Before the second night of racing, Charles Caudrelier retains control of the standings in the premier category.
At the helm of Maxi Edmond de Rothschild, the 48-year-old skipper, weakened by indigestion in the hours following the start, continues to tack to descend along the Bay of Biscay.
He has a 10.4 mile lead over François Gabard on SVR Lazartigue and 19.2 over Thomas Coville and Sodebo who have adopted the same route strategy for the moment.
Armel Le Cléac'h, victim of major damage at midday, is returning to Lorient with the hope of repairing and setting off again in the early morning.
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Among the Imoca, Louis Duc on Fives Lantana-Environnement remains in the lead with his position very far north, but the ranking is misleading given the different strategies in place.
It's Charlie Dalin (Apivia), much further south;
which should pull the chestnuts from the fire in the next few hours.
But officially, Louis Duc is 24.7 miles ahead of Arnaud Boissières (La Mie Câline) who also chose the north option and 25.4 miles ahead of Guirec Soudee on Feeelance.com.
As for the Ocean Fifty, these small multihulls, the battle is raging and for the moment Quentin Vlamynck (Arkema) is ahead of Sébastien Rogues (Primonial) by 9.6 miles and Erwan Le Roux (Koesio) by 13.8 miles.
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The sailors who have written the legend of the Route du rhum since 1978
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