The red lantern of this 9th edition of the Vendée Globe, the Finn Ari Huusela should finish on Friday or Saturday.
Struggling with light winds off Cape Finisterre, he confessed his weariness on Monday.
" I'm a bit tired.
I stopped (lack of wind) last night… I had to struggle to get the boat to move forward, so I didn't get much rest ”.
And the airline pilot added: "To be honest, being last makes me feel even more lonely!"
It already made the same impression on me when Alexia (Barrier, arrived Sunday), managed to pass to the other side of the high pressure (off the Canary Islands) and she found herself 1000 miles ahead of me.
But now that I am getting closer to the coast, I come across a lot of boats sailing between Europe and the United States ”
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