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ETA - Entry into the channel at 1430hrs UTC (1530hrs local) on Saturday for Clarisse Crémer !
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When instincts take over
Some skippers are better than others at switching off some of the critical brain functions, trusting the innate instincts and just letting the IMOCA go fast. When everything is telling them to take the foot off the accelerator they are able to just maintain that life on the absolute edge for longer…
Giancarlo Pedote : "I prefer to respect the boat"
Benjamin Dutreux is back home, the return of Captain Redbeard
His channel was very different…very, very different. After being forced to head for shelter in La Rochelle last Sunday due to a big storm, as did Clarisse Crémer, today the Vendée’s own Benjamin Dutreux finally enjoyed a triumphant return into the Les Sables d’Olonne channel. Tens of thousands of…
Blue carbon. Why coastal salt marshes?
While the skippers are now progressively finishing into Les Sables d’Olonne, the start and finish port for the Vendée Globe. Few people appreciate that the nearby Olonne marshes form a veritable laboratory for blue carbon. Coastal salt marshes are low-lying, gently sloping lands found along…
