Rodolphe Sepho, on the long course from growing up on his native Guadeloupe to the Vendée Globe
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Vendée Globe update: Match up for 17th by Vendée Globe 9 Feb 16:44 UTC 9 February 2021 After 93 days of racing on the Vendée Globe there is a head to head, France v Switzerland match race for 17th place. Racing in near identical Finot Conq IMOCA Stéphane Le Diraison and Alan Roura have been duelling within two miles of each other with just 500 miles to the finish line in Les Sables d'Olonne. The duo have past history together, this tussle reprising the end of the 2018 Route du Rhum transatlantic when the young Swiss skipper got the better of his French rival.
Vendée Globe update: Thursday is finish day for Gang of Four by Vendée Globe 10 Feb 16:22 GMT 10 February 2021 After the heat of the tropics and the relentless winds, all pervading dampness and chill of the Southern Oceans the next group of Vendée Globe finishers into Les Sables d'Olonne will have sub zero overnight temperatures to add to their experiences of the weather extremes as winter returns to the west coast of France. Four skippers will finish their solo round-the-world race this Thursday. Arnaud Boissières (La Mie-Câline-Artisans Artipôle) this after...
Practical Boat Owner 0shares Just days away from the finish, Vendée Globe skipper Pip Hare faces relentless squalls, constant wind and sail changes, and the worst weather to date It is relentless out here. Squall after squall. Multiple wind shifts. Waves coming from every direction. Just this second one wave has hit Medallia side on, smashing over the top of the cockpit so water has come down below to where I am sitting, at the same time we are surfing down a wave from behind. It is impossible to stand or move around without holding onto something and going forward ...