This is the novelty of this beginning of the week.
A brand new sailor (one more) on the Vendée Globe podium.
Since Monday, Yannick Bestaven is installed on the third step.
A great reward for the sailor from La Rochelle back on a round-the-world trip after a first attempt interrupted by a dismasting in the Bay of Biscay in 2008. Little known to the general public but very appreciated by the world of offshore racing, he therefore discovered this moment the pangs of navigation in the Great South.
"It's nice to be in a good position, it's a great reward after the complicated days we spent in this Indian Ocean which has left us no respite for the moment,"
he said to midday during a connection with the land.
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While the head of the fleet has an appointment this Wednesday with the first terrible southern storm of this edition, the sailors have positioned themselves on the chessboard of the Great South between South Africa and Australia.
And he finds himself at the head of the chasing pack
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