Le Cam takes fourth place (Vendée Globe Update 29Jan21)
Jean Le Cam crossed the finish line of the ninth Vendée Globe last night at 19.19hrs to take fourth place overall. Although he actually passed the line eighth, with his time compensation of 16hrs and 15minutes he moves up to fourth, in fact missing the podium by just 3hrs 19 mins 43 seconds.
Racing in his fifth Vendée Globe, 61 year old Le Cam was actually only 10hrs and 09s behind the winning time of Yannick Bestaven. He has now displaced Boris Herrmann to fifth.
Following his finish Le Cam said: “This is a finish line like I’ve never passed in my life. I don’t know how I got here, honestly I don’t know. But it’s done! This is a deliverance certainly. This Vendée Globe has been a sick thing. I did it but with everything that happened. Besides, apparently I’m 4th!”
Benjamin Dutreux arrived this morning at 09.05 UTC onboard OMIA-Water Family bringing the total number of finishers so far to nine.
Hear from the skippers around the fleet
Pip Hare is back in the Doldrums
Thunderstorms, productivity and patience – watch the latest update from Pip Hare (09.11 29Jan21)
Miranda Merron has found some wind
On her 82nd day at sea, Miranda Merron has found some wind off the Brazilian archipelago of Martim Vaz. In the wake of Manu Cousin, she is keeping a close eye on Clément Giraud’s who is just 150 miles to her Southwest. (08.42 29Jan21)
And so concludes MIN’s daily coverage of the Vendee Globe. We will, of course, keep close tabs on our British skippers and cover any exciting developments in the fleet – letting you know when they complete their epic races.
