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The race is excellent this year (as usual)

Jean Le Cam almost surprised every one with his old boat and lead the fleet for a while.

only one retired with a broken mast (Nicolas Troussel) and Jeremy bayou managed to repair and restart.

They cruise nicely don’t they. Just watched first video.

How do you tend to follow it? Daily highlights or ??


Found this interesting tracker.

What happened to Jérémie Beyou?

https://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/tracking-map

I follow the vendée globe youtube Channel.

2 english speaking daily report (2 french) and lots of skipper videos.

Jeremy broke a lot of stuff on his boat and had to return to the start for repairs. (heavy stuff if it had happened later he would have had to retire).

He is leaving Les sables today and will likely attempt a record run as he is nearly 10 days behind he has very little chance to be back in contention for anything else.

I'm a sailor Laurent. Not had time to follow this years race and I don't know any of the competitors.

Do keep us up to date.

Jeremy bayou restarting



Alex thomson leads tonight
second still thomas Ruyant 90 miles behind
Jean Le Cam 113 miles behind (no foils on that boat)

He finally posted a a video today
Clac clac clac

Race leaders now crossing the equator






Japanese Sailor Kojiro SHIRAISHI is still repairing his main sail :(


Sébastien destremau has genaker issues

Didn’t realise how narrow the Atlantic was in that direction.

Unless the boats aren’t to scale.

Ymx wrote: Fri Nov 20, 2020 1:04 pm Didn’t realise how narrow the Atlantic was in that direction.

Unless the boats aren’t to scale.

Nah. The land is not to scale!

Globus wrote: Fri Nov 20, 2020 2:32 pm

Ymx wrote: Fri Nov 20, 2020 1:04 pm Didn’t realise how narrow the Atlantic was in that direction.

Unless the boats aren’t to scale.

Nah. The land is not to scale!

Still only a couple of hours time difference

Very tight at the top with a Weather window fir the first 3 the others won't be this lucky and likely to fall further behind.

Jean Le Cam strangely still in touch with his old boat.

Our Japanese Friend has finished fixing his main sail thankfully.
Edit: Found his video


He had to work 3 days at least to fix it.



Leader board is unchanged the forecast looks tricky for the lead pack.

the doldrums seem to have closed on the Tail of the race.

Can you explain the challenges of the doldrums for those of us not familiar with the race details.

Ymx wrote: Sat Nov 21, 2020 7:45 pm Can you explain the challenges of the doldrums for those of us not familiar with the race details.

This is the region where North and South Weather patterns meet.
It Grows and Shrink. The leaders had a favourable window that hardly slowed them. The Tail of the fleet is encountering an enlarged version that has bogged them down further.
As an example the leader of the Jacques Vabre Transatlantic race lost the race in it last year (lost a 100 miles lead and came out 200 behind).

The weather is highly unsettled with localised thunderstorms. This caused erratic wind so you can get 30 knots than 0 then 30 the other way...

Ymx wrote: Fri Nov 20, 2020 1:04 pm Didn’t realise how narrow the Atlantic was in that direction.

Unless the boats aren’t to scale.

It only looks narrow because those boats are freaking ginormous.

Shit, it always pays to read the fine print.

Bad news for Alex Thomson he appears to have issues and has reduced speed. He is talking with the technical team to see if issue is structural and can be fixed.

Top 3 about 500km in the lead.



Top 3 being
1. Thomas Ruyant (LinkedOut) blue
2. Charlie Dalin (Apivia) green
3. Alex Thomson (Hugo Boss) black (-2)

laurent wrote: Sun Nov 22, 2020 7:28 am Bad news for Alex Thomson he appears to have issues and has reduced speed. He is talking with the technical team to see if issue is structural and can be fixed.

Could that be game over then?

Ymx wrote: Sun Nov 22, 2020 8:37 am

laurent wrote: Sun Nov 22, 2020 7:28 am Bad news for Alex Thomson he appears to have issues and has reduced speed. He is talking with the technical team to see if issue is structural and can be fixed.

Could that be game over then?

Depends On the issue and time he is going to lose. He does not look that much faster than Ruyan or Dalin so he could be out of contention for the win very quickly.

Morning Update.

Thomson is repairing and losing ground but should be able to continue.
https://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/204 ... is-evening

Jean Le Cam still keeps the Foilers at Bay

Charlie Dalin and Thomas Ruyant Lead the race and are probably able to chat on VHF
Charlie has taken the lead (18 Miles)

Ruyant had to climb his mast some nice images

HugoBoss/ Alex thomson back into the race (not all fixed)


he was 5th (at 5 PM ) with 2 boat a few miles of next point in 20 minutes

edit no changes on the leader board ...

