The "Antarctic Exclusion Zone" modified once again
The race management has taken the decision to modify the Antarctic Exclusion Zone which preotects the racers from the threat of icebergs. In collaboration with CLS (Collecte Localisation Satellites) which uses satellites and experts to map the icebergs, the ZEA has therefore been slightly moved up to the North at the level of Point Nemo, but about 60 miles. “The detections carried out by CLS by satellite allow us to make this decision,” explains Pierre Hays to the race management. “It is also a way of anticipating the drift of the ice which could affect the end of the peloton.” This is the fifth modification of the “AEZ” since the start of the Vendée Globe.
