Records have been broken. Lines have been crossed and the favourites are turning up the wick. No sooner were we digesting a new 24hr race record than the bar gets raised as the overall 24hr record gets smashed. Not just once…four times!
Week 3 of the Vendée Globe saw the fleet cross the equator, but it has also seen the 39 boats split into two groups.
Here’s how the third week played out PLUS, we get on board Hublot with skipper Alan Ruora to find out how he improved Alex Thomson’s famous rocket ship, Hugo Boss.
Matt Sheahan reports