At the 9:00 am Thursday check-in, Charlie Dalin was still leading the Vendée Globe fleet in the Azores high pressure area.
The skipper of Apivia was 75.5 miles ahead of a Boris Herrmann much faster than him (17.5 knots on average over the last four hours against 12.5).
Thomas Rettant (LinkedOut) is 3rd (+145) ahead of Louis Burton (Bureau Vallée 2, +145).
Very out of step in the West compared to the rest of the leaders, the Malouin is the furthest from the direct route but not necessarily in a bad position.
Damien Seguin is 5th (Groupe Apicil, +146) ahead of Yannick Bestaven (Maître CoQ, +147).
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