Damien Seguin on Groupe APICIL was reached at 0400hrs UTC this morning. He is now sailing in calmer conditions and is preparing to get through a small high pressure area. Seguin was roused from his routine hour-long nap and seems to be perfectly managing his race and life aboard his red and white IMOCA.
British skipper Pip Hare kept her Vendée Globe on course when she replaced her damaged port rudder on Medallia yesterday evening, completing the difficult operation in the South Pacific Ocean some 1000 miles west of Cape Horn.
Guest of the day : Marcus Hutchinson team manager of Thomas Ruyant (LinkedOut)
Succcess! Pip Hare has replaced her port rudder in the depths of the South Pacific....she writes
Every part of my body aches. I have bloody knuckles on every finger, bruises all down my legs and muscles I didn't know I had that hurt but YES!!!!! The new rudder is in and Medallia is back in the game.
Yannick Bestaven, the Vendée Globe leader since Christmas Day, has been slowed in a high pressure zone and although still climbing north he has been closely monitoring the faster speeds of his two nearest rivals – Charlie Dalin on Apivia in second and Thomas Ruyant on LinkedOut in third.
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