[March 16, 2001 - 8:17:01 PM]
Parlier mounted the podium to be greeted by hundreds more
people and gave his first impressions on finishing his
adventure and the Vendée Globe race: "On the boat, once I’d
crossed the line, I was immediately tossed a whole baguette
and a bar of chocolate, which I wolfed down. There are some
tastes I am longing to rediscover, like fresh meat and cheese
from the Pays Basque.
"For me the first Vendée Globe was a chance to achieve a
youthful dream. I came back the third time to relive this
adventure. So in this edition, I was always racing, but for at
moments I had become a fisherman. It was my priority to
fish: I donned my Arcachon T-Shirt and I dedicated myself to
the art of fishing."
"When no fish took the bait, I would scan the horizon, looking
for something that wasn’t from the water and which could
satiate my hunger. So I discovered seaweed! The first time I
saw an immense mass of seaweed I filled the entire cockpit!"
[March 16, 2001 - 5:12:07 PM]
VIZZAVI HOSTING EXCLUSIVE LIVE WEBCAST OF YVES
PARLIER’S ARRIVAL
Live Chat this evening with sailing star Ellen MacArthur on:
http://www.vizzavivendeeglobe.co.uk
Vizzavi, the international multi-access portal and title sponsor
of the solo, non-stop, around the world Vendée Globe 2000/1
yacht race, is hosting live and exclusive online coverage of
Yves Parlier’s arrival on his jury-rigged Open 60 ’Aquitaine
Innovations’ in Les Sables d’Olonne, France, to a world-wide
audience of millions.
The Vizzavi Webcast team is broadcasting live the entire
arrival on Friday afternoon for two hours; from Parlier sailing
across the finish line, to stepping on to dry land for the first
time in 127 days. Moreover, spectators will be able to watch
Yves Parlier giving his initial impressions of his extraordinary
adventure to repair and race his dismasted boat all the way
home, completely unaided, surviving on a ’cast-away’ diet of
seaweed and flying fish.
The Vizzavi Webcast team, on
http://www.vizzavivendeeglobe.co.uk will also bring you an
exclusive live-chat in French and English right after Yves’
arrival with sailing star, Ellen MacArthur, who finished this
Vendée Globe just over one month ago in 2nd place.
Beginning at 1900hrs GMT, Ellen MacArthur will be online to
talk about her summer sailing programme. She will be
teaming up with French legend, Alain Gautier, on board his
60ft trimaran, ’Foncia’ and hoping to race her Open 60
’Kingfisher’ in a new, mammoth transatlantic race.
All visitors to the site will have access to the webcast, regular
text updates, and one webcast feature daily, and a live
webcam showing the view of the race pontoon during the day.
As well, there is an archive of the webcast coverage of the
other skippers’ arrivals and press conferences, with interviews
and commentary in both English and French.
To take part, log on to http://www.vizzavivendeeglobe.co.uk
and follow the on-screen instructions.
The Vizzavi Vendée Globe Team
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