Rum Route: Cauderlier and Gabart neck and neck

Are we going to witness an anthology final similar to that of 2018 with the victory of Francis Joyon (Idec Sport) seven minutes ahead of François Gabart (Macif).

It's still far too early to tell, but after almost three days of racing, Charles Caudrelier (Maxi Edmond de Rothschild) and Gabart (SVR Lazartigue) are engaged in a furious showdown.

At the eight o'clock check-in this Saturday, Caudrelier had a 1.5 mile lead over his pursuer who followed the same trajectory.

Dust while there are still 2452 miles to swallow.

During the night, the two men passed the Azores in an area where the winds were not very generous.

You have to be patient before the arrival of a cold front where winds of 40 knots are expected!

For the moment there is no wind at all, and it is not very funny.

Charles Caudelier

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The two leading sailors have made a small dent in the competition and in particular Thomas Coville, with Sodebo trying to find strong winds upwind with another strategy.

A battle that Armel Le Cleac'h (Maxi Banque Populaire XI) is still following from afar, still waiting to leave Lorient after his repairs.

Imperial Dalin among the Imoca

Among the Imoca, Charlie Dalin always plays hare in front of the rest of the pack in a somewhat soft zone where the winds are also lacking.

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", explained Le Havrais who was pulling a bit to the west in the morning.

Apivia has a small mattress lead over the trio Kevin Escoffier, Jérémie Beyou and Thomas Ruyant who are two miles away!

The sailors who have written the legend of the Route du rhum since 1978

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Further south, the Ocean Fifty are somewhat in the same configuration as the monohulls, being forced to seek westerly winds.

Over the past few hours, the category had to make do with little (around 3 to 5 knots of wind) and the night benefited Thibaut Vauchel-Camus (Solidaire en Peloton - ARSEP), in the lead with a three-mile lead over Quentin Vlamynck.

The bad news of this third night of racing came from the Class40 with the retirement of Jonas Gerkens (Volvo).

Suffering from flu-like symptoms, the Belgian sailor who was aiming for a Top 10 in this class, had to deal with a torn sail and a faulty autopilot.

He was forced to throw in the towel and headed for Lorient.

The ranking of the Ultims at the 8:03 a.m. clock

1. Caudrelier (Edmond de Rothschild) at 2,452 nm from the finish

2. Gabart (SVR-Lazartigue) at 1.5

3. Coville (Sodebo) at 70.6 nm

4. The Blevec (Actual) at 197.8 nm

5. Joyon (Idec Sport) at 197.9 nm

The Imoca classification at 8:03 am

1. Dalin (Apivia) at 2816 nm from the finish

2. Escoffier (Holcim - PRB) at 22.2 nm

3. Beyou (Charal) at 23.9 nm

4. Ruyant (LinkedOut) at 24.3 nm

5. Meilhat (Biotherm) at 30.3 nm

The Ocean Fifty ranking at the 8:03 clock

1. Vauchel-Camus (Solidaire en Peloton - ARSEP) at 2,736 nm from the finish

2. Vlamynck (Arkema) at 3 nm

3. Rogues (Primonial) at 16.2 nm

4. Tripon (Les P'tits Doudous) at 19.2 nm

5. Le Roux (Koesio) at 31.7 nm

The Class40 ranking at the 8:03 clock

1. Douguet (Queguiner - Innoveo) at 2937 nm from the finish

2. Macaire (SNEF Group) at 4.2 nm

3. Berry (Lamotte - Module Création) at 5.4 nm

4. Bona (IBSA) at 6.7 nm

5. Richomme (Paprec Arkéa) at 7.7 nm

The Rhum Multi ranking at 8:03 a.m.

1. Maisonneuve (CMA Ile de France 6000 rebounds) at 2941 nm from the finish

2. Buekenhout (Jess) at 21.4 nm

3. Jourdain (We Explore) at 33.4 nm

4 Escoffier (Lodigroup) at 47.6 nm

5. Guillemot (Metarom) at 54.1 nm

The Rhum Mono ranking at 8:03 a.m.

1. Dick (Notre Méditerranée - Ville de Nice) at 2957 nm from the finish

2. Chabaud (Formatives Esi Business School for Océan as Commons) at 39.4 nm

3. W. Bissainte ( Tradysion Gwadloup) at 78.6 nm

4. W. Clerton (Cap au Cap Location) at 82.3 nm

5. D. Ecalard (SOS Pare Brise +) at 131.5 nm