Vendee Globe | dag 6
Standings at 0500GMT, Day 6.
1- Loïck Peyron (FRA), Gitana Eighty, 22064.4 miles to finish.
2- Jean Le Cam (FRA), VM Materiaux +13.8 miles.
3- Seb Josse (FRA), BT +22.8 miles.
4- Jean Pierre Dick (FRA), Paprec Virbarc 2 + 51 miles.
5- Yann Elies (FRA), Generali, + 52 miles.
Selected international:
10- Mike Golding (GBR), ECOVER 3, + 77.3 miles
12- Brian Thompson (GBR), Bahrain Team Pindar, + 168.3 miles.
13- Sam Davies (GBR), ROXY, + 190.6 miles.
15- Dominique Wavre (SUI), Temenos II, +228.2 miles
16- Dee Caffari (GBR), AVIVA, + 236.1 miles.
17- Steve White (GBR), Toe in the Water, + 309.3 miles.
18- Jonny Malbon (GBR), Artemis, + 356.9 miles.
20- Unai Basurko (ESP) + 413.2 miles.
21- Rich Wilson (USA), Great American III + 450.3 miles.
Consistent Loïck Peyron (Gitana Eighty) has a steady night but sees his lead halved by Jean Le Cam (VM Matériaux) to 13.8 miles. Third placed Seb Josse (BT) gains too as the leading group slows in lighter breezes. A noticeable gap develops after the top 10. Derek Hatfield, CAN, (Algimouss Spirit of Canda) has good first 24 hours. Dominique Wavre, SUI, ( Temenos II) gains another place, quickest of his immediate rivals to lie 15th.
If there is ever a time and opportunity to rest then maybe the leading Vendée Globe skippers are seeing this as the time to seize a spell of slightly lighter winds to recharge their very depleted energy and sleep reserves. From typical trade wind conditions they are back in 11-13 knot breezes, boat speeds reined back from 18-20 knot bursts yesterday to a more moderate 13-15 knots this morning. Peyron’s lead may be halved but his average speed overnight is still strong, but Le Cam still keeps up his threat. Third placed Seb Josse (BT) has also gained overnight against the leader, making up nearly eight miles to lie 22.8 miles behind. The product of several different reasons perhaps, a gap of nearly 80 miles has opened between 10th Jérémie Beyou (Delta Dore) and 11th, Brian Thompson, GBR, (Bahrain Team Pindar). 2004 winner Vincent Riou (PRB) is making places, up to fifth, and shaking off Armel Le Cléac’h (Brit Air) who has slipper to eighth. This pair were only 1.5 miles apart 24 hours ago Mike Golding, GBR, (Ecover 3) has another good night and makes a gain of about 10 miles overnight on Peyron, lying 10th. Switzerland’s Dominic Wavre (Temenos II) is still working his way steadily up the fleet, rising a place overnight to 15th, and is hot in the wake of Sam Davies, GBR, (ROXY). Davies also gained one position on the ranking overnight and is 12th. . Derek Hatfield, CAN, (Algimouss Spirit of Canada) has made good straight line speed in moderate, favourable winds since restarting yesterday, and is 120 miles from Cape Finisterre this morning.
Nov 15, 2008 @ 14:02
Ska bli spännande att se hur det går för Michel Desjoyeaux efter hans omstart. Ligger nu på 22:a 670nM efter Loíck.
Sam upp en Dee ner en. Skulle tro de klättrar uppåt båda såsmåningom, när grabbarna kört slut på sig. Jag tror tjejerna är bättre på att hushålla med orken o klarar sig bättre i längden.
Kul att det är så tätt, de 10 första inom 100nM, i rätt vindar är det alltså 5 timmars segling, inte mycket som behöver gå snett för att man ska tappa 5 timmar på en sån båt.