The spread amongst all boats is amazing to me. 4000 plus nautical miles. I’m a north of the 49th west coast club racing crew guy, 35 years of it and single digit gaps are par for the course. Truly a global perspective. Big happy sigh! Merry Merry and Happy Happy Christmas and New Year!
I did the math just now and if the Horn was the finish line in a 100m dash, Dalin would be about 2.9cm behind Richomme. It's just nuts how close the racing is. And this is after 43 days, not 10 secs...! No mattter how this ends, I will forever remember Dalin's calculated madness in "simply" outrunning a fierce storm most others took refuge from and how relentlessly Richomme must have pushed ever since then to catch up. [edit] at the latest tracker update, Dalin is now 5cm behind, haha.
Thank you again sooooo much for all the news. And Richomme reached Cape Horn in a record, great! I wish you and everybody else silent and healthy Christmasdays 🎄🤶❄️🌊⛵️ Greetings from Eckernfoerde, North-Germany
❤ your sweater, dear Mark!! Season's Greetings to you, your family and colleagues together with many thanks for your devotion to your followers, who so very much appreciate your daily briefings. Warm regards from Germany.
Hi Sam, thanks for your super reports. Watched your progress on your previous vendee races and this one has been every bit as exciting. Hope the rest of your race goes well and that 2025 is another successful one for you. In the meantime have a super Christmas Day. Best wishes Peter.
Thanks for the daily updates presented in a concise and condensed way your jumper being the cherry on the cake today 😂. I wish you a merry Christmas and a peaceful new year 2025! Thomas from Germany
Samantha Davies looking great in the South Atlantic ….what a sailor …what an achievement for Frank and all the team. Best Christmas wishes from all at “La Deviniere .
As far as I am concerned this race is any longer based on the skipper's ability but on electronics performance .It is not any longer a one to one test as man human being versus the elements ..I am sorry Chichester must be shivering in his grave...Speed therefore has become meaningless..
I've lost track a bit with the stop-start nature of the trimarans leaving Lorient, but I thought they were all back in port currently. Are any still out?
These foiling boats are very fast. The skippers are also so talented in so many areas demanded by this race around the world alone nonstop. Amazing.
Loving the christmas jumper!!
Gotta get festive Chris!
Thanks for the update and Merry Xmas to the all of you
Happy Christmas and thank you for the great daily updates!
Merry Christmas , thank you for keeping us updated
The spread amongst all boats is amazing to me. 4000 plus nautical miles. I’m a north of the 49th west coast club racing crew guy, 35 years of it and single digit gaps are par for the course. Truly a global perspective. Big happy sigh!
Merry Merry and Happy Happy Christmas and New Year!
I did the math just now and if the Horn was the finish line in a 100m dash, Dalin would be about 2.9cm behind Richomme. It's just nuts how close the racing is. And this is after 43 days, not 10 secs...!
No mattter how this ends, I will forever remember Dalin's calculated madness in "simply" outrunning a fierce storm most others took refuge from and how relentlessly Richomme must have pushed ever since then to catch up.
[edit] at the latest tracker update, Dalin is now 5cm behind, haha.
Love that comparison!
Thank you again sooooo much for all the news.
And Richomme reached Cape Horn in a record, great!
I wish you and everybody else silent and healthy Christmasdays 🎄🤶❄️🌊⛵️
Greetings from Eckernfoerde, North-Germany
Loved the sweater!! Thank you for the constant updates, it is now a must see every morning for me!
❤ your sweater, dear Mark!! Season's Greetings to you, your family and colleagues together with many thanks for your devotion to your followers, who so very much appreciate your daily briefings. Warm regards from Germany.
Came to say I loved the nice touch of the sweater as well. Happy Christmas Eve!
Merry Christmas to you! It's being a lot of fun following this amazing race!
No questions anymore about the advantages of the Foilers. Gratulations to all Participants of the Vendee Globe, they are all amazing sailors.
Hi Sam, thanks for your super reports. Watched your progress on your previous vendee races and this one has been every bit as exciting. Hope the rest of your race goes well and that 2025 is another successful one for you. In the meantime have a super Christmas Day. Best wishes Peter.
Merry christmas to all brave sailor heroes ❤
Merry Christmas to Sam, and all the racers, peace to you all.
Congrats to Yoann! It is an unbelievable battle with Charlie. Merry Christmas to all of you. 🎄
Thanks for the daily updates presented in a concise and condensed way your jumper being the cherry on the cake today 😂.
I wish you a merry Christmas and a peaceful new year 2025!
Thomas from Germany
This is amazing. These racers are making great strides to shrink the earth.
Feliz Navidad 🎉 a todos estos Superhombres, un saludo muy especial desde Ibagué Tolima Colombia.
Incredible effort
Samantha Davies looking great in the South Atlantic ….what a sailor …what an achievement for Frank and all the team.
Best Christmas wishes from all at “La Deviniere .
Merry Christmas God Bless ❤️
Thanks and a very merry christmas
Wohoooo Happy Holidays
Nice jumper. Merry christmas
Congratulations to a tight race 🥳🙌
Congrats to Yohann and Charlie. Passing close to the Horn in record time.
MERRY CHRISTMAS🌲 to all brave sailors
Nice sweater. Lol. Merry Christmas!
Great sweater 🦌👍🏼& Merry Christmas to all 👋🏼🎅🏼✨🌟
Unbelievable that the leaders are only 9 minutes apart after such a distance
Merry Christmas everyone.
TY so much for your infos! Keep the faith!
Nice pull over by the way LOL!
Guillaume - City of Tours
France
Presented today with Rudolph's nose!
No one’s looking for 30 + knots of breeze out there.
What an amazing Vendee, incredible sailors all of them
Merry Christmas to all x
Again, very, very interesting!
Yes 👏
Happy Christmas to All and stay tuned❤⛵️🙂👋
Calm seas ,quite unusual .I have landed at Cape Horn on a. Similar day .Cool place.
Looks like pretty benign conditions......much less gnarly than the southern ocean a few days ago!
Legend congrats!
Nice pullover! 🌲🧑🎄
Thank you! 😊
@Sail-World You do the best quick view analysis and report on the vendee globe 2024. Thank you 👍
Tally ho ho ho! Thank you all😊
Legends
Gratulation ❤❤❤❤❤
Love the Xmas sweater
All in the festive spirit!
Frohe Weihnachten.
lovely jumper :)🤣
As far as I am concerned this race is any longer based on the skipper's ability but on electronics performance .It is not any longer a one to one test as man human being versus the elements ..I am sorry Chichester must be shivering in his grave...Speed therefore has become meaningless..
Keep the listings up longer to look at
They can be found at www.vendeeglobe.org/en/ranking
am I the ONLY fkn person on the planet that still celebrates xmas on the 25th of Dec????
He made it inside the ten minutes rule Kaptain 🔔 don't Diddy go to
💧Sleep Mate*
That sweater
Fully in the Christmas spirit TKmax finest 😂
I thought you where telling me to go to bed: ~ )_@m ~ ~
straight up The chimney Saint Ñicholas's 🐸
Not even a mention of Slow boat to Melbourne ? Yesterdays news I guess? Shame, as it's the biggest spirit!
I've been posting Pip's updates when I've been able to use them.
Do not forget the Jules-Verne
I've lost track a bit with the stop-start nature of the trimarans leaving Lorient, but I thought they were all back in port currently. Are any still out?
Open mouth thumbnail NO THANKS.
Those foils makes the work ✌️👍