Armel Le Cléac’h and his long time running partner François Gabart may have had it all their own way, making the pace at the front of the Vendée Globe fleet since well before they passed side-by-side into the Pacific Ocean nine days ago. But – as was widely predicted – the twosome have finally been slowed through today. It has been the two skippers which are chasing hard behind, Jean-Pierre Dick and Alex Thomson, who have finally been granted the chance to shine.
