Friday 22 April 2016
This week, we reached the point
where there are fewer than 200 days to go to the start of the 8th Vendée Globe.
In this Newsletter, we look at how each project is going, with most of our sailors back on the water and preparing for the two forthcoming transatlantic races: The Transat Bakerly starting from Plymouth on Monday 2nd May and the new New York - Vendée Les Sables transatlantic race starting from the Big Apple on 29th May. You can read a very open interview with the talented skipper of the IMOCA Edmond de Rothschild, Sébastien Josse, who will be taking part in his third Vendée Globe aboard a very innovative monohull.
Hope you enjoy this issue.
Six Vendée Globe skippers competing in The Transat
On Monday 2nd May, six sailors competing in the 2016-2017 Vendée Globe will be lining up at the start of the Transat Bakerly. Among them, five, who are hoping to win. What I mean is they will be hoping to win this legendary race across the North…
Sébastien Josse: “I’ll be much calmer this time”
200 days to go: where are the Vendée Globe IMOCAs?
StMichel-Virbac Jean-Pierre Dick
Paul Meilhat / SMA Dématage de l'IMOCA de ALAN ROURA Super Bigou pour la préparation du Vendée-globe 2016.Plus jeune skipper engagé sur un vendée g
Le skipper Suisse Alan Roura Un Vendée Globe pour la Suisse
BUREAU VALLEE BUREAU VALLEE
www.vendeeglobe.org
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