Damien Seguin: "I had a thousand reasons to stop, but I had a thousand reasons to continue…"
Vendée Globe :
We saw you were overtaken by emotion at the finish, can you tell us what you felt when you crossed the line?
It was a huge relief, because I struggled so much! It wasn't an easy round the world race, physically, psychologically, sportingly, and so my emotions took over at the line. Crossing the line….well, I've been waiting for this moment for a few days, the closer I got the more it seemed to be delayed, so yes, it feels very good. This channel was great with the sun rising, being the first boat in this morning. In the end, it's the only time in this Vendée Globe where I feel like I've been lucky!
Vendée Globe :
Was this second Vendée Globe frustrating?
In terms of the sporting objectives, yes, I felt a lot of frustration. I had a lot of difficulties on a lot of levels, a lack of luck and success in terms of weather. I'll have to replay the race to debrief a bit, but I think that Sam and I are really the two who have had our bad luck, it wears you out and it makes you think. And this wasn’t the Vendée Globe I was dreaming of.
Vendée Globe :
But it’s still a circumnavigation race and a second Vendée Globe completed?
Exactly, a completed one, a second. I had a thousand reasons to give up, but I also had a thousand reasons to continue. When you’re in difficulty, you have to dig deep inside yourself. In any case, you can race around the planet twice, the only thing the two races have in common is that it’s round, everything else can be different.
Vendée Globe :
And what’s next, will we see you again in IMOCA?
We’ll have to take the time to debrief, that’s not a topic for the moment. I’m a competitor, I’m always hungry, will it be in IMOCA or on another boat, we’ll see.
