Vendée Globe Tuesday Morning Update - Yoann Richomme powers into the lead

[@robindreher6001]

Thank you for the update.

[@williamfowle]

Thanks much for wonderful coverage, both joy and sadness. Powerful to hear sailors empathize their teams and the importance of all the support they receive. Keep up the amazing work.

[@Sail-World]

@@williamfowle thank you! It's a lot of early work to get these ready early in the morning, but I'm really enjoying it.

[@canonixus850]

I'm french and it's cool to come also here to have some news and hear the non-french speaking skippers. Nice summary !

[@Sail-World]

@@canonixus850 merci!

[@carstenkappey2256]

Wie immer eine kurze und knackige Zusammenfassung der Ereignisse und Stand des Rennens. 🤗🤗👏

[@Tachikawa5]

Thank you for such a great update. 👍

[@Sail-World]

@@Tachikawa5 I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@utenorman1283]

How do you do it, dear Mark, so early and already your clear and concise update? Am grateful each day and appreciate it always. Sending warm regards from Germany.

[@Sail-World]

@@utenorman1283 had to do it early today as am currently on a train to London for a meeting, and I don't think the other passengers would appreciate me recording a voiceover on the train!

[@utenorman1283]

@@Sail-World You have my deep respect.

[@WalterWeakley]

greetings from South Africa, thanks for updates

[@Sail-World]

@@WalterWeakley you're welcome! Have a great day.

[@gnsmk357]

Geat update. thank you.

[@lcmb1994]

Great update, thanks!

[@bradleydaniels9639]

Thanks 👍❤️

[@stephaniestearns2493]

The leader chart with photos of the sailors is very helpful! Although I now recognize the characters from the reports from their boats, I can never figure out who is who. Thanks!

[@loahyvalley9797]

Love your early updates!

[@Sail-World]

Happy to hear you're enjoying them!

[@petergray3594]

Thanks. I'm getting my daily dose.

[@thorntontarr2894]

I wonder if you and Gladwell have done a retrospective review of actual course sailed vs. predict winds prediction. As the sailors have choices and actual 'polars' performance do impact the performance, this comparison would be fascinating to see. Just a thought. I am still gutted about the event experienced by Pip Hare, can you mention next time her plan and progress?

[@Sail-World]

@@thorntontarr2894 it's been pretty close, but yes, the actual polars make a real difference. Even the two leaders sail very different downwind VMG angles at times.

[@ottobihrer732]

I thought the same, it would be interesting to overlay predictions to actual outcome, I don't think, the predictions for the wind match reality past 6 hours.

[@mbjsrl]

Good report as usual...but though you did notice instant speed of Dalin being 2 knots faster than Richomme, you overlooked the incredible speed of Seb Simon, actually faster than the first two...with a "single" foil boat !! There could be more changes at top of the race soon...😃

[@Sail-World]

It's a good point! Will the front two get so wrapped up in each other that they forget about Seb?

[@AJC26745]

It's on like Donkey Kong!

[@kiwisailor8365]

Great morning/ evening update, Hoping we get a bit more from Pip, hoping she ok 🤞

[@Sail-World]

@@kiwisailor8365 will do when I get her next video update

[@Steve-ul8qb]

@@Sail-World why is her boat not on the tracker?

[@Sail-World]

@Steve-ul8qb it is on the tracker. She has officially abandoned, but her boat is pointing towards Australia.

[@Steve-ul8qb]

@ oh sorry. I couldn’t see it in your video? Will put my glasses on 🥸

[@chrisedwards2539]

Thanks for the great coverage. Clarisse Cremer has a mainsail problem? Might be the attachment point at the head of the sail. I hope she can fix it without too much delay. Bon courage Clarisse xxx

[@Sail-World]

@@chrisedwards2539 I'll look into that for my next update

[@hampshireoak]

Please include in the next report on Pip Hare and her progress to safety.

[@Sail-World]

@@hampshireoak will do, once I have an update from her. I haven't had anything since the the video we posted yesterday.

[@hansinegroenewoud1981]

Very sorry for you , see you next time ....respect

[@christianlibertarian5488]

Fairly ironic hearing him say he sails “safely”. Nobody in the Vendee Globe is sailing “safely,” pretty much by definition.

[@cynthiamorton3583]

These things are relative, I guess.

[@flyboya340]

🎉 congratulations yohan 😅 hard fight😊

[@Tendance-Inox]

We saw that coming for a couple of days. I think Charlie feels better in second position, to put pressure on Yoann. I guess he will now try to stay within a 0 to 100 nm distance...

[@Sail-World]

@@Tendance-Inox Richomme is very quick downwind in breeze, but I believe Dalin has a more all round boat, so I think we'll see the lead switch back and forth over the coming days (and probably weeks). It's exciting!

[@SBAtmost]

Exhilarating, fast paced yet agonizingly slower way around the globe, with 2 sailors battling the elements, leading the race, only few miles apart after traveling half way around the world! Wow!

[@Sail-World]

Extraordinary isn't it?

[@ImpossibleSolution-k6w]

Could you explain a bit more what a jury rig is and how Pip Hare can travel 700M without a mast to those of us not from the sailing world?

[@sailawayteam]

Basically take any spar (like spinnaker boom, main boom, piece of mast) and hoist it, use lines/ropes as shrouds. Then a small sail, typically storm jib is set in front of the new "mast", hanked on the shroud.

[@Sail-World]

@@ImpossibleSolution-k6w I'm hoping to see more of the jury rig in Pip's next update, where I'll be able to talk what she's done. It will be using a spar, maybe a outrigger, as a mast, then hoisting a sail ahead of that. As @sailawayteam says, usually a storm jib.

[@psystealth]

Yoann #1

[@janetleigh-gt5zc]

Courage😢

[@rolandtb3]

Another casualty unfortunately. Safe sailing to an appropriate harbor for repairs.

[@MrTrapper28]

The big question, for me, is why did Charlie go North of Auckland Island? I can see no reason for it and IMO it has cost him a lot of miles.

[@putteification]

Less waves for a while, perhaps for repairs or getting some more sleep?

[@markpearce2510]

👍🏁✔️⚓️🇦🇺

[@chrisedwards2539]

Does Charlie D have a problem that is reducing his speed?

[@Sail-World]

@@chrisedwards2539 I don't think so. Richomme's boat is known to be quick downwind in breeze.

[@s.m.1833]

Boris gewinnt das Ding

[@RefitandSail]

I enjoy your updates but that fake bbc-news ish background is not kidding anyone. You would be better off having a real background with a screen showing the live tracking or similar. Sorry (not sorry) for the critique of the use of a green screen