Burton pressures Dalin in six-way sprint for Vendee finish Issued on: 3 min Paris (AFP) Five days before the expected finish of the solo round-the-world Vendee Globe, Louis Burton was gaining fast on leader Charlie Dalin on Friday at the head of the fleet which sees the first six boats separated by less than 150 nautical miles. At 1700 GMT, Dalin's Apivia was just eight nautical miles ahead of Burton's Bureau Vallee 2. Coming fast in their wake is the German skipper Boris Herrmann, looking to become the first ever non-French winner of the race which is now in its ninth edition, whose Seaexplorer-Yacht Club de Monaco is just 66nm behind Dalin.