Rang Rank Nat. / Voile Nat. / Sail Skipper / Bateau Skipper / crew

1 FRA 79 Charlie Dalin APIVIA
2 FRA 59 Thomas Ruyant LinkedOut
3 FRA 01 Jean Le Cam Yes we Cam !
4 FRA 85 Kevin Escoffier PRB
5 GBR 99 Alex Thomson HUGO BOSS
6 MON 10 Boris Herrmann Seaexplorer - Yacht Club De Monaco
7 FRA 17 Yannick Bestaven Maître Coq IV
8 FRA 18 Louis Burton Bureau Vallée 2
9 FRA 4 Sébastien Simon ARKEA PAPREC
10 FRA 109 Samantha Davies Initiatives - Coeur
11 FRA 09 Benjamin Dutreux OMIA - Water Family
12 FRA 1000 Damien Seguin Groupe APICIL
13 ITA 34 Giancarlo Pedote Prysmian Group
14 FRA 53 Maxime Sorel V And B Mayenne
15 FRA 27 Isabelle Joschke MACSF
16 FRA 30 Clarisse Cremer Banque Populaire X
17 FRA 49 Romain Attanasio Pure - Best Western Hotels and Resorts
18 SUI 7 Alan Roura La Fabrique
19 FRA 92 Stéphane Le Diraison Time For Oceans
20 GBR 777 Pip Hare Medallia
21 ESP 33 Didac Costa One Planet One Ocean
22 FRA 14 Arnaud Boissieres La Mie Câline - Artisans Artipôle
23 FRA 71 Manuel Cousin Groupe Sétin
24 FR FRA 02 Armel Tripon L'Occitane en Provence
25 FRA 83 Clément Giraud Compagnie du lit - Jiliti
26 FRA 72 Alexia Barrier TSE - 4myplanet
27 FRA 56 Fabrice Amedeo Newrest - Art et Fenetres
28 FIN 222 Ari Huusela Stark
29 FR FRA 69 Sébastien Destremau Merci
30 FRA 50 Miranda Merron Campagne de France
31 JPN 11 Kojiro Shiraishi DMG MORI Global One
32 FRA 8 Jérémie Beyou Charal

The leader board is unchanged

Here is a nice Vid by Boris Hermann

This is the kind of niche content I'm here for!

Uncle fester wrote: Wed Nov 25, 2020 7:59 am This is the kind of niche content I'm here for!

No Crazy irishman this year though.

Evrning bump

Thomas Ruyant 'second) Has Damaged a Foil so will only be very fast on one side (Like Thomson was last Time around).
Alex Thomson looks almost finished repairing.

Sébastien Destremeau has apparently fixed the Hydraulics for his keel.

Sail fixing ...

Alex Thomson (black red) is 1200km away from the leader.

The scale of that.

Things are moving for the leaders getting close to the 40th and out of the St Helena High.


Only 2 Boats left in Northern hemisphere ( Kojiro Shiraishi and Jérémie Bayou)







Charlie Dalin APIVIA
Thomas Ruyant LinkedOut
Jean Le Cam Yes we Cam !
Boris Herrmann Seaexplorer - Yacht Club De Monaco
Yannick Bestaven Maître Coq IV
Kevin Escoffier PRB
Sébastien Simon ARKEA PAPREC
Alex Thomson HUGO BOSS
Louis Burton Bureau Vallée 2
Samantha Davies Initiatives - Coeur
Damien Seguin Groupe APICIL
Giancarlo Pedote Prysmian Group
Benjamin Dutreux OMIA - Water Family
Maxime Sorel V And B Mayenne
Isabelle Joschke MACSF
Romain Attanasio Pure - Best Western Hotels and Resorts
Clarisse Cremer Banque Populaire X
Alan Roura La Fabrique
Stéphane Le Diraison Time For Oceans
Arnaud Boissieres La Mie Câline - Artisans Artipôle
Manuel Cousin Groupe Sétin
Didac Costa One Planet One Ocean
Pip Hare Medallia
Armel Tripon L'Occitane en Provence
Fabrice Amedeo Newrest - Art et Fenetres
Alexia Barrier TSE - 4myplanet
Miranda Merron Campagne de France
Clément Giraud Compagnie du lit - Jiliti
Ari Huusela Stark
Sébastien Destremau Merci
Kojiro Shiraishi DMG MORI Global One
Jérémie Beyou Charal

Today's update sees a few changes on the board and Jeremy Bayou now getting in the Doldrums and last in Northern hemisphere.



