) successfully transferred from Jean Le Cam’s IMOCA to the Nivôse, a French Navy frigate at around 02:10hrs UTC Sunday, at a location in the South Indian Ocean
Sodebo Ultim speeds to the Deep South
On Saturday morning, Thomas Coville and his seven crew are averaging 34 knots, which allowed them to increase their lead over the Idec Sport chart
Sam Davies retires from the Vendee Globe
Sam Davies arrived in Cape Town Saturday morning and confirmed by video that she is officially retiring from the Vendee Globe race
Alex Thomson arrives at The Cape of Sorrows
Cape Town, South Africa provides the final safe haven for stricken solo racers to retire to, restore their mental equilibrium, and to reflect on what should have been
