The competitors are closely at the top of the Vendée Globe, so that the rankings on Friday evening (7 p.m.) are completely new. Indeed, it is now the Italian Giancarlo Pedote (Prysmian) who is ahead of the Briton Sam Goodchild (Vulnerable), leader since Thursday, and the Frenchman Sébastien Simon. But obviously, this score is likely to change at any time, and on several occasions, as the gaps are small between the competitors.
Thus, Goodchild was only 7.7 miles behind the Italian, while Simon (Groupe Dubreuil), 10th in the standings this Friday morning, repositioned himself 14.14 miles from Pedote.
Clarisse Crémer, 7th Friday at noon, managed to get back into contact with the best, and was in 4th place, 18.13 miles from the leaders.
In the top 10, Justine Mettraux (Teamwork-Team SNEF), at 24.18 miles, and Samantha Davies (Initiatives-Coeur), at 19.64 miles, also took their place.
Jean Le Cam, who chose a more easterly route, managed to get a place in the top 10, at 35.89 miles. However, the ranking risks changing completely at the last score of the day, at 11 p.m., as the differences are so small.
First abandonment Friday morning
For the rest, the day was marked by the abandonment of Maxime Sorel. Faced with multiple technical problems and an ankle injury that occurred on the second day of racing, the skipper of V and B-Monbana-Mayenne was unable to repair his sail rail.
After diverting to Madeira to try to repair the mainsail of his monohull, without success, he will now go to the island for medical examinations before returning to France. “I’m abandoning my second Vendée Globe,” he confided. It was four years of preparation with my team to get to this point. Everything was magical from start to finish, but I have the impression that nothing has gone normally since I left on Sunday. »
The ranking Friday at 7 p.m.
1. Giancarlo Pedote (Prysmian), 22,748.12 nautical miles from the finish line.
2. Sam Goodchild (Vulnerable), 7.70 miles from the leader
3. Sébastien Simon (Groupe Dubreuil) at 56.32 miles
4. Clarisse Crémer (L’Occitane en Provence), 18.13 miles
5. Samantha Davies (Initiatives-Coeur), at 19.64 miles
6. Justine Mettraux (Teamwork-Team Snef) at 40.44 miles
7. Damien Séguin (Groupe Apicil), at 26.38 miles
8. Nicolas Lunven (Holcim – PRB) 29.69 miles from the leader
9. Boris Herrmann (Malizia – Seaexplorer) at 33.92 miles
10. Jean Le Cam (It all begins in Finistère – Armor Lux) at 35.89 miles
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