The front of the fleet is bracing for around a month in the 40th riding the depressions



Charlie Dalin APIVIA
Thomas Ruyant LinkedOut
Jean Le Cam Yes we Cam !
Yannick Bestaven Maître Coq IV
Kevin Escoffier PRB
Boris Herrmann Seaexplorer - Yacht Club De Monaco
Sébastien Simon ARKEA PAPREC
Louis Burton Bureau Vallée 2
Samantha Davies Initiatives - Coeur
Giancarlo Pedote Prysmian Group
Alex Thomson HUGO BOSS
Damien Seguin Groupe APICIL
Benjamin Dutreux OMIA - Water Family
Maxime Sorel V And B Mayenne
Isabelle Joschke MACSF
Romain Attanasio Pure - Best Western Hotels and Resorts
Clarisse Cremer Banque Populaire X
Alan Roura La Fabrique
Stéphane Le Diraison Time For Oceans
Arnaud Boissieres La Mie Câline - Artisans Artipôle
Manuel Cousin Groupe Sétin
Didac Costa One Planet One Ocean
Armel Tripon L'Occitane en Provence
Pip Hare Medallia
Fabrice Amedeo Newrest - Art et Fenetres
Alexia Barrier TSE - 4myplanet
Miranda Merron Campagne de France
Clément Giraud Compagnie du lit - Jiliti
Ari Huusela Stark
Sébastien Destremau Merci
Kojiro Shiraishi DMG MORI Global One
Jérémie Beyou Charal

More bad news for Alex Thomson he has damaged one of his rudders. looks like the race for the win is gone for him.

Sad for Thomson but this is what the Vendée Globe is about.

Jean Le Cam drops out of the top 3 It's incredible that a sailor of his caliber cannot attract a big sponsor.

Charlie Dalin APIVIA
Thomas Ruyant LinkedOut
Kevin Escoffier PRB
Jean Le Cam Yes we Cam !
Yannick Bestaven Maître Coq IV
Sébastien Simon ARKEA PAPREC
Louis Burton Bureau Vallée 2
Boris Herrmann Seaexplorer - Yacht Club De Monaco
Damien Seguin Groupe APICIL
Samantha Davies Initiatives - Coeur
Giancarlo Pedote Prysmian Group
Benjamin Dutreux OMIA - Water Family
Maxime Sorel V And B Mayenne
Isabelle Joschke MACSF
Alex Thomson HUGO BOSS
Romain Attanasio Pure - Best Western Hotels and Resorts
Clarisse Cremer Banque Populaire X
Alan Roura La Fabrique
Stéphane Le Diraison Time For Oceans
Arnaud Boissieres La Mie Câline - Artisans Artipôle
Manuel Cousin Groupe Sétin
Didac Costa One Planet One Ocean
Armel Tripon L'Occitane en Provence
Pip Hare Medallia
Fabrice Amedeo Newrest - Art et Fenetres
Clément Giraud Compagnie du lit - Jiliti
Alexia Barrier TSE - 4myplanet
Miranda Merron Campagne de France
Ari Huusela Stark
Sébastien Destremau Merci
Kojiro Shiraishi DMG MORI Global One
Jérémie Beyou Charal

Every one is in the South Now.



https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Q0oCt ... authuser=0

Charlie Dalin APIVIA
Thomas Ruyant LinkedOut
Kevin Escoffier PRB
Jean Le Cam Yes we Cam !
Yannick Bestaven Maître Coq IV
Louis Burton Bureau Vallée 2
Sébastien Simon ARKEA PAPREC
Boris Herrmann Seaexplorer - Yacht Club De Monaco
Damien Seguin Groupe APICIL
Giancarlo Pedote Prysmian Group
Samantha Davies Initiatives - Coeur
Benjamin Dutreux OMIA - Water Family
Isabelle Joschke MACSF
Maxime Sorel V And B Mayenne
Alex Thomson HUGO BOSS
Romain Attanasio Pure - Best Western Hotels and Resorts
Clarisse Cremer Banque Populaire X
Alan Roura La Fabrique
Stéphane Le Diraison Time For Oceans
Arnaud Boissieres La Mie Câline - Artisans Artipôle
Manuel Cousin Groupe Sétin
Armel Tripon L'Occitane en Provence
Didac Costa One Planet One Ocean
Pip Hare Medallia
Fabrice Amedeo Newrest - Art et Fenetres
Clément Giraud Compagnie du lit - Jiliti
Alexia Barrier TSE - 4myplanet
Miranda Merron Campagne de France
Ari Huusela Stark
Sébastien Destremau Merci
Kojiro Shiraishi DMG MORI Global One
Jérémie Beyou Charal

Kevin Escoffier has sent a Mayday.

