Jean Le Cam (Bonduelle), the leader of the Vendée Globe, has today passed the second Pacific gateway and has less than 9000 miles to the race finish. The leaders have an ETA at Cape Horn in record time on Sunday, after around 57 days of racing. The distance between the most easterly iceberg sighting Tuesday morning (by Mike Golding) and the most northerly (by Jean Pierre Dick) measures a staggering 1600 miles, which is clearly a concern for the chasing pack as they anticipate this Mediterranean sized ice field. While the rich get richer averaging 15/16 knots in the forecast favorable winds all the way to the cape, the trio Josse/ Wavre/ Dick are set to face strong winds in around 48 hours time, accompanied by big, messy seas.
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