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Arrival of Clarisse Crémer expected around 0300 hrs UTC

LES SABLES D'OLONNE, FRANCE - 27 JANVIER 2025 : GUYOT Environnement - Le skipper de Water Family Benjamin Dutreux (FRA) fête sa 10ème place dans le Vendée Globe, le 27 janvier 2025 à La Rochelle, France - (Photo by Anne Beauge / Alea)
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VILLAGE CLOSED - Vendée Live cancelled on Monday

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Clarisse Crémer expected on the finish line between midnight and 0300 hrs (UTC), but no passage into the channel possible

LES SABLES D'OLONNE, FRANCE - OCTOBER 12, 2024 : GUYOT Environnement - Water Family skipper Benjamin Dutreux (FRA) is photographed on October 12, 2024 off Les Sables d'Olonne, France - Photo by Charles Drapeau

Benjamin Dutreux (GUYOT environnement – Water Family), 10th in the Vendée Globe 2024

The stormy skies, strong winds and big waves were not the kind of welcome home Vendéen solo racer Benjamin Dutreux would have preferred, but the determined skipper of GUYOT environnement – ​​Water Family crossed the finish line of his second Vendée Globe this Sunday afternoon at 1541 hrs UTC to…

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No channel for Benjamin Dutreux this sunday

LES SABLES D'OLONNE, FRANCE - 25 JANVIER 2025 : TeamWork - Justine Mettraux (SUI), skipper de Team Snef, est photographiée en studio, après avoir pris la 8e place du Vendée Globe, le 25 janvier 2025 aux Sables d'Olonne, France - (Photo by Mark Lloyd / Alea)
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LES SABLES D'OLONNE, FRANCE - 25 JANVIER 2025 : HOLCIM - Le skipper de PRB Nicolas Lunven (FRA) est photographié en studio après avoir pris la 6e place du Vendée Globe, le 25 janvier 2025 aux Sables d'Olonne, France - (Photo by Mark Lloyd / Alea)
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Boris Herrmann enjoys the peaceful moment | Vendée Globe 2024
COURSE, 24 JANVIER 2025 : Photo envoyée depuis le bateau DMG MORI Global One lors de la course à la voile du Vendée Globe le 24 janvier 2025. (Photo du skipper Kojiro Shiraishi)
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Nicolas Lunven décroche la 6e place | Finish recap | Vendée Globe 2024
RACE, JANUARY 25, 2025 : Photo sent from the boat Initiatives-Coeur during the Vendee Globe sailing race on January 25, 2025. (Photo by skipper Sam Davies)

A test of patience and resilience

Popular Vendéen skipper Benjamin Dutreux (Guyot Environnement - Water Family) should cross the finish line of his second Vendée Globe this afternoon to take and excellent 10th place. He will arrive on a building storm which will hit Les Sables d’Olonne from this evening, a system bringing big winds…

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LES SABLES D'OLONNE, FRANCE - JANUARY 25, 2025 : VULNERABLE skipper Sam Goodchild (GBR) is photographed during his press conference after taking 9th place in the Vendee Globe, on January 25, 2025 in Les Sables d'Olonne, France - (Photo by Anne Beauge / Alea)

Sam Goodchild: "What I found the hardest were the technical issues."

The highlights of Sam Goodchild's press conference....