IMOCA Open 60 - Vendée Globe 2024 - Les Sables d'Olonne FRA - Day 8

Another change on top yesterday: in the lead is Sam Goodchild GBR ('Vulnerable'), one of the first in the western group to turn south and continues to benefit from good winds - still - as today, he will reach the flat transition zone to the trade winds. Sébastien Simon FRA follows in second place 38 miles behind, and Thomas Ruyant FRA ('Vulnerable') is already 70 miles behind in third place. Yesterday's leader Jean Le Cam FRA ranked 4th with a 96 miles backlog, currently in the doldrums on the extreme east of the course, is not far from the trade winds. Alan Roura SUI ('Hublot') has dropped back to 8th place, Justine Mettraux SUI ('Teamwork Team Snef') has improved to 14th place, 166 miles behind. Among the day's losers was Boris Herrmann GER ('Malizia'), who dropped back to 30th place, 266 miles off the leader. Directly behind him in 31st place is Oliver Heer SUI ('tut gut'). ----- The race tracker and the reports.