“I have a good one to tell you but I warn you, the myth of the solitary sailor is going to take a hit. » On these social networks, Fabrice Amedeo shares his daily life as a skipper engaged in the 10th edition of the Vendée Globe, which has been going on for almost three weeks. A solo world tour for which he thought his parental obligations were put on hold… Until this surprising phone call, received Thursday evening while he was sailing in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
“My three daughters were stuck for dinner because their mom was at tennis. So, my eldest called me and from the middle of the South Atlantic, I placed a McDonald's order on Uber Eats and the McDonald's was delivered at 8:10 p.m. to my house in Vannes (some 8,000 km away). Isn’t that crazy? “, says Fabrice Amedeo from his boat, a sequence followed by images of his navigation with lively music in the background.
The technological feat was made possible by the Starlink antenna installed on the Newans-Wewise Imoca “There are 2000 satellites in the sky which today allow us to have a connection as if we were in the office », Explains Fabrice Amedeo, explaining that this order earned him the nickname “super Fabou” from his children.
An unforeseen task but smoothly carried out by the sailor, who nevertheless remains at the back of the pack. At the 3 p.m. check-in this Friday, the skipper of Nexans-Wewise was only in 36th place (out of 39) in a race still dominated by Charlie Dalin, closely followed by Thomas Ruyant and Yoann Richomme.
