The closest finish of the Transat Jacques Vabre’s IMOCA Open 60 class was saved to last as Tanguy de Lamotte and Francois Damien only just held off the effervescent Italian duo Alessandro Di Benedetto and Alberto Monaco on the final finish line. The delta between the two similar vintage IMOCA Open 60s which finished in ninth and tenth respectively in the Vendée Globe was timed at just nine seconds, or a matter of a bow fitting after 5450 miles and 21 days of racing.
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