2020-2021 Vendée Globe much more than just a success by Vendée Globe 15 Mar 19:49 GMT
Against an unprecedented global health context which brought on many unique challenges, the ninth edition of the Vendée Globe emerged as a triumph, uniting, inspiring and engaging a wider audience than ever before.
The Vendée Globe is always an extraordinary adventure, each edition is unique but none more so than this ninth race, which proved to be particular in the range and depth of the sporting stories, the organisation of the Start Village, the start itself and the finishes.
The first, and some might say foremost victory, was in the race actually starting. The organizational protocols were required to be constantly updated, adapting the Start Village to the ever changing situation, the national State safe event requirements, setting up protocols which ensured the safety of staff, stakeholders, visitors, skippers and teams, culminating in the unfortunate necessity of a
An exceptional course is revealed for the Solitaire du Figaro 2021
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An exceptional course is revealed for La Solitaire du Figaro 2021
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11th March 2021
A fleet start of the la Solitaire du Figaro 2020 from Saint-Quay- Portrieux, a race in which Ireland posted its best ever result thanks to Tom Dolan in fifth overall
Credit: Yvan Zedda
Boasting four legs and a route spanning nearly 2,500 miles, which alternates between offshore roller-coaster rides and high-voltage coastal skirmishes, the 52nd edition of the Solitaire du Figaro 2021, the third to be contested on a Figaro Bénéteau 3, is taking things to a whole new level as it unveils an ambitious course.
Set to be an exceptional edition marked by a new partnership with the Loire-Atlantique department, the race will set sail on Sunday 22 August from Saint Nazaire on France’s western seaboard and round off its journey five weeks later in the same port on 19 September.