Day 21 
Leader 400 miles to Cape of Good Hope longitude 

BE THANKFUL FOR SMALL MERCI’S 

KEY POINTS:

• Huge support for Alex Thomson as he heads for Cape Town
• Dalin Will Cross Cape of Good Hope Monday
• Bestaven, Seguin, Dutreux Outstanding As First Timers In The South 

Day 20
Leader 1150 nms to the longitude of Cape of Good Hope

ALEX THOMSON HEADS TO CAPE TOWN AFTER RUDDER DAMAGE, HIS VENDÉE GLOBE IS OVER. 

KEY POINTS:
– After structural bow repairs Thomson suffers knockout blow with rudder damage
– Dalin leads by 370 miles
– Jean Le Cam holding on in third

Day 19
Between the South of Gough Island and the Doldrums

A BRAVE NEW WORLD 

KEY POINTS:

• Ruyant cuts foil and is back in race mode
• Thomson consolidates repairs and gives chase
• Dalin’s lead is 300 miles 

Day 18 
Leader 1400nms west of the longitude of Cape of Good Hope 

The Not Too Distant
Roar of the Forties 

KEY POINTS:

• Full Southern Ocean Regime On The Menu, Fast Rides To The Kerguelens
• Dalin Finally In The Forties
• Thomson and Ruyant Fully Motivated Despite Repairs
• Only two skippers left in the Northern Hemisphere