Less than 24 hours after Mirabaud, AKENA Vérandas crossed the equator on Sunday morning, at 2h13’34’’ (UTC) (3h13’34’’ French time). Arnaud Boissières and his monohull are currently ranked eighth and they are back in the northern hemisphere 77 days, 14 hours, 11 minutes and 34 seconds after leaving Les Sables d’Olonne on November 10.
