{"id":13393,"date":"2024-12-11T15:08:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T14:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.forumnautico.com\/2024\/12\/11\/vendee-globe-leaders-face-new-challenges-in-the-indian-ocean\/"},"modified":"2024-12-11T15:08:02","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T14:08:02","slug":"vendee-globe-leaders-face-new-challenges-in-the-indian-ocean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.forumnautico.com\/en\/2024\/12\/11\/vendee-globe-leaders-face-new-challenges-in-the-indian-ocean\/","title":{"rendered":"Vend\u00e9e Globe: Leaders Face New Challenges in the Indian Ocean"},"content":{"rendered":"

After the chasing pack rapidly closed in on Vend\u00e9e Globe leaders Charlie Dalin (MACIF Pr\u00e9voyance) and S\u00e9bastien Simon (Groupe Dubreuil), the top nine sailors face a new obstacle as they sail under Australia, near the longitude of Tasmania, seeking a way out of an Indian Ocean that has been relentless.<\/p>\n

To avoid a growing high-pressure area that could slow them down, they will all need to maintain maximum speed. This could allow Dalin, the long-time race leader, to increase his lead. <\/p>\n

Christian Dumard, meteorological consultant for the Vend\u00e9e Globe, explains: “Charlie will pass before the wind decreases too much. The others will have to go north around the high-pressure ridge. The difference between them will widen a bit from the middle of tonight.”<\/p>\n

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The skipper of MACIF Sant\u00e9 Pr\u00e9voyance will be forced to stay south and make multiple tacks, while the chasers will be able to stay north and follow a more direct route.<\/p>\n

During the journey, Dalin has set a new record for the passage between the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Leeuwin, with a time of 9 days, 22 hours and 27 minutes, surpassing a 16-year-old record set by Michel Desjoyeaux.<\/p>\n

For his part, S\u00e9bastien Simon, second in the standings, reaffirms his determination despite the loss of his starboard foil: “I’m holding on, staying motivated. There was a lot of emotion at that moment. I was wondering why now? Why here? It’s a proven foil, it’s a break I can’t explain. Still, everything is to be done, I hope the Pacific lives up to its name. I would like to do a review of my boat, but at the moment it is impossible because the conditions do not allow it.”<\/p>\n

In the Great South, the most direct routes are not always the fastest. Antoine Cornic (Human Immobilier) seems determined to prove that sometimes staying south and fighting the elements can be a winning strategy. <\/p>\n

For more information and real-time updates on the Vend\u00e9e Globe, visit the official race site.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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