IMOCA video conference: double and solo

Watch the conference video.
The second IMOCA conference, organised on the Barcelona World Race / OSM stand at the Paris Boat Show, took place today in the presence of skippers François Gabart, Michel Desjoyeaux and Iker Martinez. On the programme for this presentation was a comparison of the main differences between the single-handed (Vendée Globe) and double-handed (Barcelona World Race) round the world races and the budgets involved in the different methods of preparation. The whole of the filmed conference can be viewed again HERE.
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