th and Romain Attanasio in 14
th arriving in Les Sables d’Olonne’s channel at either end of the day, six more skippers are due to finish this week, among them France’s Arnaud Boissières and Stéphane Le Diraison, Switzerland’s Alan Roura, Japan’s Kojiro Shiraishi, Great Britain’s Pip Hare and Spain’s Didac Costa.
With tired boats, tired bodies and minds, each face their own personal battles to make the final 1000-1500 nautical miles to the finish but all share the same utter commitment and determination. The next five boats are within 100 nautical miles of each other while Hare is about 100 miles behind Stéphane Le Diraison. On her 47