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Bruno Dubois - NorthSails

“I have been a member the Imoca since 2007, as a racer, and we have made most of the sails for the Vendée Globe yachts. Last year we joined the Imoca as a technical partner. 60 foot offshore racing is a success!”

Paul Fraisse - NKE

“The Imoca circuit is very interesting. It really comes into its own with the Vendée Globe. As a general rule, 60 foot offshore racing is built on technique and the human factor. They are both closely dependent. A man could not do anything if he did not have his boat and the technical skill and the opposite is also true”

Valdo Dhoyer - Etoile Marine

“I sign all my e-mails with “Ocean Racing Supporter”. We believe that it is a great calling card. These races leave us with great memories. You have to admit that leaving the channel with 300,000 people doing the Mexican wave is impressive. If I had to send out a message for the future of the class, I would say: “Keep going, there is revival in the air”.

Christian Dumard - Sailing News TV

“60 foot offshore racing is about magnificent races with great potential. A new generation of racers has appeared, more open to new communication media. Not only technique will change but so will the way in which we communicate.”

Bruno Gicquel - Geolink

“The Vendée Globe is the finest of all human adventures and beyond the competitive exploit of all those who take part in it, it has produced great men who deserve deep respect from those of us who remain on shore.”

Michel Ollivier - CDK Technologie

“I faithfully followed the Vendée Globe 2012. There was such a lot of contrasted emotion in this race. What we will remember in 3 years' time will be the fight between Gabart and Le Cléac'h, which lasted throughout the race, and then the 545 miles in twenty-four hours. This really was terrific!”

Vincent Marsaudon - Lorima

"IMOCA is very keen to organise some fine races and enjoys increasingly polished promotion thanks to the arrival of OSM. The move towards an international operation for the Vendée Globe seems to me to be essential. It is imperative that this approach is accompanied by developments in terms of studies as well as safety, so as to correspond with the wishes of the sponsors, without whom we wouldn’t be here."

Georges Dauvert - Dimension Polyant

“We have always followed the developments of the Imoca class closely. Offshore racing is an extraordinary world. The technical challenge is mixed with the competitive one and this is what gives the feeling of adventure that we then experience through the different media.”