First Substitutes….ready, willing and able to go.
With skippers, teams and sponsors having invested so much time and energy getting their IMOCA on to the start line of the Vendée Globe what would happen if something unexpected happened to the skipper and he or she was unable to take the start?
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Clarisse Crémer: "I want to be able to put the foot on the gas a bit more and be more confident this time."
THE SKIPPERS SAID (36/40) Four years after her twelfth place in 2020-21 Clarisse Crémer, the fastest woman to sail solo non-stop around the world in the Vendée Globe, is back. She has overcome several well publicised hurdles to get here. She has learned to find peace and returns to enjoy her deep…
Damien Seguin: "I like to prove it is possible to sail at this very high level with a disability!"
THE SKIPPERS SAID (35/40): Damien Seguin was the first athlete with a disability to take part in the Vendée Globe in 2020. The Paralympic champion sailed an exceptional race, finishing seventh on his daggerboard boat! Now, four years later, he is back wanting to do even better, this time racing…
The 10th edition of the Vendée Globe already shows notable increases all round
With less than a week to go before Sunday’s start, the 2024Vendée Globe is already breaking all records! With a record 40 skippers at the start, a record 11 nationalities represented and 360,000 visitors enjoying the Race Village experience during the first week - a number which is up 20% compared…
Fabrice Amedeo: “Success would be completing a second round the world race as well as all my non-sporting projects”
THE SKIPPERS SAID (34/40). After his first Vendée Globe which he completed in a good 11th place after which had always imagined returning to his life as a journalist within the editorial staff of Le Figaro, Fabrice Amedeo continues to prove that believing in your dreams and pursuing them with a lot…
Jean Le Cam : "A new boat, a whole new adventure."
WHAT THE SKIPPERS SAID (33/40). The Vendée Globe and Jean Le Cam. Theirs is a long time story which continues. Since his very first race, the 2004-2005 edition on which he tussled from start to finish with Vincent Riou - who finally snatched the victory from him by just seven tiny little hours at…
Szabolcs Weöres : "My philosophy is take one step then take the next step and the next...keep it simple."
WHAT THE SKIPPERS SAID (31/40). Seven years after his mentor and friend Nandor Fá, Szabolcs Weöres is about to become the second Hungarian skipper to compete in the Vendée Globe. An elite level triathlete he has climbed a near vertical learning curve in the IMOCA after coming from crewed racing to…
Romain Attanasio: “What's hard about this race is that you spend three months wondering when it's going to blow up in your face.”
WHAT THE SKIPPERS SAID (31/40) On his first Vendée Globe Romain Attanasio was seeking adventure and found it. On his second, he was hoping for competition but had compromise on that goal as he had a string of technical problems. Now Romain Attanasio is returning with a powerful foiler looking to…
