Overview

• Yoann Richomme (Paprec Arkéa) holds a slim lead over Charlie Dalin (Macif Santé Prévoyance), with only 19 nautical miles between them as of Thursday evening.
• Both skippers are experiencing reduced speeds due to weak winds in an anticyclonic zone after passing Cape Horn earlier this week.
• Sébastien Simon (Groupe Dubreuil) remains in third place, over 500 nautical miles behind the leaders, while Thomas Ruyant (Vulnerable) is expected to round Cape Horn soon.
• The fleet is spread across vast distances, with the last-placed competitor, Denis van Weynbergh (D’Ieteren Group), over 7,000 nautical miles from the leader and navigating the Tasman Sea.
• Richomme and Dalin are on pace to potentially break the Vendée Globe record of 74 days, set in 2016, as they continue their rapid ascent of the South Atlantic.