Ninth Vendée Globe Round-The-World Race has its Closest, Wildest Finish Ever

Ninth Vendée Globe Round-The-World Race has its Closest, Wildest Finish Ever
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Jan 28, 2021
Yannick Bestaven is greeted with fireworks in Les Sables d’Olonne, France, after finishing as the overall winner.
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After sailing more than 24,000 non-stop miles in 80 days, the Vendée Globe solo round-the-world finish was sweet for overall winner Yannick Bestaven, somewhat bittersweet for Charlie Dalin, who was first to cross the line, and almost bitter for Boris Herrmann, who collided with a fishing boat 90 miles from the finish.
With less than 24 hours to go, all three men had been in a position to become the overall winner. Dalin was greeted in Les Sables d’Olonne’s harbor with most of the usual fanfare reserved for the winner of the Vendée Globe, but the actual fireworks were saved for Bestaven who was closing in on the line at speeds of 20 knots or more. The Frenchman had been awarded a 10-hour, 15-minute time compensation for the search and rescue effort he participated in two months prior to find Kevin Escoffier, whose boat sank in the Southern Ocean.

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