The Everest Of The Seas, Vendée Globe, starts in Les Sables d'Olonne, France. It's time to find out why this is regarded as the greatest sailing race round the world. Solo, non-stop and without assistance - a record 33 skippers, including 6 women, representing nine countries, take to the water for their epic vogage competing against each other, their inner demons and the elements. Certainly an extreme way to get out of a Covid lockdown. Footage ©Vendée Globe
Video Producer: VR Sport Media
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Vendée Globe 2020 - The Start
The start of the Vendée Globe - near perfect 10 knots SE breeze and flat seas at the gun - sending the lone 27 men and 6 women off on their gruelling 24,296 nautical mile round the world challenge. Footage ©Vendée Globe / Nefertiti Production
Video Producer: VR Sport Media
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Gitana Team - Yann Riou's Twin Role
For the past eight years, sailing and image production have been part and parcel of his everyday life. Self-taught, Yann turned the work of media man into a profession at the end of the Volvo Ocean Race 2012, which he won with Groupama. Since then, he has been skilfully recounting tales from the ...
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Start and finish, time to beat, intermediate records… The Gitana Team gives you the general low-down on the round the world record under sail.
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