Vendée Globe Friday 31st January Update - The Queen of Hearts finishes, Arnaud Boissières dismasts
by Mark Jardine 30 Jan 23:50 PST
31 January 2025

Sam Davies and Boris Herrmann on stage in Les Sables d'Olonne after finishing the Vendée Globe 2024 © 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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After Boris Herrmann on Malizia-Seaexplorer finished the Vendée Globe, Sam Davies arrived in Les Sables d'Olonne, with both skippers greeted by huge crowds and a flotilla of boats to escort them down the channel.
For Arnaud Boissières, the skipper of La Mie Câline, it was a bad day when he was dismasted, and he has deployed a LibertyKite to help power him towards the Caribbean.
We then look at the Tracker, Leaderboard and PredictWind routing options for Damien Seguin in 15th as he leads the tight group just to the north of the Azores exclusion zone.
We conclude with an update Oliver Heer.
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