Jean Le Cam is in sight of the survival raft and has removed the seal on his engine to assist.

Looks like They Have not found him since Le Cam Sighted him (Had to turn around and has not been able to see him.

It's night time so they expect to find him tomorrow.

laurent wrote: Mon Nov 30, 2020 10:24 pm Looks like They Have not found him since Le Cam Sighted him (Had to turn around and has not been able to see him.

It's night time so they expect to find him tomorrow.

Damn. Hope they get him asap

Jean le cam has done it at around 2 this morning.

Little vendee story he was secured by the previous PRB skipper in a previous vendee globe

Kevin Escoffier is safe on Board of Yes We Cam.

PRB Broke in Half Apparently




Jean looks absolutely shot. I think he is going to sleep well.

https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2020 ... dee-globe/

November 30, 2020; Day 23) – Kevin Escoffier, 40, who is racing in third place in the Vendée Globe solo non-stop around the world race, positioned some 550 nautical miles SW of Cape Town, has triggered his distress beacon. He was racing in a strong SW’ly air stream on starboard tack behind a weather front.

At 1346hrs (UTC), Escoffier managed to send a message to his shore team, explaining that he had an ingress of water into his boat. The rescue authorities (MRCC Cape Town and CROSS Griz Nez) are preparing an action plan in collaboration with his PRB shore team, with Jacques Caraës and the Vendée Globe Race Direction team.

Jean Le Cam, the nearest competitor, has changed course to sail to the last position given by the boat when the beacon was triggered (40°55 S 9°18 E). Le Cam is expected to reach the area at around 1600hrs UTC. More information to follow.

UPDATE:
17:17 – Jean le Cam has arrived in the area and has seen Kevin in his life raft. He is under engine preparing to recover Escoffier.

laurent wrote: Tue Dec 01, 2020 7:28 am Kevin Escoffier is safe on Board of Yes We Cam.

PRB Broke in Half Apparently




Jean looks absolutely shot. I think he is going to sleep well.

He actually picked him up in a race.

Fair play

I recommend watching today's recap



The Jury will grant hours to all the rescue boats (Herman / Bestaven / Le Cam / Simon) These get discounted on arrival.

Apparently the French navy will Recover Escoffier near the Kerguelen Islands if no other boat can.

The race is Back on for all skippers.

A French Frigate will rendez vous with Jean Le Cam to evacuate Kevin Escoffier.



Charlie Dalin APIVIA
Thomas Ruyant LinkedOut
Louis Burton Bureau Vallée 2
Sébastien Simon ARKEA PAPREC
Damien Seguin Groupe APICIL
Boris Herrmann Seaexplorer - Yacht Club De Monaco
Jean Le Cam Yes we Cam !
Yannick Bestaven Maître Coq IV
Giancarlo Pedote Prysmian Group
Benjamin Dutreux OMIA - Water Family
Samantha Davies Initiatives - Coeur
Isabelle Joschke MACSF
Maxime Sorel V And B Mayenne
Alex Thomson HUGO BOSS
Romain Attanasio Pure - Best Western Hotels and Resorts
Clarisse Cremer Banque Populaire X
Alan Roura La Fabrique
Stéphane Le Diraison Time For Oceans
Armel Tripon L'Occitane en Provence
Arnaud Boissieres La Mie Câline - Artisans Artipôle
Manuel Cousin Groupe Sétin
Didac Costa One Planet One Ocean
Pip Hare Medallia
Fabrice Amedeo Newrest - Art et Fenetres
Clément Giraud Compagnie du lit - Jiliti
Alexia Barrier TSE - 4myplanet
Miranda Merron Campagne de France
Kojiro Shiraishi DMG MORI Global One
Ari Huusela Stark
Sébastien Destremau Merci
Jérémie Beyou Charal
Kevin Escoffier PRB
Nicolas Troussel CORUM L'Épargne