It has been almost a week since the Transat Jacques Vabre fleet set off from Le Havre, but among the Imocas, a quick glance at the ranking gives the impression that the gun has not been fired for a few hours. only. At the 9:00 am Sunday morning check-in, five miserable miles separated the leading quartet who left the Canaries behind to skirt the African continent. Samantha Davis and Nicolas Lunven, who have opted for a more easterly path than their little comrades, are currently leading the dance at the helm of Initiatives Cœur in front of Charlie Dalin and Paul Meilhat's Apivia, who have embarked on a different strategy. leading further west, like LinkedOut and Charal elsewhere. An option that could pay off on the descent to Cape Verde.
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Maxi Edmond de Rothschild makes the hole
If the 60-foot monohulls are held in a pocket handkerchief, on the side of the Ultime, Maxi Edmond de Rothschild continues to set the pace for a race that Franck Cammas and Charles Caudrelier master with authority.
The winds of the Doldrums are for the moment favorable to the leader who is spinning at more than 25 knots of average, with a comfortable advance on SVR Lartigue of the tandem François Gabart-Tom Laperche (at 290 miles) but sailing in recent hours at more than 32 knots in an attempt to make up for a delay which has more than doubled in twenty-four hours.
Banque Populaire XI is having a little trouble keeping up, imposed by its predecessor in the standings, 407 miles behind.
On the Ocean Fifty side, the battle is also raging as we approach Cape Verde.
Grouped together, the competing fleet spreads out from west to east.
Advantage for the moment at Primonial (Sébastien Rogues and Matthieu Souben).
Finally, in the Class40, the competitors continue to disperse “puzzle style” while the first have crossed Madeira.
Everyone is working out their weapons before crossing the Canaries, which will offer multiple options.
The first are going at a speed of around 9 knots, led by Banque du Léman (Valentin Gautier and Simon Koster).
Rankings Sunday at 9:00 am:
Class 40 monohulls
1. Bank of Lake Geneva (SUI)
(Valentin Gautier, Simon Koster)
2. Redman (FRA) 0.4 mile from the first
(Antoine Carpentier, Pablo Santurde del Arco)
3. La Manche #EvidenceNautique (FRA) 1.8 miles from the first
(Nicolas Jossier, Alexis Loison)
4. Edenred (FRA) 2 miles from the leader
(Emmanuel Le Roch, Pierre Quiroga)
5. Lamotte Module Création (FRA) 6.2 miles behind the leader
(Luke Berry, Achille Nebout)
Imoca
1. Initiatives-Coeur (GBR)
(Sam Davies, Nicolas Lunven)
2. Apivia (FRA) 1.9 miles from the first
(Charlie Dalin, Paul Meilhat)
3. LinkedOut (FRA) 4.9 miles from the first
(Thomas Rouillard, Morgan Lagravière)
4. Charal (FRA) 5 miles from the leader
(Jérémie Beyou, Christopher Pratt)
5.11 Hour Racing Team Malama (FRA-EU) 27.8 miles behind
(Charlie Enright-Pascal Bidégorry)
Multihulls
1. Primonial (FRA)
(Sébastien Rogues, Matthieu Souben)
2. Solidaires En Peloton (FRA) 44.5 miles behind the leader
(Thibaut Vauchel-Camus, Frédéric Duthil)
3. Koesio (FRA) 49.2 miles behind the leader
(Erwan Le Roux, Xavier Macaire)
4. LEYTON (GBR) 99.5 miles behind the leader
(Sam Goodchild, Aymeric Chappellier)
5. GCA Group - 1001 Sourires (FRA)
(Gilles Lamiré-Yvan Bourgnon)
Ultimate (32 m)
1. Maxi Edmond de Rothschild (FRA)
(Franck Cammas, Charles Caudrelier)
2. SVR-Lazartigue (FRA) 290.8 miles behind the leader
(François Gabart, Tom Laperche)
3. Banque Populaire XI (FRA) 407.4 miles from the first
(Armel Le Cléac'h, Kevin Escoffier)
Actual Ultim 3 (FRA) 156.4 miles behind the leader
(Yves le Blévec, Anthony Marchand)
4. Actual Ultim 3 (FRA) 437.7 miles behind the leader
(Yves le Blévec, Anthony Marchand)
5. Sodebo ultim 3 (FRA) 709.4 miles behind the leader
(Thomas Coville, Thomas Rouxel)
