Day 4 of the Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe and Tom Laperche on SVR Lazartigue, and Thomas Coville on Sodebo Ultim 3 lead the fleet.
The leading pair of Ultims have passed the Azore, sailing at 28 knots with Laperche well to the north of Coville at 12:00 hrs. Louis Barton on Ultim Armand Thiery is between them and 117 nm astern sailing at 12 knots.
Earlier Tuesday at 21:05, the Ocean Fifty Elvest, of skipper Matthieu Perraut, capsized while it was located 400 miles north of the Azores. The skipper is fine and is waiting for rescue.
Overnight the Maxi Banque Populaire XI ran aground off the Azores, Armel Le cleac’h is safe inside the boat, he is not injured. He was able to trigger the distress signal and a rescue operation, in coordination with the racing management, is underway
Leading Fleet Positions 12:00 hrs:
Leading Ocean 50 is Basile Bourgnon on Edenred 5, 38 nm ahead of Pierre Quiroga on Wewise.
In the IMOCA, Corentin Horeau on MACSF leads by 180 nm from Borris Herrmann on Malizia 4 with Francesca Clapcich on 11th Hour Racing. Sam Goodchild on Macif Sante Prevoyance is in seventh some 230 nm off the leader.
Leading Class 40 is Robin Follin on Solano only 5 nm ahead of Guillaume Pirouelle on and 9 nm ahead of Sogestran-Seafrigo with third Pierr Leboucher on Institut Imagine.
Vintage Mono is lead by Tanguy Caradec on Eurvad, 8 nm ahead of Sidney Gavignet on Le Cigare Rouge.
And the Vintage Multi leader is Eric Peron on French Touch – Oceania Hotels, just 5 nm ahead of Damien Seguin on Arkea – Handicap International.