Newsletter / Friday 02 September 2016
The home stretch
Emotions are running high for the sailors and their teams, as the excitement and pressure build with the big day drawing ever nearer. In just one and a half months from now, all of the competitors taking part in the eighth Vendée Globe must have their boats moored in Les Sables d’Olonne, as they carry out their final preparations for the start on 6th November. The holidays are now over for all of the entrants and their teams. The clock is ticking and they need to be fully organised every day.
Six skippers took part this week in the first pre-race training course organised at the Finistère offshore racing centre in Port-la-Forêt (Brittany). Among those taking part, Jérémie Beyou and Paul Meilhat, who told us more this week.
Hope you enjoy this newsletter. Have a great weekend!
A busy schedule for Jérémie Beyou
He needs to continue to work on his physical condition, test his new set of sails, and prepare his supplies. With just over two months to go to the start of the Vendée Globe on 6th November, Jérémie Beyou is hard at work to be able…
Ice-Watch presents its Vendée Globe range
SMA relaunched, Paul Meilhat on the final stretch before the Vendée Globe
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