IMOCA Race Report #1 I Vendée Globe
It's now been five days since the IMOCA fleet set sail from Les Sables d'Olonne, and already the leading boats are approaching the Canary Islands.
After a calm start, the fleet navigated a turbulent passage past Cape Finisterre, with a new distance record set by Nicolas Lunven. No time for boredom among the 40 participants! Pierre Le Roy, boat captain and co-skipper of Team Monnoyeur-Duo for a Job, reflects on these initial days at sea and shares his outlook for the rest of the race.
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Launch of the “Votre Épargne Autour du Monde” crowdfunded loan with Louis Duc
At the end of October, skipper Louis Duc launched the crowdfunded loan “Votre Épargne Autour du Monde 2028” (“Your Savings Around the World 2028”) to finance the compliance upgrade of his new IMOCA.
•••Sébastien Simon: “It feels like I’ve got the star in Mario Kart”
After being trapped for three days in light, unpredictable winds, then battling a low-pressure system with 45 knots of wind and six-metre waves, Sébastien Simon has found his speed and his smile again.
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