Sailing: Dalin first to complete Vendee Globe race but awaits final result

Sailing - Vendee Globe - Les Sables-d'Olonne, France - January 27, 2021 APIVIA's skipper Charlie Dalin celebrates with champagne Pool via REUTERS/Loic Venance

(Reuters) - Charlie Dalin became the first to cross the finish line of the Vendee Globe round-the-world sailing race on Wednesday but he is not yet guaranteed a victory.

The Frenchman aboard 'Apivia' arrived in Les Sables d'Olonne to finish with a time of 80 days 6 hours 15 minutes and 47 seconds in a five-boat sprint to the finish.