Virtual Regatta - Vendee Globe - the winner

Published 13:41 on 24 Jan 2013

The virtual Vendee Globe has been won in spectacular fashion in the early hours of this morning by Llyl, a time of 74 days 16 hours and 59 mins. To show how impressive this is, at 1330 today (thurs 24th) the boat in second place still has 34 NM to go, and there are 460,000 odd competitors!The WSC group aren't too far behind with guest Terry Ridyard on zest 1 the closest to finish. Ray Capp on Crystella is in front in the "zero options" category, after not having shelled out on any posh sails, auto pilots etc..Everyone in our group is round Cape Horn, apart from those that have abandoned, and now making their way back to Les Sables d'Olonne for the finish.Positions at the moment:zest1 359farrout 6355albran 12185folio 13381Crystella 14064bassman pete 34877scumline 41064La Salmo 41378timday 71187foxed2 120584mrdavewiltshire 154060nickf365 181099David Evans 187790Good Luck to everyone up the Atlantic, and safe negotiation of the Azores high - it's troubling me at the moment!Jez

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