Thansfully Armel created a big gap of around 140 miles… the southern option will certainly gain some serious advantages for Jean-Pierre Dick, Jean le Cam & Francois Gabart. Rankings will change completely the following 24 hours.
Current position with wind prognoses the next 12 hours
He added “the next few days will be very exciting for the sailing enthusiasts who follow the Vendée Globe, because there’s a big group that will enter the South together.”
The situation for Armel Le Cléac’h (Banque Populaire) depends on how much boat speed he can make in the circling lighter winds 10-12kt winds. If he can sail a shorter course he may be able to bypass the high but the risk is that he could end up with less advantageous wind direction and handcuffed by a high pressure.