IMOCA Open 60 - Vendée Globe 2016/17 - Day 46

19 of the 29 teams are still in the race after 46 days underway, some of them also with minor damages. The clearly leading Armel Le Cléac'h FRA will probably round Cape Horn in moderate conditions Saturday. Alex Thompson GBR has again lost some miles on the leader and is now 567 nm behind, roughly 2 days late when rounding Cape Horn. Paul Meilhat FRA sailing on the 3rd place for a long time, has veered direction North. Heading for New Zealand 1'900 nm away mostly in a rough upwind will be hard on his Open 60 with a canting keel suspension damage. Rich Wilson USA is still on rank 17, but with the elimination of Le Diraison FRA and Meilhat FRA due to equipment damages, he will soon advance on the 15th place.
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