IMOCA Open 60, Class 40, Multi 50 - Transat Jacques Vabre - Day 11, the Swiss

After 11 days underway, the race of the three Multi-50 seems decided, as after the crossing of the Equator, the leading Gilles Lamire/Antoine Carpentier FRA had a 225nm advantage with 430 (roughly 24 hours) left to Bahia BRA. ----- The outcome in the Open 60 seems also more and more clear, as during the past night, Charlie Dalin/Yann Eliès FRA touched the southern trade winds as first. 'Charal' with Jérémy Béyou FRA/Christopher Pratt GBR were 107nm back this morning UTC and trailing with speeds around 6kn. The rest of the fleet is closing up in the unconstant winds of the innertropical convergence zone. Alan Roura SUI/Sébastien Audigane FRA still on rank 20 are now 270nm behind. ----- In the Class 40, Ian Lipinski/Adrien Hardy FRA extended their lead on 79nm and will reach the Doldrums before noon today UTC. Fabien Delahaye FRA/Sam Goodchild GBR and Aymeric Chappellier/Pierre Leboucher FRA remain the first persuers. ----- Simon Koster/Valentin Gautier SUI as 4th with a 216nm backlog lost again miles with a repair slow-down after a near-dismasting. Their report. ----- The race tracker, the news and the videos.