Vendée Globe Thursday 30th January Update - Boris Herrmann finishes 12th, Sam Davies next
by Mark Jardine 30 Jan 00:31 PST
30 January 2025

A torn mainsail for Germany's Boris Herrmann on Malizia - Seaexplorer in the final miles of the Vendée Globe 2024 © Boris Herrmann

Oliver Heer at the finish of the 2024 Vendée Globe ©Jean-Louis Carli / Alea

MACIF Santé Prévoyance skipper Charlie Dalin (FRA) with the crowd on pontoons after winning the Vendée Globe ©Jean-Louis Carli - Vincent Curutchet / Alea

Canada Ocean Racing acquires Groupe Dubreuil for Scott Shawyer's Vendée Globe Campaign ©Martin Viezzer / Groupe Dubreuil Sailing Team
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Boris Herrmann on Malizia-Seaexplorer has finished 12th in the Vendée Globe after a tricky race, including a torn mainsail in the final hours, while Sam Davies has just a few miles until the finish line in Les Sables d'Olonne.
We hear from Giancarlo Pedote, and then Andi Robertson catches up with Alan Roura, Jingkun Xu and Fabrice Amedeo.
We then look at the Tracker, Leaderboard and PredictWind routing options for Antoine Cornic in 29th as he prepares to enter the North Atlantic.
We conclude with an update Oliver Heer.
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