Close along the iceberg exclusion zone, the leading boats continue to make good progress extending the gaps. Yannick Bestaven FRA ('Maître Coq') is now 126nm ahead of Charlie Dalin FRA ('Apivia'). Another 30nm behind follows Thomas Ruyant FRA ('LinkedOut') in 3rd. ----- Boris Herrmann GER ('SeaExplorer') continues to lead the chasing pack in 4th place, now 394nm behind. Jean Le Cam FRA ('Yes we Cam!') follows as the first non-Foiler in 5th place, 422nm back. Isabelle Joscke FRA/GER ('MACSF') moved up to 8th place and was able to reduce the gap to 585nm. ----- The second half of the fleet is also sailing close to the exclusion zone with Alan Roura SUI ('La Fabrique') as leader 2739nm in arrear. ----- The race tracker and the reports.

The strict Covid-19-restrictions prompted the Organisers of the Sydney-Hobart Race scheduled for December 26 to cancel the race, for the first time since launched in 1945. A 14-day quarantine after landing on Tasmania Island would have been mandatory also for Sydney-Hobart racers. The news.