IMOCA Open 60 - New York-Vendée - Day 7

The difficult weather conditions on the North Atlantic continued yesterday. Only Charlie Dalin FRA (Macif), already 364 miles ahead and still making good progress, should reach the finish on Saturday. The north winds that are now blowing should carry him to the finish. Boris Herrmann GER (Malizia) is still waiting for wind in the far north He has now dropped back to 11th place. New in 2nd place is Thomas Ruyant FRA (Vulnerable), who leads the closely bunched southern group. In this group in 7th place is also Justine Mettraux SUI (Teamwork/Team SNEF), just 40 miles behind Ruyant. Oliver Heer SUI improved one place to 24th, His middle group has reached a huge doldrums zone and is sailing close together. ----- The race tracker and the reports.