Sébastien Josse/VMI - the Challenger

29.04.2008 Seb Josse Profile Sébastien Josse already has a very impressive track record and a real international stature. A product of the famous Figaro single-handed class, he quickly moved into the world of IMOCA 60s and threatened the "rock stars" in the 2004 Vendée Globe before hitting a growler (part of a broken iceberg), an incident that compromised his chances of stepping on the podium. Nevertheless, it is a determined and happy sailor who crossed the finish line in 5th position of what was his first solo non -stop round-the-world race. In 2002, Sébastien had been part of Bruno Peyron's crew, capturing the Jules Verne Trophy in 64 days . The young man's third round-the-world journey was to be a major step in his career, since he had been appointed skipper of ABN AMRO 2 for the 2005-2006 Volvo Ocean Race. Being in charge of the Dutch team's "young" crew as all members were 30 years of age or less, Sébastien went on to challenge the race's favorites , among which one could find legendary names such as Paul Cayard or Bouwe Bekking, and broke the 24-hour monohull record with an impressive 562.96 mile run that still holds today. In November 2007 he set out on the double-handed, non-stop round the world race called the Barcelona World Race with previous Vendée Globe winner, Vincent Riou, and were leading the race off South Africa when the boat lost the top of the mast forcing a retirement.

Ellen Mac Arthur Nick Moloney und Ellen Mac Arthur April 2008