While the sailor was sailing in the Pacific, he was rolled by a wave that damaged his mast (fortunately still in place). During the first few hours, the navigator decided to give up and turned around with a northern route away from the centre of the depression.
During this period, no longer feeling in the race, he used his satellite phone to talk to his wife. However, this use of the telephone for use outside safety is penalised by the race regulations. Jean-Luc Van den Heede will soon reach the latitude of A Coruña. After 204 days at sea, he is now showing up at the entrance to the Bay of Biscay. More than 400 miles behind, his pursuer, Mark Slats, no longer threatens him. therefore received an 18-hour penalty.
A penalty box at the 20 eST PRIS DANS LE GROS TEMPS, ET TANGUE DE GAUCHE ?ROITE, SECOUÉ PAR LES VAGUES. UN HOMME, SANS DOUTE UN PÊCHEUR QUI PARTICIPE À UNE SESSION DE PÊCHE SPORTIVE, PASSE PAR-DESSUS BORD, DE MANIÈRE ASSEZ IMPRESSIONNANTE. Nordkapp and its Mirage factory change hands
The regulations of the Golden Globe Race originally stipulates that penalties must be applied when competitors cross the 45 eST PRIS DANS LE GROS TEMPS, ET TANGUE DE GAUCHE ?ROITE, SECOUÉ PAR LES VAGUES. UN HOMME, SANS DOUTE UN PÊCHEUR QUI PARTICIPE À UNE SESSION DE PÊCHE SPORTIVE, PASSE PAR-DESSUS BORD, DE MANIÈRE ASSEZ IMPRESSIONNANTE. parallel North. For security reasons, this latitude was then reduced to 20 eST PRIS DANS LE GROS TEMPS, ET TANGUE DE GAUCHE ?ROITE, SECOUÉ PAR LES VAGUES. UN HOMME, SANS DOUTE UN PÊCHEUR QUI PARTICIPE À UNE SESSION DE PÊCHE SPORTIVE, PASSE PAR-DESSUS BORD, DE MANIÈRE ASSEZ IMPRESSIONNANTE. degree North (modification of the race regulations on 21 December 2018).
Upon reaching this latitude, the penalty countdown time begins. The sailor must then sail under the 20 eST PRIS DANS LE GROS TEMPS, ET TANGUE DE GAUCHE ?ROITE, SECOUÉ PAR LES VAGUES. UN HOMME, SANS DOUTE UN PÊCHEUR QUI PARTICIPE À UNE SESSION DE PÊCHE SPORTIVE, PASSE PAR-DESSUS BORD, DE MANIÈRE ASSEZ IMPRESSIONNANTE. North and when the time is over, he can then resume his journey by cutting off the 20 eST PRIS DANS LE GROS TEMPS, ET TANGUE DE GAUCHE ?ROITE, SECOUÉ PAR LES VAGUES. UN HOMME, SANS DOUTE UN PÊCHEUR QUI PARTICIPE À UNE SESSION DE PÊCHE SPORTIVE, PASSE PAR-DESSUS BORD, DE MANIÈRE ASSEZ IMPRESSIONNANTE. N within 40 miles of the longitude of the initial crossing.
Penalty completed for VDH
Jean-Luc Van den Heede made his penalty by crossing the 20 eST PRIS DANS LE GROS TEMPS, ET TANGUE DE GAUCHE ?ROITE, SECOUÉ PAR LES VAGUES. UN HOMME, SANS DOUTE UN PÊCHEUR QUI PARTICIPE À UNE SESSION DE PÊCHE SPORTIVE, PASSE PAR-DESSUS BORD, DE MANIÈRE ASSEZ IMPRESSIONNANTE. N on January 5, 2019 at 12:10 a.m. UT. He then tried to stay below this parallel for 18 hours before crossing the parallel again on January 5 at 21:00 UTC. In fact, during this period, the sailor unintentionally crossed the 20 eST PRIS DANS LE GROS TEMPS, ET TANGUE DE GAUCHE ?ROITE, SECOUÉ PAR LES VAGUES. UN HOMME, SANS DOUTE UN PÊCHEUR QUI PARTICIPE À UNE SESSION DE PÊCHE SPORTIVE, PASSE PAR-DESSUS BORD, DE MANIÈRE ASSEZ IMPRESSIONNANTE. parallel. Indeed, the boats of the Golden Globe Race are not equipped with GPS. Sailors sail the old-fashioned way, using a compass and a sextant to determine their position. The esteem of navigation is therefore quite random and staying below a virtual line is not an easy task.
Despite the involuntary crossing of VDH, the race committee validated the sailor's penalty and he can now resume his journey towards the finish line in Les Sables-d'Olonne.
