Swiss skipper Alan Roura sailed up the channel to start the Vendée Globe this Sunday, November 10. He invited Ouest-France on board. An extremely powerful moment experienced in the heart of a crowd of 360,000 people.
What moves Alain Roura? “Goodbye…” says the Swiss skipper who takes a break on the pontoon. Time to contain his tears that he has already shed so much “for a quarter of an hour”. An intense emotion because “We are the only ones who know what will happen next. And it's not simple, what's going to happen behind. We're going to sail around our planet. »
This Sunday, November 10, the Swiss skipper was one of 40 sailors to start the Vendée Globe. Before going around the world, he had a final straight line to cover: going up the Sables-d'Olonne channel. The one that attracts skippers as much as it scares them. The one that also attracts a huge crowd every four years. Crossing the largest stadium in the world, this Sunday, November 10, with an estimated 360,000 people… He brought Ouest-France on board.
