The two men are battling on the approach to Pointe à Pitre while behind Ruyant and Dalin are fighting in Imoca monohulls.
The epilogue is very close for the Ocean Fifty during this 12th Route du Rhum, and never has the suspense been so intense at the head of the fleet since the start. “I would have preferred another scenario, but it’s a beautiful scenario, a beautiful regatta!“Commented Quentin Vlamynck (Arkema) this Sunday morning, shortly after handing over control of the race to Erwan Le Roux (Koesio), who has come back very strongly over the past twelve hours. “I am reaping the fruits of my shift further north made yesterday at the start of the day. Quentin was forced to come closer to me to control me, and he didn’t do it in optimal conditions. This allowed me to pick up the score“, detailed the skipper of Koesio, who knows that the victory in the category will be decided during the tour of the island of Guadeloupe. Approaching Pointe à Pitre, the two men are only separated by a small mile.
Another arrival is scheduled for this Sunday with the passage on the line of Armel Le Cléac’h who will take 7th place in the Ultim category with his trimaran Banque Populaire, after a long pit stop to repair the damage caused by the breakage of its drift.
In the imoca monohull category, the suspense continues to be at its height with a 5 mile gap between Thomas Ruyant (LinkedOut) and Charlie Dalin (Apivia) 337 miles from the deliverance scheduled for Monday.