IMOCA video conference: double and solo
Watch the conference video.
The second IMOCA conference, organised on the Barcelona World Race / OSM stand at the Paris Boat Show, took place today in the presence of skippers François Gabart, Michel Desjoyeaux and Iker Martinez. On the programme for this presentation was a comparison of the main differences between the single-handed (Vendée Globe) and double-handed (Barcelona World Race) round the world races and the budgets involved in the different methods of preparation. The whole of the filmed conference can be viewed again HERE.
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Benjamin Ferré is first daggerboard skipper home – chased all the way by the “space fighter,” Tanguy…
It will go down as one of the great battles in Vendée Globe history that featured a fun-filled but competitive “bromance” between two young French sailors who ended up finishing just 16 minutes apart.
•••Jean Le Cam, 20th of the Vendée Globe
Legendary French ocean racing veteran Jean Le Cam (Tout Commence en Finistère – Armor-lux) completed his fifth successful Vendée Globe solo round the world race at the age of 65 this Monday evening when he crossed the fi…
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